The Hechinger Report
DECEMBER 22, 2020
Despite mounting evidence that schools are not turning out to be major incubators or vectors of Covid-19 transmission, New York City shut down its public school system in November. Many other major school systems remain closed as well. Science in particular is extremely hands-on and almost impossible to grasp virtually.
The Hechinger Report
APRIL 14, 2022
According to a 2021 report from the think tank New America, 1 in 8 children from low-income families don’t have a computer at home, while 1 in 7 lack access to broadband internet. The district lacked a system for tracking how many students weren’t logging on to classes for lack of a working computer, tablet or internet connection at home.
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The Hechinger Report
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
Fremont County is both rural and remote and Superintendent Troy Zickefoose said the school district had little choice but to remain open for students because unreliable cell and broadband service across the region made remote learning nearly impossible. We have horrible broadband, horrible cell service. It’s a joke.
Hack Education
JUNE 16, 2017
.” Via Inside Higher Ed : “The Department of Education last week outlined changes to civil rights investigations that advocates fear will mean less consistent findings of systemic discrimination at colleges.” ” More on lawsuits against the Department of Education relating to Title IX in the courts section below.
Hack Education
MARCH 3, 2017
Via Techcrunch : “ FCC votes to negate broadband privacy rules.” million in Series A funding from University Ventures and New Markets Venture Partners for its “automatic motivational support system.” The devices will be monitored through a tracking system developed for this purpose.”
Hack Education
DECEMBER 12, 2017
No doubt, the introduction of all sorts of digital technologies – email, the learning management system, and so on – has changed the expectations of how (and when) faculty work, whether they’re teaching online or not. Meanwhile, the state has cleared the company to become a dropout recovery school.
Hack Education
OCTOBER 28, 2016
Department of Education Announces Requirements for New Federal Loan Servicing System.” ” “A Conveyor Belt of Dropouts and Debt at For-Profit Colleges ” by Susan Dynarski. Via The New York Times : “ Broadband Providers Will Need Permission to Collect Private Data.” ” More via IHE.
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