Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

The school district must leverage distance education — which requires a strong broadband connection. The school district couldn’t cover the cost of non-recurring construction to build fiber to their most rural school with just E-rate. Funding: Lastly, Texas passed a $25 million state matching fund in 2017.

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E-rate Broadband Robotics Data 60

Educator Innovator

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Digital Learning Day (DLD), held on February 5, immersed kids from coast to coast in activities like tinkering with robotics, penning blog posts, and painting digital canvases. Adapting to these changes takes time, leadership, and above all, resources. In 2008, the high school graduation rate at Winterboro High School was 63 percent.

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Digital Learning E-rate Broadband Learning 28

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

FTW Robotics displayed its drone technology in booth #518 that is currently in 1K schools throughout the United States. For The Win Robotics focuses on fostering critical thinking and lifelong curiosity through the power of experiential STEM and computer science education through drone technology.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Not Net Neutrality, but another potential FCC move – ending the E-Rate program. Via Pacific Standard : “Why Is the FCC Considering Cutting Broadband Access for Students?” ” From the press release : “ Macmillan Learning Offers Educators Support for Open Education Resources via the Intellus Platform.”

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Kaplan Education Robotics E-rate 50