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Merritt Public Schools: How a Rural Oklahoma District Developed its Digital Learning Program

Education Superhighway

100 kbps per student may have been sufficient bandwidth when there were only 520 students and few devices, but as the student population and technology use grew, so did the district’s need for more robust broadband.

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Edtech Needs More Infrastructure, Educator Support in 2017

Edsurge

only to discover that there wasn’t adequate broadband to execute the lesson. In working with the RCE Coach team, I have seen schools begin to ask more informed questions like “Will usage of X tool under Y conditions lead to Z outcomes?” Unfortunately, this happens all the time—especially in rural and high-need communities.

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