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Millions of Students Are Still Without WiFi and Tech—Why Haven’t Policymakers Stepped Up?

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They just weren’t ready for distance learning, and a big part of that was that too many students lacked adequate WiFi access to get to virtual class. First, there are states that lack any laws about what connectivity should be provided for education. Cases like 2020’s Cayla J. Federally, mandates do exist for schools and districts.

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Top 5 IT and technology trends for 2016

eSchool News

Krueger, CEO at CoSN – the Consortium for School Networking , said the fact that the modernized E-rate hones in on broadband and more robust networks is a net positive for K-12 IT departments and their CTOs. Broadband equity. Broadband isn’t a luxury anymore,” she says.

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Record and Upload Video with One Click: It’s Now Possible within Google Chrome

Edthena

The upload technology was built with the variability of school broadband networks in mind. Designing for ease of use and equity of access. “There’s nothing new for schools to buy or install. Teachers just click record, and they’re on their way,” said Weldon. The video tool includes a timer for teachers to “set it and forget it.”

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SETDA Strongly Opposes Chairman Pai’s EBS Report and Order

SETDA Says

SETDA strongly opposes Chairman Pai’s draft Educational Broadband Service Report & Order, which proposes to further marginalize rural students that lack access to high capacity broadband.

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SETDA Urges Public Comments to Support Closing the Homework Gap via EBS

SETDA Says

SETDA encourages state agencies, school districts, and other education stakeholders to provide public comments for the FCC, Notice of Proposed Rule Making: Transforming the 2.5 Specifically, education leaders can express support for maintaining EBS’s educational nature, especially as a wireless broadband […].

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Report: The way we buy digital instructional materials may need an overhaul

eSchool News

Educators stress the importance of state leadership, transparency for purchasing digital instructional materials. A new report urges care when purchasing digital instructional materials, and notes that factors such as interoperability, accessibility, and device access should be considered during the process.

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State and District Leadership Discuss Digital Learning Opportunities

edWeb.net

There are essential conditions for digital learning like state leadership, equity of access, accessibility for all students, interoperability considerations, and student data and privacy. The recommendations are finalized by the state board of education. Now, students always have access to current materials.