The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Most of these households, he said, “have infrastructure available at their home but they just can’t afford to sign up for a broadband service.” Only a third of those without broadband access blame a lack of infrastructure; the remaining two thirds without access say they can’t afford it, Marwell said.

Digital Divide 94

Digital Divide Broadband Report Trends 94

Hapara

MARCH 13, 2023

Schools that receive E-rate program discounts for broadband access are required to have internet safety policies with “technology protection measures.” Start with the least restrictive rule — then get more granular In the Policy Manager, you’ll create your rules for web filtering. That means learning time won’t be disrupted.

Digital Learning 130

Digital Learning Chromebook Learning Policies 130

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2020

According to the latest survey data from the Pew Research Center, 73 percent of adults have broadband internet at home. While 92 percent of adults from households earning $75,000 or more per year say they have broadband internet at home, just 56 percent of adults from households earning below $30,000 say the same.

Broadband 145

Broadband Flipped Classroom Online Learning Smartphone 145

The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2021

During a forum hosted by public policy think tank New America to discuss this new data, Jessica Rosenworcel, the acting FCC Chairwoman, called the homework gap “an especially cruel” part of the digital divide that existed long before the pandemic. Related: They helped all schools get good internet, now they’re focusing on homes.

Broadband 114

Broadband Survey Digital Divide Accessibility 114

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

With a focus on under-resourced, tribal, and rural communities in critical need, her current projects involve propagating broadband connections to new community spaces via emerging wireless networking technologies for everyday usage and crisis recovery. She attended the local elementary and high school and now serves as a school board member.

Libraries 48

Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 48

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

We [didn’t] want this to be a Band-Aid fix,” said Jordan Mickens, a Leadership for Educational Equity public policy fellow who served as #OaklandUndivided’s project manager until August 2021. In May 2021, Think College Now elementary students sit in class after returning to in-person learning. The homework gap isn’t new.

Digital Divide 109

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 109

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 18, 2021

MLIS; Community Engagement & Economic Development Manager, King County Library System | Sabrina Roach, National Digital Inclusion Alliance (full description) “LEO: Low Earth Orbit (Satellite) Broadband for Libraries.” - Don Means, Director.

Libraries 50

Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 50

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2021

MLIS; Community Engagement & Economic Development Manager, King County Library System | Sabrina Roach, National Digital Inclusion Alliance (full description) “LEO: Low Earth Orbit (Satellite) Broadband for Libraries.” - Don Means, Director.

Libraries 48

Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 48

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 8, 2021

MLIS; Community Engagement & Economic Development Manager, King County Library System | Sabrina Roach, National Digital Inclusion Alliance (full description) “LEO: Low Earth Orbit (Satellite) Broadband for Libraries.” - Don Means, Director. in Communication from University of California, San Diego.

Libraries 45

Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 45

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 9, 2020

One of the largest concerns, though, is equity — not just how we must fund solutions to address disparities in student access to digital devices and broadband Internet, but how students safely engage to drive learning. This was a critical first step. But access alone wasn’t enough.

Broadband 140

Broadband Learning Accessibility Outcomes 140

Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

This category covers the services necessary to support broadband connectivity in schools and libraries, including data links that connect multiple points, services used to connect eligible locations to the internet, and services that provide basic conduit access to the internet.

E-rate 52

E-rate Digital Citizenship Broadband Internet Safety 52

Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Walking into a Merritt Elementary School classroom today, you’ll find students using iPads to figure out math problems and submit their answers, while teachers grade those answers and provide feedback and follow-up support in real-time. The changes in technology use that Merritt’s leaders advocated were initially met with resistance.

Digital Learning 92

Digital Learning Guidelines E-rate Edcamps 92

Education Superhighway

JUNE 24, 2019

As the Director of Digital Learning at the Massachusetts Elementary and Secondary Education office, Ken Klau is focused on the strategy for rethinking the structure and delivery of learning, building a more student-centered system of public education, and creating the next generation of K–12 learning environments.

Technology 74

Technology E-rate Broadband Outcomes 74

Edsurge

MARCH 24, 2021

Hosted by the Department of Education’s Jessica Cardichon, the panel featured Greta Massetti, who leads a task force on community interventions and COVID-19 at the CDC, and Donna Harris-Aikens, senior advisor for policy and planning at the Department of Education. What follows is a sampling of their remarks.

Handbook 93

Handbook Strategy Broadband Policies 93

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

The policies and infrastructures are in place to deliver. Elementary students are not immune to serious student safety issues. GHz frequency of the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) band. Collin Earnst, CEO, LearnWell. There’s a critical need for more funding for schools, including fair pay for teachers.

EdTech 139

EdTech Digital Divide Broadband PresenceLearning 139

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

That’s vastly better than assigning students homework that doesn’t provide feedback and resembles busy work, be it photocopied word searches in the elementary grades or repetitive math worksheets across the school years. Those dull, outdated assignments don’t further learning goals and only serve to disengage students.

Tools 79

Tools Laptops Analysis Broadband 79

techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

The Student Access to Digital Learning Resources Outside the Classroom Report , by the Department of Education, identified the three main causes of digital inequity as access and cost of high speed broadband and the lack of understanding by school families as to the importance of internet to support their students’ education.

Accessibility 56

Accessibility Digital Citizenship E-rate Broadband 56

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund follows the same formula as Title I, so it can be used to help bridge the digital divide for students from low-income families. Susan Gentz is a partner at K20Connect, a consulting consortium of experts focused on education leadership, technology and policy.

EdTech 95

EdTech Guidelines Policies Secondary 95

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Had broadband even existed then, chance are we wouldn’t have been able to afford it. The nonprofit education equity group I have the privilege to co-chair has drafted explicit questions for decision-makers , including educators, school leaders and district, state and national policy leaders.

Broadband 94

Broadband Outcomes System Accessibility 94

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

While some districts have prioritized the mental health of their students, Kelly Vaillancourt Strobach, the director of policy and advocacy for the National Association of School Psychologists, said such districts are the exception.

Technology 123

Technology Broadband Meeting Advocacy 123

edWeb.net

JULY 15, 2018

SETDA’s latest research, Navigating the Digital Shift 2018: Broadening Student Learning Opportunities , highlights how state policies are supporting the transformation to digital learning. Previously, Elizabeth worked as an elementary teacher in Nevada and a residential counselor in Montana. About the Presenters. Join the Community.

Digital Learning 40

Digital Learning Instructional Materials Learning Policies 40

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Educators who enjoyed working remotely last year were invited to apply; most of the elementary teachers at the online school teach virtually full time, while the upper-grade teachers split their time between the virtual and in-person schools in the district. That last part is one of the biggest barriers to remote learning in rural areas.

Survey 127

Survey Course Online Learning Accessibility 127

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

Efforts by the national nonprofit EducationSuperHighway to publicize how much districts pay for broadband have allowed many school systems to negotiate bandwidth deals to get greater capacity for a fraction of the cost. But Apple’s sole-source policy limits the district’s bargaining power. “We

iPad 78

iPad Broadband Software Company 78

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

But between the start of the pandemic and December 2020, up to 12% of K-12 public school students gained internet connectivity who lacked it previously, and a similar share of students got access to digital devices, estimates Titilayo Tinubu Ali, senior director of research and policy at the Southern Education Foundation.

Learning 141

Learning Accessibility Personalized Learning Digital Divide 141

Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2020

This map shows the percentage of districts from among the sample in each state with stated policies to encourage, develop or consider use of outdoor space as part of hybrid or in-person attendance structures. A first-grade teacher at Portland’s Longfellow Elementary School wrote to Teller about how the experience is going so far.

Learning 218

Learning Analysis Assessment Groups 218

Tom Murray

AUGUST 21, 2016

Prior to my role as the Director of Innovation for Future Ready Schools ® , I spent 14 years in a public school in Pennsylvania as an elementary and middle school teacher, middle school and elementary principal, and district level technology director. Organization: International Association of K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL).

Future Ready 100

Future Ready EdTech Advocacy Data 100

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2022

Rather than focusing on single policies and programs aimed at narrow aspects of community renewal, it’s crucial that we start with an understanding of schools — both physically and metaphysically — as a bedrock of community life. Achieving this means getting around politics, policies and practices that often block collective planning.

Digital Divide 90

Digital Divide Broadband Policies System 90

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Politics and Policies FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced Connect to Compete , a new non-profit initiative that brings private industry and the non-profit sector together to help expand broadband adoption and promote digital literacy. The bill will be a massive revisions to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

Knewton 43

Knewton Pearson E-rate Education 43

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

“Most of what our staff does is show up committed and dedicated — they really take care of these kids and make sure that they’re safe, that they’re healthy, that they’re happy, they’re eating, they have clothes,” says Amy Creeden, an elementary school principal. The initiative is in place at elementary and middle schools in Middletown.

Blended Learning 132

Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 132

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. " Tagged on: September 18, 2017 Too Much Technology in AR Elementary Schools? No endorsements; no sponsored content; no apologies for my eclectic tastes.

EdTech 150

EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. " Tagged on: September 18, 2017 Too Much Technology in AR Elementary Schools? No endorsements; no sponsored content; no apologies for my eclectic tastes.

EdTech 150

EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

. “Most of what our staff does is show up committed and dedicated — they really take care of these kids and make sure that they’re safe, that they’re healthy, that they’re happy, they’re eating, they have clothes,” says Amy Creeden, an elementary school principal. “You become very attached.

Blended Learning 120

Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 120

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 9, 2021

Suddenly, space travel can enable expanded broadband access, real-time tracking for methane leaks, the spotting of wildfires before they spread and much more. SpaceX and the commercial space sector relentlessly focused on lowering the cost of sending something into orbit, dropping that cost from $54,500 per kilogram to just $2,720.

Assessment 119

Assessment Broadband System Report 119

Edsurge

JANUARY 29, 2020

schools accessing high-speed broadband, and devices all but ubiquitous in the classroom, the question is no longer whether teachers and students are using technology, but how. Participants are currently learning how to evaluate software privacy policies and make an informed decision about whether it’s right for their school.

Technology 100

Technology Chromebook Broadband EdTech 100

MindShift

MARCH 10, 2020

These families may be less likely to have computers with broadband access for online learning, and they frequently depend on school breakfast and lunch programs to meet their children’s nutritional needs. Mandatory handwashing policies have been linked to reduced illness-related absences. The issues extend beyond infrastructure.

Broadband 46

Broadband Social Media Resources Online Learning 46

MindShift

APRIL 24, 2020

Mulgrew says opening New York City’s elementary schools first might make sense, because they are more likely to be within walking distance for families, and because those students are normally with one main classroom teacher, meaning fewer changes to existing scheduling and staffing. Different attendance policies.

Digital Divide 69

Digital Divide Broadband Groups Policies 69

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

It also means supporting better online curricula, higher quality broadband for families that need it and creative staffing plans that allow the most vulnerable teachers the safest possible return. His research focuses on K-12 education policy, curriculum reform and assessment policy, among other topics.

Online Learning 139

Online Learning Broadband Report Guidelines 139