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State Leadership Working Towards Broadband Access for All

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If the workday of an adult typically requires seamless broadband access, then it’s reasonable that today’s students need the same access during their school day. After all, schools are preparing them for their future careers, which will include using some aspect of online technology.

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Case Study: Clark County School District

Education Superhighway

The survey results demonstrated the urgency of eliminating broadband accessibility as a barrier to remote learning. Implementing technology tools. On the one hand, agents needed to prove that all signed-up families qualified for the program, but on the other, agents could not see income data per FERPA guidelines.

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Funding School Services in the Midst of Multiple Crises

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Rather than using their school buses to bring students to schools, the district turned its buses into mobile service providers that could deliver meals and other types of support to students, while also serving as internet connection hotspots. Understanding ESSER, ESF-REM, and GEER. This article was modified and published by eSchool News.

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A Tiny Microbe Upends Decades of Learning

The Hechinger Report

Miami-Dade County Public Schools has distributed some 100,000 tablets and other mobile devices, and more than 11,000 smartphones that double as Wi-Fi hot spots. Miami-Dade County Public Schools, for instance, sent home about 80,000 tablets and other mobile devices, and more than 11,000 smartphones that double as Wi-Fi hot spots.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Eleanor Roosevelt The technologies of the Internet and the Web are reshaping where, when, and from whom we learn--and even how we think about learning. For 20 years, the NMC and its members have dedicated themselves to exploring and developing potential applications of emerging technologies for learning, research, and creative inquiry.

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What’s New: New Tools for Schools

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COMCAST INTERNET ESSENTIALS PROGRAM ( www.internetessentials.com/apply ) Comcast announced it has now connected over six million Americans to the Internet through its Internet Essentials program, a comprehensive broadband adoption program for low-income families in the U.S. app, even on the go. The app’s new update supports Kahoot!’

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The Digital Divide 2.0: Navigating Digital Equity and Health Equity in Education

Edsurge

According to the National Digital Inclusion Alliance, digital equity is a “condition in which all individuals and communities have the information technology capacity needed for full participation in our society, democracy, and economy.” The phrase “information technology” represents access, or a lack thereof, to digital infrastructure.