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

Edsurge

It’s time for states to step up and realize that proper technology and WiFi connectivity are a must-have in public school districts, and that state policy is dangerously lagging behind. of California’s Public Contract Code only addressed online learning in the context of surplus technology and nonprofit computer labs.

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Lightspeed Systems’ New ‘Digital Equity’ Module Provides Actionable Insight Into Students’ Internet Connectivity And School-Issued Device Health When Learning Outside of School

eSchool News

AUSTIN, TX – Lightspeed Systems, the leader in safe, secure and equitable education technology, announces Digital Equity—a module that provides robust and real-time connectivity and device health data on students’ school-issued devices. This is a huge step in leveling the playing field for so many students.”

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Education Is the New Healthcare, and Other Trends Shaping Edtech Investing

Edsurge

Despite the influx of capital, employers, schools and policymakers are only just beginning to harness the sector’s advancements in the delivery, accessibility and effectiveness of education technology. But the proliferation of technology does not come without concerns. Schools spent a decade buying technology.

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Report: 41 percent of schools are under-connected

eSchool News

A new report details the importance of state advocacy in connecting schools, students to broadband internet. A new report from SETDA and Common Sense Kids Action focuses on K-12 broadband and wi-fi connectivity, state leadership for infrastructure, state broadband implementation highlights, and state advocacy for federal broadband support.

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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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A Tiny Microbe Upends Decades of Learning

The Hechinger Report

Many broadband providers are also adding capacity, lifting caps on data and offering extended free trial periods. When it comes to technology, the best options for teachers during this crisis are usually the simplest. Related: Teachers need lots of training to do online learning well. Coronavirus gave many just days.

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Lightspeed Digital Insight™ Recognized as Winner in Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence: Back to School 2023 

Lightspeed Systems

K-12 school districts invest considerable financial resources into digital learning and technology programs, including both devices and software,” continued Bock. In addition, large disparities exist among student subgroups, particularly by ethnicity and socioeconomically disadvantaged students.