The Hechinger Report

MAY 29, 2023

For decades schools have been, rightly, accused of too often letting a toxic mix of low expectations and strict discipline policies put kids, mostly Black, Hispanic and Latino young men, on the school-to-prison pipeline. The latest reports show that only 35 percent of state prisons provide college-level courses.

Accessibility 90

Accessibility Broadband EdTech Policies 90

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 9, 2020

Last-minute decision-making is the new normal, as schools and districts vet a multiplicity of strategies and applications to support their reliance on digital learning in a pandemic. The post OPINION: Five ways to achieve equity in remote learning appeared first on The Hechinger Report. This was a critical first step.

Broadband 139

Broadband Learning Accessibility Outcomes 139

Edsurge

MARCH 24, 2021

In February, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its operational strategy guide for K-12 schools, a collection of prevention strategies and implementation tips for safe in-person learning. That same month, the U.S. While much of the guidance amounts to the same, it can all get a bit confusing.

Handbook 98

Handbook Strategy Broadband Policies 98

Neo LMS

MAY 18, 2017

This diversity is driven by: advancements in online learning system design, rapid roll-out of broadband world-wide, the changing dynamics of the labor market and. A 2012 Economic Policy Institute report revealed that only 40% of US “software engineering, programmer, or computer scientist” jobs were filled by computer science graduates.

Education 196

Education Broadband Software Online Learning 196

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

When new trends become the norm, report findings sometimes elicit more shrugs than surprise. Surveying 3,210 teachers, 1,163 principals, 1,219 district administrators and 2,696 students across the country, the report offers one of the most comprehensive looks at their attitudes toward digital learning tools and how they use them.

EdTech 145

EdTech Survey Digital Divide Classroom 145

eSchool News

JULY 20, 2016

In Illinois, a new report from the Illinois Education Research Council examines the state’s principal preparation programs and notes that policies associated with the programs strengthened partnerships between schools to help ensure that principal preparation reflects the needs of local schools.

Trends 40

Trends Broadband Strategy Learning 40

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

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

“Next year, many traditional education strategies will fade away as educators help students recover from the pandemic’s impact, especially with harder-hit groups like students who learn and think differently. The policies and infrastructures are in place to deliver. Reporting dashboards should become more student-focused.

EdTech 143

EdTech Digital Divide Broadband PresenceLearning 143

Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2015

Over the course of six weeks, I explored digital equity and its implications for education, with an emphasis on strategies that extended learning beyond the classroom. To begin this exploration, it's important to first review the most recent research on student access to broadband and devices in the home. How Big Is the Problem?

Broadband 40

Broadband Survey Policies Smartphone 40

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

Students can see right away whether they did something correctly, and they are prevented from practicing strategies incorrectly because these tools let them know when they’re off track. The National Center for Education Statistics reports that Native American/Alaskan and black students have the lowest rates of internet access at home.

Tools 79

Tools Laptops Analysis Broadband 79

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Thanks to E-rate, as well as other state and local policy efforts, the education community has largely achieved the original 1997 goal of connecting every classroom to the internet. Digital equity increasingly requires that all students have broadband access when they leave the school campus, especially at home. Crossroads.

E-rate 40

E-rate Broadband Survey Digital Learning 40

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

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

How Schools Are preparing – and Not Preparing – Children for Climate Change,” reported by HuffPost and The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. How Forest Fires Are Prompting California to Rethink Strategies. Are We Ready?

Digital Divide 115

Digital Divide Laptops Accessibility Online Learning 115

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

Photo: Jessica Huseman for The Hechinger Report. 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. Photo: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. percent.

iPad 78

iPad Broadband Software Company 78

Edsurge

APRIL 15, 2018

Develop a value creation plan It is vital to put educational strategy and outcomes first—strong outcomes which create a fundamental value for customers drive strong results, both financially and in terms of social impact. Part of the value creation plan includes the data that management will report to the board.

Outcomes 74

Outcomes Education Company Broadband 74

edWeb.net

APRIL 13, 2021

Dr. Pitre-Martin and her staff review health reports on their area to identify factors that may affect students’ ability to be competitive and reach their potential, and the administrators stay “keenly aware of adverse childhood experiences that could impact students’ ability to perform.” Using Data to Respond to the Pandemic.

Data 61

Data Professional Learning Broadband Industry 61

Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2016

In a new report from Bellwether Education Partners, Principal Jennifer Schiess and I argue that there is an opportunity for rural schools to explore how personalized learning can help resolve rural education’s challenges.

Personalized Learning 60

Personalized Learning E-rate Outcomes Learning 60

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2022

Yet efforts to improve our neighborhoods and schools have long operated on separate and uncoordinated tracks: one set of programs for neighborhood renewal and another, unconnected, strategy for school development. Related: OPINION: How targeted federal action could finally chip away at the broadband racism faced by Black students.

Digital Divide 91

Digital Divide Broadband Policies System 91

Education Superhighway

MAY 19, 2022

Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) released three Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program ($42.5 billion) ; Enabling Middle Mile Broadband Infrastructure Program ($1 billion) ; and, State Digital Equity Act programs ? ($1.5

Broadband 52

Broadband Digital Divide Policies Strategy 52

Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2018

In 2017, the same survey reported 44 percent of respondents found the EPC portal “difficult to use,” compared with 50 percent in 2015 and 2016. Even more troublesome than the delays are flat-out denials, says Evan Marwell, CEO of EducationSuperHighway, a nonprofit that advocates for improved broadband in schools. The silver lining?

E-rate 81

E-rate Broadband Survey Analysis 81

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. Teachers themselves report a lack of confidence using technology tools in the classroom. With 99 percent of U.S. On its face, that sounds like a good thing.

Technology 107

Technology Chromebook Broadband EdTech 107

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. Sign-up to receive "A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News" (and other EdTech Strategies blog posts) directly in your inbox: Email *.

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. Sign-up to receive "A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News" (and other EdTech Strategies blog posts) directly in your inbox: Email *.

EdTech 150

EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

Doug Levin

APRIL 9, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Of course, this is not just an issue in Oregon as Education Week has extensively reported. What does it mean to be an XYZ-certifed educator? Strange, but true.

EdTech 191

EdTech E-rate Data Android 191

Doug Levin

APRIL 9, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Of course, this is not just an issue in Oregon as Education Week has extensively reported. What does it mean to be an XYZ-certifed educator? Strange, but true.

EdTech 150

EdTech E-rate Data Android 150

eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Implementing strategies for creating a collaborative and supportive environment for teachers is more important than ever. Decision-makers rose to the challenge in the initial waves of the pandemic, enacting temporary policies to permit and reimburse for online education services. public schools.

EdTech 69

EdTech Learning Industry Data 69

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Via The New York Times : “ Broadband Law Could Force Rural Residents Off Information Superhighway.” ” “Three months after the former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner was sentenced to six months in jail for sexual assault, he was released on Friday,” NPR reports. ” More via Techcrunch.

Education 52

Education Coursera Elsevier MOOC 52

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on innovative ways to engage students, digital resources, and online and hybrid learning strategies related to post-pandemic teaching. FWA allows extremely high-speed broadband where fiber connections can be too cost-prohibitive to install. –Amy Gulley, M.Ed

EdTech 114

EdTech Data Classroom Accessibility 114

Edthena

DECEMBER 18, 2020

This month’s recommendations include creating virtual literature circles, making remote learning work, and strategies learned on how to combat the Covid learning loss. The pre-recording strategy led to wonderful and authentic conversations based on emotion as much as logic. This Is How to Make It Better.

Resources 52

Resources Broadband Strategy Exercises 52

Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

.” “More than 150 House and Senate Democrats sent Education Secretary Betsy DeVos a letter Monday that objected to her department’s recently announced shift in how it chooses the contractors that service federal student loans ,” Inside Higher Ed reports. State and Local) Education Politics. Via Reuters : “U.S.

Education 44

Education Coursera MOOC Kaplan 44

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 18, 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. Sign-up to receive "A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News" (and other EdTech Strategies blog posts) directly in your inbox: Email *.

EdTech 150

EdTech Software Facebook Data 150

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 18, 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. Sign-up to receive "A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News" (and other EdTech Strategies blog posts) directly in your inbox: Email *.

EdTech 150

EdTech Software Facebook Data 150

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Questions that have been a long time coming… Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. It remains a modest gesture toward addressing much bigger questions. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

EdTech 150

EdTech Data Broadband Company 150

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Questions that have been a long time coming… Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. It remains a modest gesture toward addressing much bigger questions. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

EdTech 150

EdTech Data Broadband Company 150

Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Via Pacific Standard : “Why Is the FCC Considering Cutting Broadband Access for Students?” Jeb Bush’s lieutenant governor, as assistant secretary of elementary and secondary education, the top post at the Education Department overseeing K–12 policy.” ” More on the bill via Inside Higher Ed. .”

Kaplan 50

Kaplan Education Robotics E-rate 50

Hack Education

MARCH 9, 2018

” “The Trump administration just failed to stop a climate lawsuit brought by 21 kids,” The Chicago Tribune reports. Lisa Miller in New York Magazine : “War Room” – “The teenage strategy sessions that built an anti-gun movement out of the trauma of Parkland in one week.” But at what cost?”

Education 47

Education Kaplan Coursera MOOC 47