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

Edsurge

of California’s Public Contract Code only addressed online learning in the context of surplus technology and nonprofit computer labs. 1560 , and proposed adding sections designed “to close the digital divide in California.” Jennifer E. For instance, prior to COVID-19, Section 12100.8

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 28 & 29 Editions)

Doug Levin

graduation rates — up to a record 83 percent — and whether it is real or an elaborate scam. " Tagged on: July 23, 2017 Education Division Strategic Plan | National Governors Association → NGA's Education Division has a new strategic plan (2017-2020), which includes a focus on personalized learning. ."

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A school district is building a DIY broadband network

The Hechinger Report

Some internet-access advocates say EBS is underutilized at best, and wasted at worst, because loose regulatory oversight by the FCC has allowed most of the spectrum to fall into the hands of commercial internet companies. We can extend the learning day. Photo: Chris Berdik. We can flip the classroom.

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Why the Education Expenses are Rising and How to Deal with it?

Evelyn Learning

Bill Gates dropped out of college at the age of 20 and made a revolutionizing company, “Microsoft”. Universities and colleges are no longer just institutions of learning and teaching. A classroom has become an e-classroom, with tablets on each and every desk. Now, the time has changed.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 11 Edition)

Doug Levin

Do you know that feeling when you are told your questions about student privacy are unfounded by a representative of a company that earns 86% of its total revenue from advertising? The partnership aims to bridge the digital divide in Pittsburg by offering parents refurbished computers free of charge.

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65 ways equity, edtech, and innovation shone in 2022

eSchool News

Here’s what they had to say: The demand for online learning will continue to grow in 2022 and possibly lead to the creation of virtual schools, which would introduce new AR and VR learning processes. –Remco Bergsma, CEO, MiEN Company. Edtech companies that fail to prioritize accessibility will be left behind.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Or it will raise a bunch of venture capital to support its “free” offering for a while, and then the company will get acquired and the product will go away. The key word in that headline isn’t “digital”; it’s “force.”

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