eSchool News

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Students with engaged parents traditionally have better attendance, a more positive attitude, and higher rates of graduation than peers with less support. The district also provides access to a large library of e-books for students and their families. We’re trying to address the opportunity gap,” Carr said.

E-rate 40

E-rate Social Media Video Survey 40

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

billion people are still without internet, and the rate of internet growth has actually slowed. Throughout the year, we’ve seen districts and edtech companies fall victim to these attacks, compelling districts to adopt a defensive stance. Today, over 2.9 Diana Heldfond, CEO & Founder, Parallel Learning Are students learning?

Trends 143

Trends EdTech Industry Data 143

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

ANNOUNCEMENTS The Library 2.011 worldwide virtual conference is almost here! Huge thanks to the San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science , the founding sponsor of the conference. The bill will be a massive revisions to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. November 2 - 4, all online, all free.

Knewton 43

Knewton Pearson E-rate Education 43

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 4, 2024

On the line, Kelly Rodriguez explained that she wanted to move her 6-year-old from a private school to a public one for first grade, but only if a seat opened up at Sunset Elementary School, near their house on San Francisco’s predominantly white and Asian west side. Not this specific conversation, of course, but ones like it.

E-rate 122

E-rate Elementary Education Report 122

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

billion people are still without internet, and the rate of internet growth has actually slowed. Throughout the year, we’ve seen districts and edtech companies fall victim to these attacks, compelling districts to adopt a defensive stance. Today, over 2.9 Diana Heldfond, CEO & Founder, Parallel Learning Are students learning?

Trends 52

Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

edWeb.net

AUGUST 3, 2021

Partnering with local cable companies, internet providers, and community organizations, they expanded broadband to the school parking lots and community centers. Leveraging new funding opportunities such as E-Rate or ESSER, the superintendents faced with unique challenges used the funding sources thoughtfully.

Broadband 97

Broadband E-rate BYOD Accessibility 97

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2018

Elementary school: hated it,” Amber says. Middle school: h-a-t-e-d it. Twenty-one percent of Lowell residents live in poverty; the average rate in small metro areas nationwide is 17 percent. She recently opted to eat lunch in the library, finding it less chaotic than the cafeteria. “I School just isn’t for me.

E-rate 97

E-rate Industry Report Survey 97

Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

.” Via The New York Times : “ New Mexico Outlaws School ‘Lunch Shaming’ ” Via Buzzfeed : “ California Shows The Rest Of The Country How To Boost Kindergarten Vaccination Rates.” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “How Open E-Credentials Will Transform Higher Education.”

Education 44

Education E-rate MOOC Data 44

Hack Education

JANUARY 5, 2018

Via Edsurge : “After Net Neutrality , Experts Expect Changes to FCC’s E-Rate.” “A TurboTax for student loan applications” according to Techcrunch, the company has raised $15.5 ” Via Inside Higher Ed : “New Data on Enrollments , Employees, Libraries.” ” More via NPR.

Education 44

Education Kaplan E-rate Data 44

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

they do boost graduation rates.). Via Buzzfeed’s Molly Hensley-Clancy : “These Colleges Have The Worst Student Loan Default Rates In The Country.” com : “2 students, teacher injured in shooting at Townville Elementary [in South Carolina ]; teen in custody.” ” Via WYFF4.com million total.

Education 40

Education E-rate MOOC Report 40

Hack Education

MARCH 8, 2017

Wheeler had been a “champion” of net neutrality and E-rate reform, according to Education Week at least, but his replacement, Trump appointee Ajit Pai, seems poised to lead the agency with a very different set of priorities – and those priorities will likely shape in turn what happens to ed-tech under Trump.

E-rate 49

E-rate Digital Divide Broadband Libraries 49

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

“5 Reasons Why e-textbooks in Egypt Would Be Inequitable” by Maha Bali. ” Via NBC News : “How to Thrive: Arianna Huffington Launches E-Learning Series.” Greiff has previously been a partner at the 1776 venture fund and he was also a co-founder of the test prep company Grockit. ” asks Jade E.

Education 47

Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Hack Education

MARCH 24, 2017

officials approve new rating system.” Via The USA Today : “Kids on winning robotics team told, ‘Go back to Mexico’ ” The kids were from Pleasant Run Elementary School in Indianapolis. Via The New York Times : “ CUNY to Revamp Remedial Programs, Hoping to Lift Graduation Rates.”

Education 52

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 52

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

” Via Bklyner.com : “ Brooklyn Public Library and Bard College to Offer Free College Degree Programs in 2018.” Shernaz Daver , Udacity ’s chief marketing officer, is leaving the company. Via Edsurge : “​How Apple , Salesforce and Other ‘ Platform ’ Companies Can Help Close the Skills Gap.”

Education 45

Education Facebook Company Report 45

Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Not Net Neutrality, but another potential FCC move – ending the E-Rate program. 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

DECEMBER 15, 2016

Wheeler supported e-Rate reform and “ net neutrality.” the largest for-profit operator of online schools in the country, are calling on the company to disclose how much it spends on lobbying and advertising ,” Education Week reports. ” The Trump administration? Not so much.

Education 40

Education Elsevier Report Company 40