Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2018

But the tea leaves for E-Rate are pretty positive actually. Rather, it's centered in the popular E-Rate program, which has provided billions of dollars in broadband discounts and infrastructure upgrades to schools and libraries. But the tea leaves for E-Rate are pretty positive actually.”

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eSchool News

JANUARY 23, 2018

The E-rate program was developed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and its subsidiary, the Universal Services Administrative Committee (USAC), to provide federal funding to K-12 schools and public libraries across the country. There are two categories of funding in the E-rate program.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

It’s that time of year again–the federal E-rate program is getting underway, and with program updates and refreshes in recent years, you might need a primer on this year’s program. At the end of 2014, the Federal Communications Commission voted to increase funding to the federal E-rate program by $1.5

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Our third Library 2.022 mini-conference: " Libraries and Privacy: Critical Issues for Information Professionals ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 13th, 2022, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. Please also join this Library 2.0 Everyone is invited to participate in our Library 2.0

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

During a recent edWebinar , edtech experts provided an overview of the E-Rate program, state matching funds, and ways to obtain grants for technological development. Accessing the E-Rate and Matching State Funds. In 2010 the FCC appointed her to the USAC board representing the nation’s schools and libraries on ERATE.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 31, 2017

It’s that time of year again–the federal E-rate program is getting underway, and with program updates and refreshes in recent years, you might need a primer on this year’s program. At the end of 2014, the Federal Communications Commission voted to increase funding to the federal E-rate program by $1.5

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 6, 2018

Seek Out E-Rate Funding. One way that school districts can easily stay on budget when updating networking infrastructure is with help from the E-rate program. E-rate provides up to an 85 percent discount on Category 2 equipment , which includes internal infrastructure equipment. Data Center.

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ViewSonic Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

On the other hand, USB-C simplifies things considerably, with fully reversible, bi-directional power capabilities and better data rates. That means that the USB standard specifies both the actual form of cabling and connectors and the structure of the data that passes through them. had a data rate of 1.5

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Our third Library 2.022 mini-conference: " Libraries and Privacy: Critical Issues for Information Professionals ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 13th, 2022, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. Please also join this Library 2.0 Everyone is invited to participate in our Library 2.0

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techlearning

APRIL 25, 2018

To inform the Federal Communications Commission in evaluating and refreshing the vitality of the $4 billion program, Funds For Learning announces its eighth annual E-rate Applicant Survey. April 25, 2018) – The Modernization Order that expanded federal E-rate funding to include broadband and internet services will expire in 2020.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 8, 2019

Still, huge gaps exist in educational outcomes, high school graduation rates, college readiness and workforce advancements based on race, class, and geography. Over the past two decades, the FCC through its E-Rate program has connected just about every U.S. school and library to the internet. Access Resources.

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eSchool News

MARCH 25, 2016

Big E-rate changes mean schools must chart a new path. A bigger annual cap isn’t the only recent change to the E-rate program. New forms, new data, the potential for infrastructure discounts, and (even more) new funding are all colliding to create one of the most challenging application periods in memory.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 5, 2018

Many school districts fund essential networking upgrades through the federal Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund , more commonly referred to as E-rate. Often, vendors work with districts to identify products that are eligible for E-rate funding.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 21, 2021

Joyce : What’s different about this study and why is sharing these data so important? We actually have been working since 2017, to try to get this data project funded. This is a piece of hard data relating to equity. Districts are also eliminating library clericals and paraprofessionals at alarming rates.

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2021

Still, no new regulations have yet emerged from that data gathering. The FCC’s E-Rate program , a K-12 broadband subsidy, provides methods for districts and libraries to acquire discounts on WiFi connectivity. Jennifer E. Federally, mandates do exist for schools and districts.

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Education Superhighway

DECEMBER 11, 2014

SAN FRANCISCO — December 11, 2014 — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted today to approve Chairman Wheeler’s latest proposal to complete modernization of the 18-year-old federal E-rate program. billion per year to account for growing bandwidth demand.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2019

In Marshall County, for instance, students and their parents are asked to sign a document acknowledging that any data they share through district email can be monitored, Jordan says. . With serious situations, depending on the circumstances, they take immediate action such as contacting a student’s parents or police, he says.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 17, 2017

E-Rate , an FCC program that provides funding to help schools and libraries build fiber infrastructure and expand their wi-fi and broadband networks. The program offers a wealth of school internet data which EducationSuperHighway used for its first State of the States report , based on 6,500 reporting districts, in 2015.

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Education Superhighway

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

The E-rate Category 2 program has been a game changer for school districts across America looking to upgrade their internal networks. Since 2015, 83% of school districts nationwide have received federal E-rate Category 2 funding — a dramatic increase from 14% between 2011 and 2014. Current program set up.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

In order to allow districts to compare their options, EducationSuperHighway first needed to gather the data school leaders wanted. They turned to E-rate, the $3.9 But all of that data was kept private. So instead, EducationSuperHighway collected the data they wanted from thousands of districts themselves.

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Graphite Blog

AUGUST 24, 2021

To top this off, if you're interested in how these streaming services compare in terms of user's data privacy, check out our report: Privacy of Streaming Apps and Devices: Watching TV That Watches Us. If this is from a teacher (or school-owned device and account), then students' data privacy probably won't be a concern.

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Education Superhighway

APRIL 3, 2018

As you consider your funding plan, think of bandwidth as the amount of data that can be delivered to each student. Here are three key funding sources that can help: The FCC’s federal E-rate program provides public schools and libraries with funding for Internet services.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Are you still looking for reasons to create e-textbooks for students? If you draw a comparison between the two, i.e., traditional textbooks and interactive textbooks, you will see that e-textbooks clearly fare better than regular textbooks. Meaning, data is stored on the cloud and can be updated anytime.

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Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

graduation rates — up to a record 83 percent — and whether it is real or an elaborate scam. Tagged on: July 23, 2017 ED warns schools of another widespread ransomware attack | Future of Ed Tech e-Newsletter → In light of a recent widespread ransomware attack, the U.S. So why do I still want schools to use them?

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Doug Levin

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Go easy on the inspirational, aspirational statements; go deep on data to support the needs assessments and recommendations. Be explicit with districts about expectations for access to technology in schools and classrooms.

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Education Superhighway

MARCH 19, 2019

We closed that gap by contracting with a team of E-rate experts from E-rate Central and a network design engineer from Mighty River. Through the federal funding mechanism called E-rate we are closing the connectivity gap. These frontier areas have minimal infrastructure if any at all.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

So the other piece that I didn't mention, which is self differentiation, is classroom libraries. Classroom Libraries And so I like classroom libraries. A library is about 600 books. It's not my classroom library. Thank you, e Spark for sponsoring this extended episode today. Absolutely. It's our class.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2019

The nonprofit launched in 2012, and when it explored school connectivity data the following year, it found that just 30 percent of school districts had sufficient bandwidth to support digital learning, or 100 kbps per student. EducationSuperHighway wanted 99 percent of students to have that level of bandwidth by 2020.

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Education Superhighway

MAY 13, 2016

According to our data, however, nearly 12% of U.S. The FCC is helping schools make the necessary investments in their broadband infrastructure through December 2014’s Second E-rate Modernization order , which provides public school districts and libraries with new options for funding fiber special construction projects.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 20, 2019

On the flip side, research by the Annie E. I still remember my excitement to borrow books from the school library so that I could better understand life beyond my poverty-stricken world. Like most new school chiefs, I immediately dug into the data to find out what was happening. We saw great results.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

They have a wonderful lesson library that they've created as well. You know, there's a lot more to that when it comes to the biases of the data and important things like that. What About the Lack of Data Transparency with the Data Sets Used by AI? So the lack of data transparency really concerns me.

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NeverEndingSearch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) designated the Wednesday of the American Library Association’s (ALA) Banned Books Week as Banned Websites Awareness Day (BWAD, pronounced bee-wad ). While you’re there, take a moment to check out that live data for yourself– it’s fascinating! For high school.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

billion people are still without internet, and the rate of internet growth has actually slowed. On the down side, as the technology evolves it will also enable hackers to be more adept at infiltrating systems that store sensitive student data. Today, over 2.9 This trend follows the pattern of other public interest phenomena.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2018

For more than 20 years, the Federal Communications Commission has directed the multi-billion dollar E-rate program, which provides taxpayer-supported construction and service discounts that districts and libraries can use toward internet costs. The program isn't static, and changes big and small continue to shape its direction.

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edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2019

Many times, the funding is not enough, and schools supplement from outside sources, including the E-Rate program. There are no cap limits, no throttle rates, and no chastising schools when they need extra bandwidth. Included in the new report and accompanying website are case studies of success stories.

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IAD Learning

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Data : Data is the primary analytics asset. Data is the raw material that gets transformed into analytical insights. Analysis : Analysis is the process of adding intelligence to data using algorithms. Data comes from many sources : Student Information Systems (SIS) : provide demographic and academic data.

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NeverEndingSearch

FEBRUARY 28, 2016

I was proud to be there to share along with some serious library power: AASL President Leslie Preddy, Mark Ray (WA) Washington, Jennifer Boudrye (D.C.) Among the featured platforms and developments: Microsoft is planning an app to help teachers and students find rated OER from within any learning management system.

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