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EducationSuperHighway and E-rate Consultants: How We Collaborate

Education Superhighway

In our work with state and school district leaders, one of the questions that comes up most frequently is whether we are E-rate consultants. Since E-rate is the primary funding source for broadband Internet for schools nationwide, our mission to connect all of America’s classrooms is intertwined with the program in many ways.

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Closing the Digital Learning Gap

Digital Promise

At the same time, innovative education leaders and classroom teachers are engaging, motivating, and nurturing students to develop mindsets for college and career readiness and lifelong learning, and they are supporting social and emotional development. Education researchers and neuroscientists are learning more about how people learn.

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EducationSuperHighway and E-rate Consultants: How We Collaborate

Education Superhighway

In our work with state and school district leaders, one of the questions that comes up most frequently is whether we are E-rate consultants. Since E-rate is the primary funding source for broadband Internet for schools nationwide, our mission to connect all of America’s classrooms is intertwined with the program in many ways.

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Transcription and Accessibility—New Partnerships from Microsoft and Amazon

Edsurge

The company says its transcription technology is also useful at a broader level. Huang tells EdSurge the technology supports 60 languages, meaning a student listening to a professor lecture in English can get a transcription to, say, German. She says that the new technology, however, isn’t perfect.

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Half of school leaders expect significant impact from ESSA

eSchool News

New survey reveals how school leaders feel about policy, tech-supported learning. Catapult Learning, Inc. Catapult Learning, a provider of K–12 contracted instructional services in the U.S., Other challenges including identifying effective program models, implementing e-learning solutions, and providing transportation.

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8 bids later: The power of group negotiations

Education Superhighway

The Northeast Board of Cooperative Educational Services (NE BOCES) provides technology support for 12 Colorado school districts that all needed faster, more reliable Internet access to keep up with growing demands for digital learning. As a member of the K-12 broadband steering committee, Salyards was eager to learn more.

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The 2 Biggest Barriers To Learning in Modern Schools - Consideration 7

The Innovative Educator

But when it comes to schools there’s an endless list of reasons why they are unable to figure out how to provide sufficient internet access for learning. 2) The filtering divide Schools that service children living in poverty receive e-rate funding which requires schools to filter the internet. What do you think?