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Increasing digital equity in rural areas

Education Superhighway

They created a community survey to obtain the necessary financial information to receive an E-rate discount and released a Form 470 and RFP requesting increased bandwidth. It means Garrison can host coding hours on Code.org , use free online resources through the Montana Library2Go , and personalize lessons on Khan Academy.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via E&E News : “ Cabinet heads told to praise Paris exit. “ Khan Academy launches free Official LSAT Prep ,” says the Khan Academy blog. ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Via Pacific Standard : “ Suicide Rates Have Increased Across the U.S.

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Via Campus Technology : “ AP Exam Pass Rates Rise Even as Participation Doubles.” Acumen “senior innovation associate” writes about +Acumen in Edsurge : “The Flip Side of Abysmal MOOC Completion Rates ? E-Sports Make A Play For The Big Ten.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Wheee.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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“To Save Students Money, Colleges May Force a Switch to E-Textbooks,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reported in 2010. The story examined a proposed practice: “Colleges require students to pay a course-materials fee, which would be used to buy e-books for all of them (whatever text the professor recommends, just as in the old model).”

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“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.” ” asks Jade E. Via Edsurge : “ Khan Academy ’s New ‘Teacher Aid’ Tool Goes for a Test Drive in Southern California.”

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The department’s proposed language would require a student borrower to demonstrate clear and convincing evidence that their college intended to deceive them or had a reckless disregard for the truth in making claims about job-placement rates, credit transferability and other outcomes.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Via Education Week : “ E-Rate , Other Universal-Service Funds to Be Transferred to U.S. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Khan Academy, for example, had $27.9 .” Via Education Week : “ ESSA Point Man Jason Botel to Leave Education Dept. Post, Sources Say.” Tech Researcher Costumed as Car Seat.”