eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Chairman Wheeler acknowledged as much, stating, “Fiber connection costs are much higher for rural schools and libraries. As a result, satellite technologies have a more uniform cost structure, which is unique among the technologies under study in our Report.”

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Educator Innovator

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

It also brought influential education leaders together at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., In 2008, the high school graduation rate at Winterboro High School was 63 percent. ” Lacey also credited the E-Rate program for helping connect the district to high speed internet. So it should be with E-Rate.

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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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NeverEndingSearch

JUNE 17, 2019

The evolution of trust in Wikipedia was documented by Mothe & Sahut (2018) who noted a contrast “between a higher frequency of use of Wikipedia and a lower rate of citation.” Look for editorial ratings. M., & Hood, E. Lanclos, D., & Hood, E. I find Google a lot easier than going to the library website.”

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Educator Innovator

MARCH 7, 2014

Students now interview authors across the country via Skype and access books that match their interests and reading levels on e-readers. Nearly three-quarters (73%) of teachers surveyed by Pew reported using mobile phones in the classroom or to complete assignments, while almost half (45%) reported using e-readers and tablet computers.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 27, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. First, you can discover new tools rated for learning. How does your library manage digital collections?

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Educator Innovator

JANUARY 6, 2014

Libraries and museums across the United States are building youth maker spaces and programming in an effort to broaden free, community-embedded educational opportunities. However, the tech enthusiasts who are championing the programming comprise a small percentage of library or museum staff. By K-Fai Steele, first posted at MakerJawn.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 16, 2013

Please join us for the third annual global conversation about the future of libraries: October 18-19, 2013, [link]. join the Library 2.0 The conference is once again being held entirely online around the clock in multiple languages and time zones. We have 146 accepted conference sessions and ten keynote addresses.

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Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2019

District technology leaders, she adds, couldn’t fathom that internet service providers would come out and deliver fiber to their schools, much less at affordable rates. The median cost of internet access has gone down dramatically as well, from $22 per Mbps in 2013 to $3.26 Department of Education and the White House.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Pringle said that the NEA is currently working with the FCC on how to get increased investment in the E-rate program because, through that program, dollars can be distributed in an equitable manner. Vrain Valley School District in 2009 and was named 2013 Superintendent of the Year by the National Association of School Superintendents.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 3, 2021

Leveraging new funding opportunities such as E-Rate or ESSER, the superintendents faced with unique challenges used the funding sources thoughtfully. Ann served as Executive Director for Educational Technology in Klein ISD, near Houston, Texas until September 2013, when she and her family moved to Los Angeles, California.

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Broadband E-rate BYOD Accessibility 98

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2018

Middle school: h-a-t-e-d it. But a national survey indicates this optimism may be misplaced: Just 16 percent of college instructors rated incoming students as “well” or “very well” prepared for college-level work, according to the 2015 study by ACT, the creators of the standardized college entrance exam. School just isn’t for me.

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E-rate Industry Report Survey 96

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

The end of the day today is the final deadline to get in a proposal to speak at next week''s free and online 2013 Global STEMx Education Conference (STEMxCon.com) , September 19 - 21. This is a great opportunity to share your work or ideas! We have an absolutely terrific lineup of keynote speakers.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 22, 2018

The Founder’s Library at Howard University in Washington, DC. Grand Valley State University professor in 2013 in the academic e-journal Education Policy. How else can a black student rate less than half in state funding at an HBCU than a student at the predominantly white school at Chapel Hill?

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E-rate System Report Industry 104

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. First, learn how to discover new tools rated for learning, mapped to Common Core, and see how other teachers are using them.

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Google Classroom Digital Citizenship Conference 54

Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2019

He reads e-books and takes courses using a tablet computer. An APDS tablet, which students use to study, read e-books and watch TED Talks. / Joel Castón uses a tablet in the library of the D.C. In one jurisdiction, the company’s program helped increase GED pass rates by 57 percent, says Arti Finn, APDS co-founder.

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NeverEndingSearch

NOVEMBER 26, 2016

6) (Note: Most of these tasks could authentically be taught in our libraries during the natural course of any inquiry project.). Triangulate: Try to verify the information in multiple sources, including traditional media and library databases. Check out the post That Chain E-Mail Your Friend Sent to You is (Likely) Bogus.

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Social Media Handbook Facebook Report 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. 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).” They haven’t.).

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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. .”

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E-rate Digital Divide Broadband Libraries 49

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 11, 2016

Martin had the lowest ratings possible for achievement and improvement on its state report card that year. Not only is the middle school new, but the high school graduation rate has soared from 57 percent to 91 percent in four years. The growth in the graduation rate at Dillon High School over four years.

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E-rate Course Policies Advocacy 40

Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

” Via PBS Newshour : “GOP reinstates usage of ‘ illegal alien ’ in Library of Congress ’ records.” Randall filed the suit in 2013, eight months after the university fired basketball coach Mike Rice’s for mistreating his players.” million total. Data, Privacy, and Surveillance.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 15, 2017

Yet the long-term benefits of preschool — including higher high-school graduation rates and job salaries, better self-control and fewer arrests — are linked to quality programs that students attended for a year or more. In Phoenix , parents join their children for a seven-session “boot camp” held at library branches and community centers.

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E-rate Elementary Study Report 63

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Via Inside Higher Ed : “Frank Brogan, the chancellor of the Pennsylvania State University System from 2013 until retiring this year, has joined the Department of Education in the Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development – likely ahead of a nomination to a separate position.” More via Politico.

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Education Facebook Company Report 45

Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

” “Schools, Libraries Miss Out on Millions in E-Rate Funds,” according to EdTech Magazine – some $245 million for the 2014 fiscal year. ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “Second Former Vanderbilt Athlete Is Found Guilty in 2013 Campus Rape.” ’” LOL job titles.

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Coursera Education E-rate Company 60

Hack Education

DECEMBER 6, 2016

” Tuition keeps going up and up and up, although as The Wall Street Journal noted this fall, published tuition rates only rose 2.4% million in 2013–14. The Department of Education echoed that data , announcing in September that “the three-year federal student loan cohort default rate dropped from 11.8

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Hayden is the first new librarian of Congress since 1987,” The New York Times observed at her swearing in in September, “and brings with her another generation’s ideas about accessibility, technology and the role that libraries play in society.” million in E-Rate rebates.).

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