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7 Ways to Close the Access Gap

Tom Murray

Over the past few years, districts have been working diligently to close the access gap (coined in D.C. The statistics regarding the need are clear and I believe that equity in access is one of the main issues facing school leaders today. EveryoneOn.org is a non-profit that works to support families in obtaining access at home.

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Clear Hurdles to Foster True Innovation in K–12 Schools

EdTech Magazine

Economically disadvantaged students get Wi-Fi access through backpacks. Learning comes alive for students and the future moves within reach. . Those are examples of the broader promise and end results. CHECK IT OUT : Read what three K–12 leaders say about ensuring students have equal access to digital resources.

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Clear Hurdles to Foster True Innovation in K–12 Schools

EdTech Magazine

Economically disadvantaged students get Wi-Fi access through backpacks. Learning comes alive for students and the future moves within reach. . Those are examples of the broader promise and end results. CHECK IT OUT : Read what three K–12 leaders say about ensuring students have equal access to digital resources.

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Clear Hurdles to Foster True Innovation in K–12 Schools

EdTech Magazine

Economically disadvantaged students get Wi-Fi access through backpacks. Learning comes alive for students and the future moves within reach. . Those are examples of the broader promise and end results. CHECK IT OUT : Read what three K–12 leaders say about ensuring students have equal access to digital resources.

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Education Technology’s High-Speed Evolution During the Pandemic and Beyond

edWeb.net

Now, the ongoing efforts to develop and secure schools’ computer systems remain crucial and challenging as district officials respond to fast-changing situations and make plans for the future. More than 10,000 of the district’s students and their families did not have internet access at home, and many parents did not speak English.

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Good News from Our Nation’s Capital

EdNews Daily

and only Isolated good examples? Public Schools, digital equity and access to technology at home is a very real problem. information and access for families? , limited fidelity to models, limited professional development?, inconsistent resource use? of technology in practice. Because of the poverty among families in D.C.

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Looking Back on Three Years of the ConnectED Initiative: Did It Deliver?

Edsurge

Back in late 2013, Barack Obama and the White House launched the ConnectED Initiative , an effort to bring almost $2 billion worth of high-quality broadband, technology and professional development to schools and districts across the U.S. Take Adobe , for example. corporations, from Apple to Adobe. 17), he can count securing a $1.5

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