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IT Infrastructure & Management
Calif. Community Builds Homegrown Internet Network for Schools
The network was built with the help of an FCC program called the Educational Broadband Service, which needs to be opened up to more schools, critics say.
IT Infrastructure & Management
Education Groups Call for FCC Action on Huge Tech Resource
Possibly billions of dollars worth of a public educational telecommunications resource has languished unused and unlicensed within the federal government, estimates show.
Classroom Technology
Modern E-Rate Puts Telephones On Hold in K-12
Thanks to declining state aid and disappearing federal e-rate subsidies for "legacy" technologies, districts are struggling to pay for telephone equipment and services.
IT Infrastructure & Management
State Ed-Tech Leaders Outline Ambitious Broadband Goals
Despite major strides in getting schools connected to the internet, state ed-tech leaders are calling for redoubled efforts to provide equitable access to technology.
IT Infrastructure & Management
FCC Expands 'Lifeline' Program to Bridge the Digital Divide
Education and civil rights groups hailed the move as a critical step toward closing the "homework gap" that exists between students with and without adequate Internet access.
IT Infrastructure & Management
Districts Still Struggling to Equip Schools With High-Speed Internet
Cost and rural settings are among the barriers as districts strive to bring fast broadband access to schools, according to a report from the Consortium for School Networking.
Families & the Community
Opinion
Giving Parents, and Teachers, the Right Information
In San Francisco, two simple communication strategies are narrowing the achievement gap, write Richard Carranza, Susanna Loeb, and Benjamin York.
Teaching
District Extends Wi-Fi to Students in Public Housing
The Kent, Wash., district has set up kiosks with Web connectivity across the community, including public-housing complexes, to help students take part in blended learning away from school.
IT Infrastructure & Management
FCC Plan for 'Net Neutrality' Addresses Schools' Needs
The proposal, if approved Feb. 26, would for the first time regulate broadband firms that provide high-speed Internet service as though they were public utilities.
IT Infrastructure & Management
E-Rate Undergoing Major Policy, Budget Upgrades
A series of broad policy changes to the E-rate will bring billions of dollars in increased funding and a greater focus on high-speed wireless technologies to schools and libraries.
IT Infrastructure & Management
Wi-Fi-Enabled Bus Connects Students in Poor Calif. Community
For children in Salton City, Calif., a school bus with a Wi-Fi router parked outside their trailer park community provides the Internet access they don’t have at home.
IT Infrastructure & Management
Perceived Threat to Net Neutrality Sparks Furor
The Federal Communications Commission, weighing new rules, received a flood of responses from educators and educational technology companies urging the agency to preserve the open Internet for schools.
IT Infrastructure & Management
Schools Set to Adjust to Revamped E-Rate Policies
A new version of the E-rate program will include funding for school and library wireless-technology projects, and phase out support for services that federal officials see as outmoded.
IT Infrastructure & Management
FCC Prepares to Vote on E-Rate Overhaul
Schools and libraries hungry for faster and more reliably funded Wi-Fi connections will be watching the July 11 open meeting of the Federal Communications Commission closely.