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Bringing Up the Bandwidth
ConnectED initiative aims high, but there’s more to consider. GUEST COLUMN | by John Harrington President Obama has called for high speed digital connections to our schools and libraries, “ensuring that 99 percent of American students can benefit” from advances … Continue reading
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Tagged classroom internet, ConnectED, e-rate reform, equal access, erate, funding technology, Funds for Learning, President Obama
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Two Areas Where Innovations Are Not Happening
Empowering families, parents and caregivers in early childhood education. GUEST COLUMN | by Chris Drew Saul Khan is flipping classrooms. Coursera and other MOOCs are opening access to elite universities in unprecedented ways. School choice and the chartered school movement … Continue reading
Trends | Student Cellphone Learning
Here’s a great graphic with data from Pew Research Center on a relevant topic these days. Because nearly everyone has a smartphone, bringing technology into the classroom is already a fait accompli — recognizing that fact and turning it into … Continue reading
Rethink Remake
Six factors driving today’s digital transition. GUEST COLUMN | by Scott Kinney Over the last decade, a convergence of economic, political, social and technological forces have spurred educators, parents, students, policymakers, academics and other stakeholders to rethink and, in many … Continue reading
Trends | EdTech’s 10 Most Active Acquirers
Here’s a closer look at that $1.1B Ed Tech venture capital financing in 2012, data courtesy of CB Insights, an information services firm tracking investment in technology companies. The list includes larger education companies, both private and public, that have been most active … Continue reading
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Tagged CB Insights, edtech acquirers, edtech growth, edtech investors, venture capital in edtech
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