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3 Google Fiber programs that could help ease the digital divide

May 12, 2016May 11, 2016 by Bridget McCrea

Google Fiber has started providing affordable internet in certain communities. Now schools are starting to wonder how it will affect students' internet challenges, both in and out of…

District Management

Think big: How to jumpstart tech use in low-income schools

February 10, 2014 by Staff and wire services reports

The challenges of rural schools are many of the same (though not all) that low-income public schools face across the country: inadequate access to technology and broadband, tight…

Teaching Trends

Funding formula shows potential to help disadvantaged

January 15, 2014 by Staff and wire services reports

Weighted student budgeting comes and goes in American school districts, the Washington Post reports.

Teaching Trends

Anatomy of a 6,000-hour deficit

November 4, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

As we recently reported, by the time a child from a low-income family reaches sixth grade, he or she has spent an estimated 6,000 fewer hours learning than…

Think big: How to jumpstart tech use in low-income schools

Funding formula shows potential to help disadvantaged

Anatomy of a 6,000-hour deficit

With AI coaching, a math platform helps students tackle tough concepts

Fighting chronic absenteeism with data-driven insights–and a little fun, too

CoSN State Chapters Grow With Additions of MACE and CoSNE

New Slate of Inspiring and Engaging Standards-Aligned Content Added to Discovery Education Experience for Back-to-School 2025

Frontline Education Announces Chris Collins as New Chief Customer Officer

NoRedInk and the National Writing Project Partner to Inspire the Next Generation of Writers in the Age of Gen AI

Almost 2,000 Schools and Districts Choose Lexia® English Language Development™ to Support Emergent Bilingual Students’ English Language Acquisition

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