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Cost is still keeping districts from boosting broadband speeds

January 10, 2018January 3, 2018 by Laura Ascione

Cost remains the biggest hurdle for schools trying to increase broadband connectivity speeds for students, according to CoSN's 2017 Annual Infrastructure Survey. The majority of school districts--85 percent,…

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Infographic: Why mobile technology is hurting some students

April 21, 2017April 21, 2017 by Laura Ascione

internet access

Although most children in families earning below the median U.S. household income have internet access and devices that connect to it, they struggle with being "under-connected." Ninety-four percent…

Closing the homework gap for 1 million students

January 17, 2017 by Mark Davis, The Kansas City Star

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Innovative district expands access like never before using E-rate

November 1, 2017November 23, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Thanks to a major funding refresh, one district found that it's now possible to support its one-to-one initiative without scaling back access for other services or devices. Could…

5 infrastructure concerns for district technology leaders

May 7, 2019November 9, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a>@eSN_Laura</a>

school broadband

The growing need for more internet bandwidth is being pushed by an increase in the number of students with devices, according to CoSN's Annual Infrastructure Survey. Increases in…

5 ways connected school buses are on the rise

November 8, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

school bus wi-fi

As internet connectivity becomes a necessity for schools and students, there is a new call for the government to make school bus wi-fi eligible for federal E-rate funding.…

These strategies could help your district beat the homework gap

November 3, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Efforts to bring high-speed internet to all classrooms in the country have been bolstered by advocacy groups and by President Obama's ConnectEd initiative, but one critical area lags…

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Can your internet service provider help close the digital divide?

August 10, 2016 by Chike Aguh

Darriale Bradley and her family spent many nights in the parking lot of fast food restaurants, but not because of ... Read more

Is dark fiber in your district’s future?

July 22, 2016July 22, 2016 by Bridget McCrea

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) began allowing E-rate applicants to apply for discounts for dark fiber and self-provisioned fiber. These ... Read more

Dark fiber could be the future of school networking

June 29, 2016 by Bridget McCrea

Dark fiber is helping some districts scale broadband for tomorrow, not today. Is it the future of networking?

Free wi-fi project could level the playing field for students

June 27, 2016June 27, 2016 by Nick McCrea, Bangor Daily News

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Most districts are doing nothing about the homework gap; a few are making a big difference

June 22, 2016 by Keith Krueger

3 out of 4 districts have little plan for providing off-campus internet. But an innovative few are finding solutions and leading the charge.

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…

EnGenius introduces K-12 schools to a new network solution

March 28, 2016March 28, 2016 by Laura Ascione

EnGenius Technologies, Inc., a provider of high-performance, versatile networking and telecommunications solutions for businesses and consumers, recently introduced its new Neutron Series Distributed Network Management Solution. The Neutron…

Alabama commits $12M to beef up wireless in poor and rural schools

February 25, 2016 by Tim Lockette, The Anniston Star

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District Management

School leadership toolkit targets digital equity

February 24, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

A new toolkit aims to improve digital equity in school systems across the nation by helping district leaders develop thoughtful and measured strategies to narrow the homework gap…

The ‘under-connected’ are the new internet access challenge

February 15, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

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Though technology's critical role in academic and workforce success is increasing, many low- and moderate-income families, while connected to the internet, are plagued by slow speeds or mobile-only…

Kajeet honors ‘Action Heroes’ closing the Homework Gap

February 3, 2016 by Laura Ascione

Kajeet, a provider of safe mobile student internet connectivity, has launched its 2016 campaign to highlight the “real action heroes” in school districts working to close the Homework…

District Management

5 education issues that should be on the presidential candidates’ radar

February 3, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

presidential-education

The presidential campaign and debates among candidates have shed light on the issues most important to the U.S. public—and among those issues is K-12 education, from new laws…

District Management

This is how your infrastructure should look before your next tech rollout

March 4, 2016February 3, 2016 by Peter West

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Follow these guidelines to create a technology infrastructure that support teachers and students, and take a quick quiz to test your readiness.

Idaho’s virtual charter schools have a 20 percent grad rate

January 28, 2016January 28, 2016 by Betsy Z. Russell, The Spokesman-Review

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District Management

New tool helps districts compare bandwidth pricing

March 4, 2016January 22, 2016 by Laura Ascione

The nonprofit EducationSuperHighway on Jan. 21 launched a beta version of Compare & Connect K-12, an online tool that makes the internet services that schools receive more transparent.…

Alabama district puts wi-fi on buses

January 5, 2016 by By Deangelo McDaniel, The Decatur Daily

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District Management

The 5 reasons schools don’t have better internet connectivity

November 5, 2015 by By Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

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School leaders said affordability remains the top barrier to robust internet connectivity in their schools, according to the Consortium for School Networking’s (CoSN) 3rd Annual Infrastructure Survey released…

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When one-to-one goes wrong

October 21, 2015 by By Bridget McCrea

Not all one-to-one implementations are smooth sailing. From filtering and training to server crashes, here's what to keep an eye on.

Kentucky deploys 480 Mbps broadband across state

September 25, 2015 by By Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

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All 173 districts in Kentucky will have access to high-speed, fiber-based connectivity of more than 480 Megabits per second thanks to a partnership between the state department of…

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