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Networking & Broadband

District Management

Digital equity bill targets ‘homework gap’

September 24, 2015 by By Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>
digital-internet
New legislation introduced in Congress would support "innovative strategies and methods to increase out-of-school access to digital learning resources" in an effort to boost both student and educator…
IT Management

Mobile use rises, but school wi-fi stagnates

September 23, 2015 by By Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>
wi-fi-schools
Just 68 percent of grades 4-12 students in a recent survey said they have Wi-Fi access at school, though 96 percent of those same students have Wi-Fi access…
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Providing free wireless hotspots helps this district close the equity gap

August 4, 2015 by By Robert Dillon
wifi-equity
A new device and hotspots program is helping students in a St. Louis district connect to devices and internet after the last bell. Often, the biggest hurdle is…
Blended Learning

U.S. expanding internet access to 200k low-income kids

July 23, 2015 by By Corinne Kennedy, McClatchy Washington Bureau
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IT Management

Arkansas invests $65 mil. in ultra high-speed internet for schools

July 20, 2015 by By Chad Hunter, Times Record, Fort Smith, Ark.
internet-upgrade
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IT Management

How connected are your state’s classrooms? Check out this map

July 9, 2015July 9, 2015 by By Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>
internet-connectivity
As efforts to increase bandwidth and internet connectivity in K-12 schools grow, a new report from CDW-G, based on a survey of 400 K-12 IT professionals, reveals just…
IT Management

Columbia Public Schools standardizes on Ruckus for Gigabit Wi-Fi

July 8, 2015 by Laura Ascione
ruckus-wi-fi
Ruckus Wireless, Inc. has been selected by Columbia Public Schools to supply next generation Ruckus Smart Wi-Fi products and technology. This is one of the nation's first production…
IT Management

New service lets you pay for only the bandwidth you need

July 8, 2015July 8, 2015 by By Dennis Pierce
broadband-att
A new service from AT&T can scale bandwidth for peak and off-peak periods, like online testing and summer vacation, via an online portal.
District Management

New bill would support innovative internet pilots for students

June 23, 2015 by By Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>
internet-bill
New legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate would support innovative methods to give students access to the internet and digital tools outside of classrooms. The Digital Learning Equity…
IT Management

Ohio districts move to gigabit broadband

June 3, 2015 by Laura Ascione
gigabit-ohio
Fifteen K-12 school districts in Ohio will receive ultra-fast Gigabit broadband speeds in an effort to personalize instruction for students. The announcement comes from ADTRAN's Enabling Communities, Connecting…
IT Management

Xirrus introduces Xtreme Density Wi-Fi

May 13, 2015 by Laura Ascione
xd-wi-fi
Wireless network provider Xirrus has announced Xtreme Density (XD) Wi-Fi, high-density Wi-Fi Access Points (APs) that aim to deliver some of the fastest Wi-Fi available in the industry.…
IT Management

Arkansas launches $13M school broadband upgrade

May 4, 2015 by By Colin Wood, Government Technology
broadband-connectivity
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IT Management

Groups provide broadband to S.C. housing project

April 29, 2015 by Laura Ascione
broadband-wireless
Wireless service provider Kajeet, along with Novatel Wireless, are partnering with South Carolina's Spartanburg School District Seven and the Spartanburg Housing Authority for a pilot program to provide…
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Are cables in the classroom a thing of the past? Maybe

March 25, 2015 by By Peter West
cables-wifi
HDMI over WiFi, specifically Miracast technology, is ready to obsolete cables and transform the classroom—almost. Here's what a wireless future could really look like in our classrooms.
IT Management

Poor internet access hinders Hispanics’ educational success

March 24, 2015 by By Rebecca Lundberg
hispanic-internet
Hispanic Americans are not meeting the economic, educational, and healthcare successes of other ethnic group peers due to inadequate broadband internet access, according to a recent study by…
IT Management

Five strategies for using classroom technology

December 14, 2015March 16, 2015 by Laura Ascione
Technology and digital media continue to represent a powerful pathway for advancing the goals of education, including raising academic achievement and preparing students for college and career, according…
IT Management

Districts boost students’ home internet access

March 10, 2015 by By Alex Cornacchini
internet-kajeet
Wireless provider Kajeet and IT solution provider CDW-G have partnered on the Kajeet Education Broadband program in order to ensure that students have the home internet access necessary…
District Management

Net neutrality gains FCC approval

February 27, 2015 by By Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>
net-neutrality
In a momentous decision for the future of the open internet, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on February 26 approved net neutrality regulations to oversee online traffic and…
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Can self-provisioning your internet save you money?

February 11, 2015 by By Bridget McCrea
self-provisioning
In Evan Marwell’s estimation, anywhere from 10 to 15 percent of the nation’s K-12 school districts have self-provisioned their own fiber networks. In most cases, this CEO of…
IT Management

Mobile broadband solution could ease access concerns

February 10, 2015 by Laura Ascione
broadband-Kajeet
Student access to the internet outside of school is a growing concern among district technology leaders, and with one-third of U.S. public school students lacking broadband at home,…
District Management

FCC’s plan to reclassify internet has big K-12 impact

February 10, 2015 by By Bridget McCrea
fcc-internet
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is proposing clear, sustainable, enforceable rules to preserve and protect the open Internet as a place for innovation and free expression. According to an…
A Network for Success

Santa Fe Public Schools opts for fiber network

May 3, 2015February 3, 2015 by Laura Ascione
fiber-network
Santa Fe Public Schools (SFPS) has partnered with Tellabs, a provider of passive optical network (PON) solutions, to deploy the company's fiber-based Optical LAN network solution in seven…
IT Management

Idaho broadband audit reveals troubling facts

January 19, 2015 by By Nathan Brown, The Times-News
broadband-network
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IT Management

School buses bring Wi-Fi to impoverished families

January 7, 2015 by By Nichole Dobo, The Hechinger Report
bus-wi-fi
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District Management

FCC approves $1.5B E-rate increase

December 26, 2014December 11, 2014 by By Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>
E-rate-FCC
The Federal Communications Commission on Dec. 11 voted to increase funding to the federal E-rate program by $1.5 billion. The additional funding comes from a consumer telephone bill…
IT Management

New Ethernet bridge technology meets bandwidth demands

December 10, 2014 by Laura Ascione
ethernet-bandwidth
As more schools shift to digital learning environments and online assessments, districts are looking for reliable and cost-effective solutions to support high-volume web traffic. ContentKeeper, a provider of…
IT Management

Obama praises educators’ efforts to end digital divide

November 24, 2014 by By Jacqueline Lee, McClatchy Washington Bureau (TNS)
digital-divide
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District Management

Georgia district extends free broadband to Title I schools

November 17, 2014 by Laura Ascione
broadband-access
Through a partnership with wireless service provider Kajeet, Georgia's Fayette County Schools are offering mobile broadband coverage to students in the district’s Title I schools. Partnering with 47…
IT Management

Digital textbooks a worthwhile frustration, Miami-Dade teachers say

November 12, 2014 by By Christina Veiga, Miami Herald
digital-textbooks
Despite challenges, digital textbooks offer far-reaching benefits, according to educators No one is putting pen to paper in Nadia Zananiri’s ... Read more
Featured Best Practice

Four critical decisions when making wireless infrastructure changes

June 5, 2015November 3, 2014 by By Joe Kuzo
As wireless systems in K-12 institutions have likely been in place for several years now, prior to the large influx of personal devices and district owned devices, we…
Featured on eSchool News

States answer access, equity challenges

October 29, 2014 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>
access-equity
Access and equity remain two stubborn issues surrounding ed-tech deployments, but a number of states are carving out innovative ways to put devices in the hands of students…
District Management

With no internet at home, kids crowd libraries for online homework

October 23, 2014 by By Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald
libraries-internet
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District Management

Overcoming the top barrier to school connectivity

May 3, 2015October 21, 2014 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>
internet-connectivity
Funding remains the largest and most-cited obstacle when it comes to updating schools' infrastructure and installing high-speed broadband internet access, according to a survey from the Consortium for…
District Management

10 ways to pursue digital equity with collaborative leadership

September 16, 2014 by By Keith Krueger
digital-equity
Despite all of the impact of technology in our schools, there is an unfortunate reality: not all students have the same access to digital technologies – especially at…
District Management

Broadband pilots could serve as models for other states

August 28, 2014August 28, 2014 by By Dennis Pierce, Special Projects Editor, eSchool News
broadband
Arkansas and Virginia have teamed up with the San Francisco-based nonprofit EducationSuperHighway to design a cost-effective plan for meeting President Obama’s goal of ensuring broadband access for every…
Featured on eSchool News

California’s digital divide still gaping

August 6, 2014July 30, 2014 by From wire reports
digital-divide
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The critical ABCs of 802.11ac

June 30, 2014 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>
802.11ac-network
A relatively new technology standard has huge potential for school connectivity as it aims to relieve congested networks and drastically increase network speed. The 802.11ac standard operates in…
Featured Best Practice

3 ways to solve data and communication shortcomings

May 21, 2014 by By Larry Fruth
Data Security. Big Data. Personalized Data. Data Breech. We all have been inundated lately with the growing complex conversations around data management including the critical information collected in…
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Five key steps to upgrading your wireless network

April 8, 2014 by By Kowshik Bhat
wireless
Are you ready for the nation’s $3 billion wireless overhaul for education—or the move to online testing? Here’s what you need to know.
Best Practices in School IT Management

Big perks for University High School tech support internship

April 4, 2014April 4, 2014 by By Gretchen Zaitzeff & Cory Culbertson
Are you struggling to respond to student and faculty technology issues in a timely manner? Are expensive repairs depleting your tech budget? If your school has a one-to-one…
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