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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>

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…

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>

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…

Providing free wireless hotspots helps this district close the equity gap

August 4, 2015 by By Robert Dillon

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…

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

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

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

July 20, 2015 by By Chad Hunter, Times Record, Fort Smith, Ark.

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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>

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…

Columbia Public Schools standardizes on Ruckus for Gigabit Wi-Fi

July 8, 2015 by Laura Ascione

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…

New service lets you pay for only the bandwidth you need

July 8, 2015July 8, 2015 by By Dennis Pierce

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.

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>

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…

Ohio districts move to gigabit broadband

June 3, 2015 by Laura Ascione

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…

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