Action for Digital Equity
Betty Garcia-Hill has 19 years of experience in K-12 education, including transitioning the seventh largest district in the United States to online assessment and instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic. But…
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Ready or Not, Here it Comes! Take time to reflect on the lessons learned last year to create improved learning experiences for all students.
Some of life’s best lessons are learned in the worst of times. ~Ani DeFranco If there ever was a time for innovation and implementation of new technology tools and hardware,…
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Tick Tock – Time’s Running Out to Apply for ECF!
The window to file an application for the $7.17 billion Emergency Connectivity Funds closes on August 13, 2021. Schools and libraries can apply for financial support to purchase laptops and…
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Home Connectivity — from a Digital Equity Lens
As we set our sights on the 2021-2022 year, many school districts are focusing on how they will carry forward new digital learning environments. Schools rethought traditional school models during…
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Working Collaboratively towards Digital Inclusion
The pandemic peeled blinders from our eyes exposing ways people are excluded from digital opportunities like learning, employment, telehealth. These are linked to digital access including internet access, devices, apps,…
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CoSN Applauds the Unanimous, Bipartisan Approval of the $7 Billion Program to Address Homework Gap
For over two decades, CoSN’s advocacy efforts have focused on ubiquitous broadband access for K12 students to support equitable educational opportunities. Most recently, CoSN has advocated for emergency federal funding…
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Student Connectivity — There is no one-size-fits all approach!
Reliable broadband connectivity like utilities needs to be a requirement and service that is available to each and every student in today’s world. Addressing the value of quality, broadband connectivity…
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Prioritizing the Privacy Work for the Technology-Enabled School District
In the midst of important discussions on data privacy and security taking place across the nation, school leaders can easily forget how and why we adopted the array of applications…
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