California is one of more than 20 states to file suit to stop the Federal Communication Commission’s order, calling it “arbitrary, capricious, and an abuse of discretion.”
A recent survey by the Consortium for School Networking found that 40 percent of school district leaders said their systems offer one digital learning device per student.
Hawaii’s Education Department seeks community learning centers, while Atlanta wants summer programs and a Minnesota district is in the market for wireless networking.
Data about homeschoolers, ranking of ed-tech tools, the end of “net neutrality,” and fast-growing companies generated a lot of interest this year.
New York’s state education department requests summer college-prep programs for deaf students, while an Alaska district is looking for a student information system, and a rural Missouri district wants new networking equipment.
An FCC commissioner critical of the agencies’ proposed memorandum of understanding blasts it as a “confusing, lackluster, reactionary afterthought” that will not safeguard the public.
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Students' Inability to Use Online Content Can Pose Big Barriers for K-12 Providers
Forty-four percent of teachers report that students’ homework assignments face barriers because of parents who can’t figure out how to use school-issued digital devices for educational purposes.
San Diego Unified is looking for an internet content-filtering solution, and Canon City schools in Colorado want professional development for a Chromebook implementation. The Lancaster, Pa. district seeks a student information system.
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s proposal to dismantle “net neutrality” policies adopted two years are being greeted skeptically by some school officials.
A New Jersey district seeks a student information system, while an Oregon district wants an LMS and a large Alabama district is seeking a wireless internet network.