WASHINGTON – Today, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler announced the agency will double its investment – with an additional $2 billion over the next two years – in support of broadband networks in our nation’s schools and libraries. The FCC will also streamline the application process, increase transparency, provide more assistance to schools…
In Plain English: KS HB 2201
Summary Kansas HB 2201 (Open States or Kansas Legislature) establishes the telecommunications study committee, which will study the creation of a state broadband fund to support the availability of advanced telecommunications capability throughout the state. It also authorizes the Board of Regents to fix, charge, and collect user fees for services provided by the Kan-ed…
5 Feb 2014
Trust in the Classroom: Protecting Student Data Privacy and Security
The expanding array of education opportunities enabled by digital technology and broadband networks necessitates a renewed commitment to establishing trust with teachers, parents, and students that sensitive information is securely protected. Teachers and students have access to new tools and resources ranging from online gradebooks to online courses, personalized blended learning platforms, and math apps…
24 Jan 2014
Learning Takes the Lead in Georgia
“Digital learning has the potential to leverage technology to transform our educational system by providing students, parents, and educators more flexibility over the time, place, path, and pace of learning. In other words, it individualizes each student’s educational experience and shifts the teacher’s role from being the source of information to being a guide alongside…
18 Dec 2013
New FCC Chairman Praises Digital Learning in New Speech & E-Book
Policy either restricts or encourages innovation and growth. Now, more than ever, it is crucial to have leadership in government which recognizes the changing nature of our education system and understands that old models of support and regulation are not sufficient for the new normal in schools. This week, in a new e-book and his…
5 Dec 2013
Education Coalition Pushes E-Rate Reform
Critical to realizing the promise of digital learning is the need for true connectivity. If all students are to tap into the world’s knowledge, leveraging high quality resources as they explore, grow in skills and truly personalize learning, then ensuring that all students have access to high quality broadband is vital. This push for connectivity…
8 Nov 2013
Connecting Schools to True Success
There are no silver bullets in education reform. No one solution will help lift schools in America out of the 20th Century, harness the power of technology, erase the achievement gap and ensure that a quality education can be attained by every single child. Like in so many parts of life and politics, meaningful change…
24 Oct 2013
Coalition Calls for E-Rate Reform
By Nathan Martin September 16, 2013 It is time for E-rate to be reformed and modernized. Today, Digital Learning Now! joins the Council for Chief State School Officers, the Alliance for Excellent Education, iNACOL, Chiefs for Change, the Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools and the Knowledge Alliance in submitting comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in…
16 Sep 2013