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Increasing K-12 tech accessibility

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Key points: Schools must ensure greater access to the tech tools students and teachers need The digital divide still holds students back DEI in action: eSN Innovation Roundtable For more news on classroom equity, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership hub Believing that all students have the same access to technology is a mistake.

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Kajeet Awards $550,000 To 22 Organizations for Purchasing Connectivity Solutions That Drive Digital Inclusion in Education

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(PRWEB) JUNE 23, 2022 — Kajeet® , a leading provider of wireless connectivity, software and hardware solutions that deliver secure, reliable and managed IoT solutions to over 3,000 businesses, schools and districts, and state and local governments, today announced the 22 recipients of its 2022 Homework Gap Grant.

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DEI in action: eSN Innovation Roundtable

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When we’re talking about DEI, how we use technology with specific subgroups can either exacerbate or help with the achievement gap we see. Internet access is not affordable for all families, so that raises the question around whether this is about equitable access to technology or about affordability.

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Districts put DEI into action

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When were talking about DEI, how we use technology with specific subgroups can either exacerbate or help with the achievement gap we see. Internet access is not affordable for all families, so that raises the question around whether this is about equitable access to technology or about affordability.

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Supporting Students Means Taking Care of Parents, Too. Here?s How Schools Can Help.

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This emotional stress, often compounded by social isolation and difficulty accessing basic resources (such as food and housing), interferes with the adult’s ability to engage with their child’s education and wellbeing. For example, EmPath ’s comprehensive coaching program builds adult capacity to achieve long-term financial sustainability.

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How Transparent is School Data When Parents Can’t Find or Understand it?

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Several parents with children in low-performing schools view a child’s academic struggles as an individual responsibility — their child’s fault, or their own — but access to and understanding of school data can help them identify broader problems. For example, is only their child reading below grade-level or are a majority of the students?

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Tightrope Brings Online and OTT Channel Publishing to Schools and More with Cablecast VIO Stream

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Extending the “add once, publish everywhere” efficiency of Tightrope’s proven Cablecast broadcast automation solution to organizations that don’t have their own television channel, VIO Stream enables local governments, schools, churches, and businesses to dramatically expand the public’s access to their content with unprecedented ease.