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Technology News & Innovation in K-12 Education

President Joe Biden's Federal Communications Commission (FCC) took a major step toward finalizing the restoration of net neutrality on Thursday.

The FCC is currently looking at proposals to fund Wi-Fi on school buses across the nation, and one Vermont school district is already implementing the technology in its vehicles.

Civic Nation and Verizon are promoting awareness about the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) and working to close the digital divide.

The International WeLoveU Foundation recently distributed backpacks and school supply kits to 890 students at Meadowcreek Elementary School as part of the “Closing the Homework Gap: Packs on Backs &

Latest round of FCC Emergency Connectivity Funds will deliver digital tools and services to approximately 115,000 students nationwide through schools and libraries. #pressrelease

The role of technology as an agent for creating more leveled playing fields for student learning is not new – but it has not been fully articulated before now. As a result of using technology as a platform for remote learning, both teachers and administrators now place a higher valuation on the role of technology to support students’ future success.

To date over $6.6 billion in funding has been committed in ongoing work to close the homework gap.

News Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Press Secretary, Paloma Perez, highlighted the progress of a trio of key initiatives: the Affordable Connectivity Programme (ACP), the Broadband Maps, and closing the Homework Gap Speaking at the first ever edition of Total Telecom’s Connected America conference in Dallas, Texas, FCC Press Secretary Paloma Perez took to the stage…

08.02.2023 - To ensure financially challenged households stay connected to their world, T-Mobile — through Assurance Wireless, the Un-carrier’s Lifeline Assistance brand — expands its participation in the federal government’s Affordable Connectivity Program ...