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Over $5 Billion Requested by States in FCC’s Emergency Connectivity Fund Program
Content type: News
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10 September, 2021
Last month, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that the first round of filing for the Emergency Connectivity Fund Program attracted over $5 billion in requests from all 50 states, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto...
NCLD and Understood Publish Resources on Effective Teaching Practices
Content type: News
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10 September, 2021
The National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) and Understood have released a series of new resources collectively titled "Forward Together: Pandemic Lessons for Effective Teaching Practices." The resources include a survey of educators’ experiences...
Rep. Jamaal Bowman Unveils Legislation that Targets Climate Change in K-12 Schools
Content type: News
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21 July, 2021
Last week, Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) introduced the Green New Deal for Public Schools Act, a piece of legislation that calls for unprecedented investments in public school infrastructure in order to combat the effects of climate change.
U.S. Department of Education Announces $800m for Students Facing Homelessness
Content type: News
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30 April, 2021
Last week, the U.S. Department of Education announced the availability of $800 million in emergency funding through the American Rescue Plan Act to support students experiencing homelessness.
Survey Results: Poor Students with Disabilities Less Likely to Access Remote Learning
Content type: News
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2 June, 2020
According to a survey of 1,500 U.S. parents released by the advocacy group ParentsTogether, the nation’s poorest students are accessing remote learning as little as once a week or less.
CEC Joins Colleagues to Urge Congress to Address the “Homework Gap”
Content type: News
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24 November, 2020
On Friday, 60 national education organizations—including CEC—penned a letter to House and Senate leadership urging Congress to provide $12 billion to schools and libraries to ensure that students and educators have Internet access and devices.
E-Rate Bill Introduced in the U.S. House
Content type: News
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28 April, 2020
On Tuesday, Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) introduced a new bill that would provide $2 billion in emergency funding to the E-Rate program to support distance learning, including Wi-Fi hotspots, modems, routers, and other technology that can bring...
Bipartisan, Bicameral Group of Lawmakers Support Emergency Broadband Funding
Content type: News
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14 April, 2020
Legislators from both the House and Senate sent a letter to congressional leaders urging them to provide support for rural broadband relief so that small internet carriers can sustain services and upgrades for schools and families in low-income areas.
CAP Proposes Public Education Opportunity Grants
Content type: News
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9 October, 2020
The Center for American Progress (CAP) released a report this week that proposes a new federal grant program, the Public Education Opportunity Grants, to make public education more equitable.
USDA Plans to Deliver Boxed Meals to Students from Rural Schools
Content type: News
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24 March, 2020
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will partner with the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty, McLane Global, and PepsiCo to deliver 1 million meals per week to students from rural schools closed due to coronavirus.