Joshua Bleiberg

Students use computers to study at Elswood Secondary School in Cape Town November 7, 2013. Even the metal grills welded into its walls did not deter burglars from ripping out the copper cables that delivered Internet to the students of this tough neighbourhood. But Elswood's pupils were saved by alternative technology - free wireless connection via unused TV spectrum known as white space. It's being provided by a consortium including Google as part of a wider trial. Elsewhere in the country Microsoft is operating similar pilots. Both are racing to fine tune a technology that could ultimately bring cheap broadband to the entire continent. Picture taken November 7, 2013. To match Feature AFRICA-INTERNET/ REUTERS/Mike Hutchings (SOUTH AFRICA - Tags: EDUCATION BUSINESS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY) - GM1E9BA1EGA01

Are slow internet connections holding back American schools?

Joshua Bleiberg

Monday, September 16, 2019

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Policymakers shouldn’t underestimate the value of high-quality education data

Joshua Bleiberg

Thursday, June 15, 2017

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) commissioner Ajit Pai speaks at a FCC Net Neutrality hearing in Washington February 26, 2015. The FCC is expected Thursday to approve Chairman Tom Wheeler's proposed "net neutrality" rules, regulating broadband providers more heavily than in the past and restricting their power to control download speeds on the web. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

2017: E-Rate’s make or break year

Joshua Bleiberg

Thursday, March 9, 2017

MACEDONIAN CHILDREN WORK ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

Declining support for Common Core oversimplifies public opinion on common standards

Joshua Bleiberg

Monday, October 10, 2016

An illustration picture shows a woman holding her Apple Ipad tablet which displays a tactile keyboard under the Google home page in Bordeaux, Southwestern France, February 4, 2013. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau (FRANCE - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS) - RTR3DCJL

Why don’t schools use the cloud? It’s worth the challenge

Joshua Bleiberg

Friday, September 2, 2016

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Are school internet connections fast enough to support personalized learning?

Joshua Bleiberg

Wednesday, June 15, 2016

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Personalized learning is a useful tool, not a panacea

Joshua Bleiberg

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

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Pushing education forward with education technology standards

Joshua Bleiberg

Friday, February 5, 2016

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Overcoming state education data capacity issues

Joshua Bleiberg

Monday, November 30, 2015

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Making data work for students: Why research partnerships between academics and policymakers are critical

Joshua Bleiberg

Friday, October 16, 2015