Education Technology

Gabrielle and Ethan Archibald take school classes virtually as schools go back online to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ramsey, New Jersey, U.S. September 11, 2020. Kimberlee Bradshaw Archibald/Handout via REUTERS

TechTank

How courageous schools partnering with local communities can overcome digital inequalities during COVID-19

Nicol Turner Lee

Thursday, September 17, 2020

Khila Harris (from left), 15, Eric Harris, 12, and Kaylee Jones, 9, work on their laptops on the first day of school Monday, Aug. 31, 2020, from their home in Memphis.083120 Scsfirstday 13 Msg

TechTank

The broadband industry steps up to connect students when the FCC will not

Tom Wheeler

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Students use tablet PCs as they have a lesson in the classroom at a primary school in Langfang city, south China's Hebei province, 24 April 2018.A primary school in Langfang city of Hebei province has introduced tablet PCs into class to facilitate the mathematics teaching. Every student is equipped with a tablet computer in class. The primary school is the first piloted school for smart class in the city. Currently, electronic devices have been applied to seven schools.No Use China. No Use France.

Podcast Episode

How education technology can improve learning for all students

Alejandro J. Ganimian, Emiliana Vegas, and Fred Dews

Friday, September 11, 2020

Education Plus Development

To make ed tech work, set clear goals, review the evidence, and pilot before you scale

Alejandro J. Ganimian and Emiliana Vegas

Thursday, September 10, 2020

Reports

Essay

Realizing the promise: How can education technology improve learning for all?

Alejandro J. Ganimian, Emiliana Vegas, Frederick M. Hess, and Frederick Hess

Thursday, September 10, 2020

Report

Beyond reopening schools: How education can emerge stronger than before COVID-19

Emiliana Vegas and Rebecca Winthrop

Tuesday, September 8, 2020

Report

What do we know about the expansion of K-12 computer science education?

Emiliana Vegas and Brian Fowler

Tuesday, August 4, 2020

Martin Vernaza, 8, studies at home after school closes during the mandatory isolation decreed by the Colombian government as a preventive measure against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Bogota, Colombia April 2, 2020. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez

Report

School closures, government responses, and learning inequality around the world during COVID-19

Emiliana Vegas

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Dec 4, 2019; Dilley, TX, U.S.A; Young migrants use computers inside a classroom in the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas Mandatory Credit: Courtney Sacco-USA TODAY

Telecommunications & Internet

Bridging digital divides between schools and communities

Nicol Turner Lee

Monday, March 2, 2020

Blog Posts

13th year old student Jayen in her bedroom in front of her laptops during distance virtual school learning amid Coronavirus Pandemic in Broward County, Florida Public Schools. Florida began their experience with online virtual distance learning, amid the growing coronavirus pandemic on March 31, 2020 in Miramar, Florida. (Photo by JL/Sipa USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.

Brown Center Chalkboard

Rural school districts can be creative in solving the internet connectivity gap—but they need support

Alice Opalka, Alexis Gable, Tara Nicola, and Jennifer Ash

Monday, August 10, 2020

Ayak Chol Deng, 31, an epidemiologist, spoken word poet, activist, and a founding member of Ana Taban, poses for a photograph at her home in Juba, South Sudan, April 20, 2017. Deng was born in a refugee camp in Gambela, briefly lived in Cuba as a child, and then studied and lived in Kharoum, Sudan and Nairobi, Kenya. She is divorced and a mother of three. "I hope for better serviced institutions, better opportunities for youth, a country where I don't need to be from a specific tribe," said Deng. In one of her poems, she writes: "Heal this spirit that's broken, piece together pieces of me, my affiliation, or tongue, colour, politics, restore what’s human in me, peace, come find me, enrich this fist choking, un-taint my disputes, resonating, unhinge my words, elevating, unleash a conciliation, everlasting, peace, come find me." REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu SEARCH "CAMPEANU ANA TABAN" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Education Plus Development

Taking distance learning ‘offline’: Lessons learned from navigating the digital divide during COVID-19

Angelica Towne Amporo and Hawah Nabbuye

Friday, August 7, 2020

Members of a Primary school band are seen on a screen during an online lesson via Zoom in Canberra, Wednesday, April 29, 2020. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVINGNo Use Australia. No Use New Zealand.

TechTank

For schools to reopen, Congress must include broadband funding in the stimulus bill

Nicol Turner Lee

Tuesday, July 28, 2020

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Can we alleviate racism and systemic inequality by expanding broadband during COVID-19?

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

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Past Policy 2020 Event

Back to school amid the COVID-19 pandemic: Balancing students’ right to education against public health

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Webinar: What’s being done to address the growing US digital divide

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

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Leapfrogging Inequality

By Rebecca Winthrop; With Adam Barton and Eileen McGivney

2018

Assessment and teaching of 21st century skills: Research and applications

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Experts

Rebecca Winthrop

Co-director - Center for Universal Education

Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development

@rebeccawinthrop

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Podcast Episode

How universities can help tackle global challenges

Maysa Jalbout and Fred Dews

Friday, November 29, 2019

Podcast Episode

Ending global poverty: Education and digital technology

Adrianna Pita, Rebecca Winthrop, and Laurence Chandy

Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Podcast Episode

MOOCs, college costs, and the future of higher education

Stuart M. Butler and Fred Dews

Friday, May 8, 2015

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