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Broadband Access COVID-19 Hybrid Learning Model 一 Featured 一 HP Student Opportunity Gaps

June 30, 2020

Partnership to Support Student Technology Needs in Minnesota

A lack of access to broadband internet and technology has long been a challenge across…

Dawn Zimmerman

Broadband Access COVID-19 Funding Student Needs 一 Featured 一 HP Funding Student Needs 一 Maps on Issues

May 22, 2020

New Map & Analysis on Broadband Need for Minnesota Students

Nearly 31,000 rural public school students live in households that do not have broadband Internet…

Dawn Zimmerman

Broadband Access COVID-19 Student Opportunity Gaps 一 Featured 一 HP Student Opportunity Gaps 一 Maps on Issues

May 1, 2020

New Report on Broadband Availability in Minnesota

A new map with the latest from Minnesota’s Office of Broadband Development shows rural households…

Dawn Zimmerman

Broadband Access COVID-19 Student Opportunity Gaps 一 Featured 一 HP Student Opportunity Gaps

April 23, 2020

Distance Learning Extended to End of School Year

Minnesota's K-12 public schools will remain closed and continue distance learning through the end of…

Dawn Zimmerman

Broadband Access COVID-19

March 18, 2020

Internet Access for Distance Learning

Internet access for students is gaining more attention as schools across Minnesota seek to develop…

Dawn Zimmerman

Broadband Access

January 15, 2020

FCC Publishes Order on E-Rate Funds

The FCC released its long-awaited order on the E-Rate category 2 formula. The Commission agreed…

Dawn Zimmerman

Broadband Access 一 HP Student Opportunity Gaps

December 14, 2019

Minnesota’s Progress on Internet Connectivity for Students

Minnesota made significant progress over the past five years on internet connectivity and scalability for…

Dawn Zimmerman

Broadband Access Facility Fallout Funding Student Needs Student Opportunity Gaps 一 Featured 一 HP Funding Student Needs

May 23, 2019

Special Session: Key Impacts on Minnesota Schools

Minnesota legislators will meet beginning at 10 am on Friday for a one-day special session…

Dawn Zimmerman

Achievement & Assessment Broadband Access Career and College Readiness Early Learning Facility Fallout Funding Student Needs Quality Teachers 一 Featured 一 HP Student Opportunity Gaps

April 13, 2019

Tale of Two Different E-12 Proposals: Share Impact with Lawmakers

The House and Senate are progressing very different Omnibus E-12 bills both in terms of…

Dawn Zimmerman

Broadband Access 一 HP Student Opportunity Gaps

October 4, 2018

Minnesota Ranks 3rd in High-Speed Broadband for Students

Minnesota represents among the fastest growing states in ensuring high-speed broadband access to students, according…

Dawn Zimmerman

Broadband Access Early Learning Facility Fallout Funding Student Needs Quality Teachers Student Opportunity Gaps 一 HP Facility Fallout

April 22, 2018

What’s at Stake for Schools this Legislative Session?

The final four weeks of the Minnesota legislative session could bring support for teacher pensions,…

Dawn Zimmerman

Broadband Access Facility Fallout Funding Student Needs

April 8, 2018

Lawmakers Return from Easter Break

The Minnesota Legislature reconvenes this week after a weeklong break for Easter holiday and faces…

Dawn Zimmerman