Facebook’s COO Sheryl Sandberg has said, “Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence.” Candice Dodson was that leader. Sadly, we lost Candice’s bright light in July but we are here to affirm that her impact and her influence continues to be […]
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The Lighting of A Candle: SETDA Announces the Candice Dodson Influencer Award
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Joint SETDA and CoSN statement on FCC Rural Telecommunications Offer
October 2nd, 2020 by Christine FoxSETDA and CoSN commend the FCC for acting this week to help rural telecommunications providers offer affordable broadband to qualified students. The agency’s decision to revise tariffs for rural providers is a helpful action at this historic moment when far too many rural students lack access to online learning. More steps must be taken, however, […]
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SETDA and CoSN commend the FCC’s Emergency E-rate Filing Window
September 17th, 2020 by Christine FoxSETDA and CoSN commend the Wireline Bureau for opening an emergency E-rate filing window to help schools address their higher than expected on campus bandwidth demands. The Bureau’s decision will help schools support their students during a very challenging period and we appreciate the agency’s swift recognition of this on campus digital learning need. […]
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SETDA’s 2019 Top Picks: 11 Resources for Educators, Administrators & Policy Makers
December 20th, 2019 by Christine Fox2019 was an action packed year for SETDA. Always working to engage state leaders, affiliates members, private sector partners, and partner organizations-SETDA developed tools and resources to support national, state, district and school leaders in the implementation of the digital teaching and learning. Collaborating with experts across the nation, SETDA’s new and updated resources are […]
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SETDA Strongly Opposes Chairman Pai’s EBS Report and Order
June 20th, 2019 bySETDA strongly opposes Chairman Pai’s draft Educational Broadband Service Report & Order, which proposes to further marginalize rural students that lack access to high capacity broadband. SETDA Executive Director, Candice Dodson said, “the Chairman’s proposal cites dated uses of EBS licenses and the FCC’s two-decade failure to grant new licenses as the basis for handing […]
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SETDA Opposes FCC’s Universal Service Funds CAP
June 12th, 2019 bySETDA opposes the FCC’s proposal to sweep the E-rate and other Universal Service Fund programs under a single budgetary cap and “prioritize” them. The USF is a vital tool for state leaders working to connect students to high capacity broadband at school and at home and this proposal threatens the system’s success. SETDA’s Executive Director, […]
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Vermont Teachers Share Reflections from the Student Voices Experiences
April 17th, 2019 by GuestThis is a guest post written by Grace Borst, Innovation Specialist at St. Albans City School, Vermont. St. Albans City School was the 2018 Student Voices Award winner. November 4th was the first day of a unique and memorable experience for six students, two teachers, and one principal from St. Albans City School in Vermont. […]
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Looking for the Best Sources of Content for Ed Tech ?
May 11th, 2015 by Christine FoxEd Tech Update has the answer… SETDA is excited to share Ed Tech Update. This site and newsletter brings together the largest set of industry thought leaders writing about educational technology to support ed tech professionals. Keeping up with experts publishing content all over the web is a challenge; it’s nearly impossible to keep track of all […]
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SETDA in the News: February Round Up
March 17th, 2015 byFebruary may have buried many in the Northeastern part of the United States in snow, but here in Washington, DC, there was lots of action with potential new legislation that will support technology in our schools across the nation. Below are a few highlights of what’s happened (and is continuing to happen) in and around […]
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SETDA in the News: January 2015 Round Up
February 11th, 2015 byJanuary 2015 brought lots of renewed energy and excitement to SETDA. At the beginning of the month, the Board of Director’s announced a new interim executive director Lan Neugent. Lan recently retired as the Assistant Superintendent for Technology, Career and Adult Education at the Virginia Department of Education. Under his direction, Technology, Career and Adult […]