[Washington DC]School Superintendents Takes Future Ready District Pledge In White House
More than 1,200 School Superintendents Took the Future Ready District Pledge
Speaking to Hundreds school superintendents in the East Room of the White House, President Obama launched a new effort to assist school leaders in their transition to digital learning with the Future Ready Digital Pledge.
The Future Ready Digital Pledge is part of the President’s Connect ED initiative, which empowers teachers with the best technology and the training to make the most of it, and empowers students through individualized learning and rich, digital content. ConnectED also seeks to connect 99 %of America’s students with high-speed broadband internet in their schools and libraries.
During his remarks, the President highlighted the significant gains the country has made in improving education during the last six years
[1]“Dropout rates are down.
[2]The graduation rate is the highest on record.
[3]More young people are earning college degrees than ever before.”
But he also noted that in a 21st century economy where the most valuable skill one can sell is knowledge — and the capacity to learn new knowledge — which still need work
Right now, fewer than 40 % of public schools have high-speed Internet in their classrooms — less than half. That’s not good, since we invented the Internet. That’s not good. It means that in most American schools, teachers cannot use the cutting-edge software and programs that are available today.
President said that Every kid needs every superintendent in America to sign this pledge — and then follow through on the pledge. Our kids need every school district to make these commitments. Every child — whether they live in a big city, quiet suburb, the furthest reaches of rural America, poor districts, rich districts — every child deserves a shot at a world-class education.
That’s the promise we make as a nation great. That’s what makes our nation great — this fundamental belief that no matter who you are, where you come from, what you look like, you can make it in this country if you work hard. You have access to the tools to achieve. If we keep working at this, that’s a promise we can make real for this generation and generations to come.
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ITU Calls For Enhancement Of Broadband For Socio-Economic Development
[Busan] ITU Calls For Enhancement Of Broadband For Socio-Economic Development
There are currently 43 countries without any form of National Broadband plan in place.
Governments must enhance their National Broadband planning process to enable ICTs and broadband to catalyse socio-economic development, according to an Open Letter from the Broadband Commission for Digital Development to delegates attending the ITU’s 2014 Plenipotentiary Conference.
In The ITU’s 2014 Plenipotentiary Conference,The Commission notes the strong links between broadband and development and urges “Member States[2500] to continue to push for inclusion of ICTs and broadband as key enabling transformative technologies in the post-2015 development agenda.
Although there is evidence that Broadband Plans can help to adapt systems and ensure that both industrialized and developing economies can fully benefit from the digital revolution, there are currently 43 countries without any form of National Broadband plan in place.
Dr Hamadoun I. Touré said, “The importance of a National Broadband plan cannot be understated and I encourage all nations to put in place a Broadband Plan that ensures they are ready to meet the digital revolution head-on. Broadband for all, no matter where they live, is a real possibility and represents a real opportunity to achieve meaningful digital inclusion across the globe”.
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