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Coronavirus Pushes Schools Closer to a Computer for Every Student – What is your community doing?

“This is such a golden opportunity to transform teaching and learning into a more tech-based ecosystem,” said Leslie Wilson, the co-founder and former CEO of the One-to-One Institute, a nonprofit that consults with schools and districts.

Rural Students Are Less Likely to Go to College. Will the Pandemic Make Things Even Tougher?

Covid-19 has complicated everything about college — applications, classes, living arrangements, and extracurricular activities. Some administrators are trying to help rural students succeed in a rapidly changing educational environment.

How to Back Up Your Digital Life

Backups are boring, but they’ll save your digital bacon. Here’s how to make sure your data lives on even when your PC doesn’t.

We have a crisis on our hands. ‘Close the Divide’ aims to provide Idaho’s low-income students with laptops, internet ahead of school year

200,000 Idaho students need computers by August.

PBS Nature releases film on western Montana’s wild MPG Ranch

“Our aim is to advance the science in the areas we study and to educate and inspire the next generation of scientists and conservationists,”

Kentucky creates nationally unique partnerships to commercialize academic tech innovations

Gov. Andy Beshear announced the creation of Kentucky Commercialization Ventures (KCV), a new public-private partnership unique in the U.S. that aims to develop academic innovations into job-creating tech companies.

Tester Pushes Bill to Expand Wireless Internet Access for Low-Income Families, Seniors

HOTSPOTS Act will help local libraries provide wireless access to families

Some Countries Reopened Schools. What Did They Learn About Kids and Covid?

Studies from around the world suggest that success depends on class size, distancing, the age of the students, and how prevalent the virus is locally.

Podcast – Rob Thomas Knows How To Change a University – The Experience 1 Program at UM Western at Dillon, MT

It’s an inspiring story and it reminds us that institutional change is possible.

Silicon Valley Is Jumping on the Microschool Bandwagon

With schools in limbo, startups see a big market in helping parents organize learning pods and tutoring groups. Will some kids get left behind?

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Big Sky EDA- Building Businesses and Creating Jobs in the Greater Billings, Montana area

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