eSchool News

JULY 25, 2018

The 2014 E-rate modernization helped a majority of schools meet the FCC’s short-term connectivity goal of 100 Mbps per 1,000 students, according to CoSN’s relaunched Digital Equity Initiative toolkit. The toolkit also highlights five strategies districts are leveraging to address those challenges.

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eSpark

APRIL 13, 2022

Many teachers worry that they will need to spend hours learning how to use new edtech before being able to successfully implement it in the classroom. Piedmont City Schools addressed this challenge by using e-rate funding to provide free internet access to all Piedmont families within the city limits.

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Education Superhighway

APRIL 3, 2018

How to Fund Network Upgrades. After gaining a better understanding of a typical district’s network infrastructure, it is critical determine the amount of bandwidth needed to support your district’s learning goals, and how you can get that amount of bandwidth affordably.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 18, 2021

Seven percent of freshmen in fall 2018 were Black, down from 10 percent the year before and 13 percent in 2014. They tend to have higher graduation rates, and their alumni networks provide powerful economic and political connections. has one of the highest six-year graduation rates for Black students: 81 percent in 2019.

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TeacherCast

JULY 14, 2015

Board of Directors, State Educational Technology Directors Association, and received the 2014 State Leader of the Year award. If you enjoyed the show, please rate us on iTunes and write a brief review. Learn How To Launch Your Very Own Podcast ! Are you interested in learning how to podcast? Co-founder of Games4Ed.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 4, 2019

The Research About Keeping Teachers First, let’s dive into some research about how to help teachers thrive (and not quit teaching.) K., & Bruegmann, E. Interestingly, he also admits that he almost quit teaching this past school year. We have to do better. We have to help and encourage each other. 24) Jackson, C.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2018

For more than 20 years, the Federal Communications Commission has directed the multi-billion dollar E-rate program, which provides taxpayer-supported construction and service discounts that districts and libraries can use toward internet costs. A quarter of respondents rated the system neither easy nor difficult in the 2017 survey.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

He began class by telling students that he was confident they would soon know how to solve it. After the June 2017 Regents, 25 of the 41 students who had repeatedly failed the state exam passed — a rate of 61 percent. In 2014, 83 percent of the school’s students graduated within four years; last year, 91 percent did.

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eSchool News

JUNE 22, 2016

billion increase in E-rate funding over the last 18 months. In 2014, nearly 75 percent of school systems surveyed did not have any off-campus strategies for providing connectivity to students at home and after school. Next page: How to take action on the homework gap. Together, we’re better.

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eSpark

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Many teachers worry that they will need to spend hours learning how to use new technology before being able to successfully implement it in the classroom. Piedmont City Schools addressed this challenge by using e-rate funding to provide free internet access to all Piedmont families within the city limits.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 23, 2017

In 2011, Boston Collegiate Charter School, a charter in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood, was looking for a school with which to partner in order to broaden and explore a new model of professional development, share best practices, and learn how to best reach all students. The partner was the Jeremiah E.

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E-rate Outcomes Strategy Assessment 51

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 11, 2019

But she also routinely dismissed that idea as impossible because, she said, “I wouldn’t know how to make that happen and my family didn’t have the means to do it.”. That’s despite the fact that the overall rural high school graduation rate in the 2015-16 school year was 87.3 percent, three points above the 84.1

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MindShift

AUGUST 15, 2019

The report analyzed Medicaid claims data from 2014 and 2015. In rare cases, the medicines can increase blood pressure or heart rate. Family behavioral therapy teaches parents and caregivers how to reward children for successes, such as getting their homework done on time.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 27, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update May 27th, 2014 The secret of education is respecting the pupil. You can keep up with ALA and other library-related news and information by subscribing to the free award-winning weekly e-newsletter AL Direct at [link]. First, you can discover new tools rated for learning.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 19, 2015

We’ve discussed before the logistics of how to teach with video games (especially for non-mobile games). Videos are probably a more effective way to introduce you to a game than some kind of app overview page with nebulous, consumer-driven ratings. missing-image.png");})(this);'' />. Portal 2 Teaser Trailer. 0 likes. .

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 22, 2020

NEW ORLEANS — School absences were rare for Lorenzo Elliott, the drum major of the George Washington Carver High School band and an honor roll student with a 96 percent attendance rate. Often, they can’t,” said Robert Schwartz , a visiting scholar at Temple University James E. His family said that police had picked him up.

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning (for training, e-learning, performance support and social collaboration). Ratings and reviews a based on standards-aligned, multifaceted rubric used by a team of expert reviewers and a select group of educators who field-test products for their value with learners.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

Learn more or connect with Amanda on Twitter @ AmandaFoxSTEM Brad Weinstein Brad Weinstein founded TeacherGoals in 2014 as a way to inspire educators that do such important work with students. Dan developed Prep, which is all about how to prep the machine in prompt prompted to get the desired output.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

While the federal government awards billions of dollars annually to get schools and libraries online, through its E-rate program, Albemarle’s project is technically ineligible for that because it’s “off campus,” even though it will be an extension of the school network with all its security, filters and firewalls.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 16, 2016

It’s e-counseling 2.0. Early on, when Abdi assembled her “balance list” of potential colleges, the low acceptance rates and sky-high average SATs of the most selective colleges left her feeling inadequate and intimidated. We wanted to help hundreds of thousands of kids.”.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Supported by the 2014 modernization of the federal government’s E-Rate program and state funding efforts, a majority of schools now meet the FCC’s short term connectivity goal of 100 Mbps/1000 students.

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Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The 2014 Freeman report alone should be enough to see that. Respondents rated each of these 1 (strongly disagree) through 6 (strongly agree). standard deviation decrease in the rate at which respondents were persuaded by a teachign method. and then stop. Now, a good workshop or keynote will attempt to persuade faculty.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 4, 2018

She watched the series and then built an entire curriculum around it (content rated TV-MA means the course is only open to juniors and seniors). Revere High School’s adjusted four-year graduation rate rose from 71.5 The school’s four-year adjusted graduation rate rose from 71.5 ethos to her teaching. percent in 2009 to 87.9

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Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

A common concern is how to manage the greater upfront costs of fiber technology. Fortunately, E-rate enables schools in areas with limited service provider options and broadband resources to access affordable fiber. What About Affordability? For School Districts Ready To Upgrade Their Networks, What’s the Next Step?

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E-rate Broadband Digital Learning Video 58

Kitaboo on EdTech

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

An interactive eBook is a digital book with various interactive elements that increase readers’ engagement and success rate. Interactive eBooks allow educators to generate better leads and retain readers, which is not the same for text-based eBooks with higher bounce rates. . How to Create an Interactive eBook?

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Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Tagged on: March 19, 2017 In Smart School money, districts find different approaches to tech | The Daily Gazette → Every school district in the state gets a cut of the $2 billion NY state bonds approved by voters in 2014 to enhance technology in schools. But school district leaders are not of one mind of how to best spend the money.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update June 10th, 2014 Children want the same things we want. Thursday, June 12th at 1:45pm in Atherton, CA Common Sense Media: Discover and Use Great Ed Tech for Learning , How do you discover and use great ed tech tools for learning? To laugh, to be challenged, to be entertained, and delighted. -

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 3, 2019

More than 3,000 of Mississippi’s kindergarteners, or 9 percent, were unable to move on to first grade for the 2019 school year, more than three times the percentage of children nationally who repeated kindergarten in 2014. Almost half of Mississippi’s 4-year-olds are not attending any preschool at all, according to the Annie E.

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Elementary Data Training Report 59

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2018

Editor’s note: This story is part of Map to the Middle Class , a Hechinger Report series exploring the middle-class jobs of the future and how to prepare young people for them. . Photo by E. Arizona’s Republican governor, Doug Ducey, was elected in 2014, after running a campaign based on a promise to cut taxes.

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E-rate Facebook Industry Groups 88

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

million students in under-connected schools, according to a new report by the nonprofit EducationSuperHighway , which analyzes data from E-rate applications. E-rate incentives have also encouraged states to put up $200 million in matching funds for fiber in 18 states, mostly under Republican governors and state legislators.

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E-rate Report Broadband Digital Divide 68

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

I think it is worthwhile, as the decade draws to a close, to review those stories and to see how much (or how little) things have changed. You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. After all, Amazon knows how to run online marketplaces; Amazon knows how to sell texts.

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Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

“5 Reasons Why e-textbooks in Egypt Would Be Inequitable” by Maha Bali. ” Via NBC News : “How to Thrive: Arianna Huffington Launches E-Learning Series.” ” Via The New York Times : “Family by Family, How School Segregation Still Happens.” ” asks Jade E.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 30, 2020

Cristian’s grandmother had told him that morning to say no if anyone tried to sell him drugs and to find out how to get one of those big yellow school buses to pick him up at their house. The country as a whole passed that benchmark in 2014.) But she didn’t know much more than he did about what an American school would be like.

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Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

” The story contains some machinations at the Department of Education in which the White Hous e tried to fire a Jeb Bush-supporting staffer. Analysis from Mindwires Consulting’s Michael Feldstein : “‘Alternative Pathways:’ How to Rethink Vocational Education.” ” asks Chester E.

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Education MOOC Company Report 43

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

Bust or not, companies across the tech sector, particularly those with high “burn rates” , faced tough choices in 2016: “cut costs drastically to become self-sustaining, or seek additional capital on ever-more-onerous terms,” as The WSJ put it – that is, if they were able to raise additional capital at all.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 15, 2017

The programs allow children to practice classroom routines and start to develop some pre-reading skills, like letter recognition, while their parents might learn about read-aloud strategies and how children’s brains develop. In 2014, after lobbying by then-Gov. Sign up for our weekly newsletter. The families cheered.

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E-rate Elementary Study Report 63

Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

Via The Chicago Tribune : “ Chance the Rapper writes $1 million check to CPS as a ‘call to action’ ” “The History of the Future of E-rate ” by me. “Head of Savannah College of Art and Design was the top-paid college leader in 2014,” says The Wall Street Journal. She made $9.6

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