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College Students Are Spending Less On Course Materials—And More On Tech

Edsurge

The average college student spent $339 on course materials in the 2021-2022 academic year, or about $38 per course, according to an annual student spending survey from the National Association of College Stores , a foundation that collects information about retail in higher ed.

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Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners Offer Communities No-Cost Digital Learning Resources Supporting STEM Day Observances Nationwide

eSchool News

Silver Spring, MD (Wednesday, November 3, 2021) — Discovery Education and leading social impact partners are offering engaging, no-cost digital learning resources to students, teachers, and families to support National STEM Day observances nationwide.

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Meet Digital Promise’s New President and CEO Jean-Claude Brizard

Digital Promise

Related to that, we often think of education as a narrow pathway from Pre-K through post-secondary education. When you look at all of the learning environments in which a child lives—the home, the school, the community—we have to figure out ways to stitch those together and capture the concept of everywhere learning.

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6 tips to help start an elementary esports program in your school

eSchool News

Thus far, conversations around esports have centered on collegiate and secondary levels, however, a recent change in the winds has shifted the conversation to elementary esports. While I have long been a proponent of game-based learning, I had (up until this past year) been skeptical of the role of esports in education.

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Edmentum to Acquire Apex Learning, an Industry Leader in Virtual and Hybrid Learning for Middle and High School Students

eSchool News

Minneapolis June 22, 2021 – Edmentum (edmentum.com ), a global pioneer in education technology, announced a definitive agreement to acquire Apex Learning, a Seattle-based industry leader in digital curriculum and virtual learning with over 20 years of deep expertise providing high-quality, rigorous, and teacher-centered programs.

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Coursera Couple Returns to Higher Ed With $14.5M to Recreate In-Person Learning, Online

Edsurge

It was never secondary for me, as it is for some faculty,” she says. The platform is currently only available through invitation, and it will only be publicly launched sometime in early 2021, according to Avida. But she’s still carving out some time to reconnect with her education roots. “At

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The pandemic’s remote learning legacy: A lot worth keeping

The Hechinger Report

Remote learning has changed the approach to out-of-school suspension at Shenendehowa Central School District, where more than a fourth of students identify as nonwhite. With the ability to log into lessons online, students at the secondary level won’t have to miss instruction even if they’re suspended, says Superintendent L.

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