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Current Trends in Education

eSchool News

Key points: Current education trends point to personalization and accessibility Keeping up with current trends in education is essential for educators Learn more about K-12 Tech Innovation News In the dynamic landscape of K-12 education, several trends are shaping the way students learn and educators teach.

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Virtual field trips are an essential part of climate curriculum

eSchool News

Key points: Virtual field trips can help engage students in critical STEM education 8 virtual field trips for STEM education How to elevate climate literacy for future scientists For more news on virtual field trips, visit eSN’s Digital Learning page Climate change is an increasingly important subject in school curriculums.

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Why Schools Can’t Talk About Family Engagement Without Talking About Race

Edsurge

For years, the parent advocacy group worked tirelessly to influence education policy and practices in Oakland. But as the pandemic pushed students outside the classroom, an opportunity emerged for families chronically underserved by their schools—specifically for Black and Brown families.

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What convinces voters to raise taxes: child care

The Hechinger Report

“It actually paved the way for me to go to school,” Richard said on a spring morning after walking her three children to their classrooms. Derrika Richard walks her three youngest children to their child care classrooms at Clara’s Little Lambs on a March morning in New Orleans. It’s “changed my life.”

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The Importance of the Right Technology in Schools

edWeb.net

Gaisford spoke about the State Educational Technology Directors Association and the EdTech Trends Report , which was created to track the impact of technology on education across the country. Mangum then took the floor to take the attendees back to 2016 and talked about the important edtech trends of that time.

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Can you take algebra in eighth grade? In many cases, the answer is no

eSchool News

More than 40% of elementary school principals told RAND researchers that their school grouped kids based on their math levels, mostly within the classroom. That could shortchange kids who don’t have a parent who can step in and do that kind of advocacy, Kaufman noted.

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Tight labor market hits after school

The Hechinger Report

Kids in about two dozen elementary schools across Dane County and Waukesha County in Wisconsin empty out of classrooms at the end of the day and make their way to gyms, cafeterias or media centers. According to the Afterschool Alliance, an advocacy group for after-school programming , 7.8 But this is a systemic issue.”.

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