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Schools in the poorest state become even poorer

The Hechinger Report

billion on elementary and secondary education. Nancy Loome, executive director and founder of the Parents’ Campaign, a nonprofit and grassroots education advocacy organization. By comparison, the national average is about 20.4 The last time schools were fully funded, in 2008, the state spent roughly $2.56 Census data.

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The Cost Trap, Part 3

Iterating Toward Openness

In my recent post I asked us each to consider what “what is the real goal of our OER advocacy?” On the other hand, I’m fundamentally a “small steps” person, which has led me to try to limit the scope of my current work to the US post-secondary education system (and more specifically US community colleges).

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A true gift from SHEG: DIY digital literacy assessments and tools for historical thinking

NeverEndingSearch

However, at each level—middle school, high school, and college—these variations paled in comparison to a stunning and dismaying consistency. SHEG currently offers three impressive curricula that may be put to immediate use in secondary classrooms and libraries. That was certainly the case in our experience. You can now find out.