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In the marketplace: Science achievement skyrockets, makerspaces expand, and more

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As a Title 1 district with 98 percent minority enrollment and nationally known for an above-average graduation rate, UCSD leaders credit much of the district’s success to a mission for technology equity. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ (CMS) vision for science emphasizes inquiry, problem solving and communication. Read more.

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35 edtech innovations we saw at FETC 2023

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ParentSquare , developer of a unified school-home engagement platform for K-12, has acquired Gabbart Communications, a website and content management system (CMS) business. The importance of enhanced cybersecurity for schools as the FCC considers modifications to the E-rate program also emerged as a must-know.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Testing, Testing… Via Education Week : “The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium , a major designer of common-core tests for states, is looking for a new fiscal agent after the University of California, Los Angeles, said it will no longer do that work.” ” Via NPR : “ Educators Went To Jail For Cheating.