Graphite Blog

MARCH 31, 2020

closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, many districts are transitioning to distance learning. Common Sense is calling on Congress to fund devices and broadband service so all students can connect to distance learning this school year. With nearly all schools in the U.S. Getting all students online will take some elbow grease.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 12, 2020

In 2015, someone asked me what I thought about innovation in higher ed in an email, so I responded with a couple of hundred words, which I added to in creating this short blog post. Changing revenue sources for institution funding. So how bad is public funding for higher education? 14 Examples Of Innovation In Higher Education.

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ExcelinEd

MAY 1, 2020

And the combined threat of inadequate state revenue to fund currently enrolled students combined with a surge of private school students who have been paying into but not using their local schools could be disastrous. HInt: A graph might look a lot like a #coronavirus curve. What about 30 percent?

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ExcelinEd

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Governor Tate Reeves recently announced his priorities to direct a portion of the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) funds to support effective, creative solutions to serve all students. To keep students and school personnel safe, funding can be provided to purchase PPE and other supplies to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus.

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ExcelinEd

JUNE 10, 2020

As part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), the U.S. Department of Education made available almost $3 billion for the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund (GEER). Any state can apply to the program, but those with the highest coronavirus burden receive preference. Learn More.

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Edthena

JULY 22, 2021

You can also read more on the Edthena blog about productively discussing topics such as Black Lives Matter with students. Indeed, prior to the coronavirus, the report observes that many families were overlooked and devalued, or treated as spectators in their child’s education. Normalize family engagement.

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ExcelinEd

JULY 1, 2020

As part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), the U.S. Department of Education made available almost $3 billion for the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund (GEER). Maryland Supports Innovative Approaches to Help Students During Pandemic.

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ExcelinEd

JUNE 30, 2020

In 2018, Montana Supreme Court struck down a tax-credit funded scholarship program that allowed low-income students to access private schools. Advocates will have another leverage point in this unprecedented time: Due to the coronavirus pandemic, American parents have a glimpse into what their children experience at school.

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ExcelinEd

JUNE 16, 2020

Florida is using its CARES Act funds to boost reading proficiency, stem learning loss, and prepare educators for virtual instruction. In March, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act to help states address the health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Background.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 17, 2021

The edFocus Summit, co-hosted by edWeb.net and Eduscape , provided an opportunity to listen firsthand to leading educators about how the industry can help schools find solutions to the unprecedented challenges created by the coronavirus. The American Rescue Plan Act provides significant funding for transformational change.

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ExcelinEd

AUGUST 6, 2020

Alabama is using its CARES Act funds to bridge the digital divide, improve remote learning opportunities and offer intensive academic supports. Governor Kay Ivey recently announced her priorities to direct CARES Act funds to help Alabama’s large rural student population stay connected if campuses are closed for in-person instruction.

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ExcelinEd

MAY 18, 2020

A new Tennessee Tutoring Corps aims to recruit at least 1,000 college students to provide summer tutoring for elementary-age students whose education has been disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, reported Chalkbeat Tennessee on May 12. Funded by the family foundation of former Gov.

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ExcelinEd

JULY 17, 2020

Oklahoma is using its CARES Act funds to expand online course access, safeguard private school education options and provide families the flexibility to purchase necessary digital tools. . The bulk of the education funds flow directly to K-12 local education agencies and institutions of higher education. Background .

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund, more commonly known as E-rate, is a federal program through which schools and libraries can apply for funds to purchase hardware, internet access, and telecommunications to connect their students to learning opportunities. USAC eligible services FAQ page.

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ExcelinEd

JUNE 23, 2020

Virginia is using its CARES Act funds to address instructional loss, prepare educators for virtual instruction and support students’ social and emotional needs. In March, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act to help states address the health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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ExcelinEd

APRIL 8, 2020

Texas Education Commissioner Mike Mor ath recently announced new funding for d istricts and open-enrollment charter schools with at least one federally identified Targeted Support and Improvement Title I campus through the T exas Education Agency ’s Instructional Continuity Grant.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The coronavirus kickstarted remote learning, and now there is no turning back. For instance, students who could not travel overseas due to limitations like lack of funding, their role as primary caregivers at home, etc., Now that you know what Edtech is and why it is important let’s jump into the education tech trends of 2022.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 20, 2020

So it's vital to keep marketing your libraries now, for three reasons: 1) telling people what's available online and how to get it; 2) being the trusted source of info that people expect; and 3) proving your value to retain funding after the crisis. She also blogs at The 'M' Word.

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MIND Research Institute

MAY 13, 2020

In early April, von Hippel wrote a new article on Education Next titled, “ How Will the Coronavirus Affect Children’s Learning? You can find out more and access the version of the program that fits your needs at stmath.com/coronavirus. You can learn more about the efficacy portfolio of ST Math on our blog , and at stmath.com/impact.

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Hack Education

APRIL 30, 2020

They're developed and funded and adopted and rejected for a variety of reasons other than "what works." There's much more to think about than the pedagogy too, than whether ed-tech makes that better or worse or about the same just more expensive. Pedagogy doesn't occur in a vacuum. Tools have politics. They have histories.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

“What’s ideal — and I’ve only seen this happen a few times — is, if there is literally someone from the health department embedded in the school district,” added Robin Cogan, legislative co-chair for the New Jersey State School Nurses Association and author of the Relentless School Nurse blog.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

With 12 petaflops of total supercomputing capacity now awarded, the combined compute capacity donated through the AMD COVID-19 HPC Fund would rank among the fastest supercomputers in the world according to the most recent Top500 list. AMD COVID-19 HPC Fund Recipient Support. Stanford School of Medicine. “We

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edWeb.net

JUNE 2, 2021

News about economic stimulus funding for K-12 education brought a lot of excitement, confusion, and questions for both vendors and school districts. This first round of funding came as the pandemic and stay-at-home orders hit, which impacted projected state revenues. Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (Dec.

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ExcelinEd

MARCH 31, 2020

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act authorizes the USDA to approve the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) plans that states put forward. This would work similar to the Summer EBT plans operated in states, where summer food funding is sent to parents’ electronic benefit cards instead of having to set up centralized stations.

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edWeb.net

JULY 5, 2020

These include not just students’ physical well-being but also their emotional health after a prolonged period of isolation, which may have included personal traumas due to the impact of the coronavirus. Also, each school’s unique infrastructure needs to considered, especially in regard to transportation, sanitation, and technology.

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Edthena

AUGUST 27, 2021

Even when they might have the right tools at their disposal, or the funding to do the kinds of projects they want, they may not have the time or the energy to go out and find certain kinds of solutions that work for them. Andrew Roush: Of course, one thing that we know has changed their work as been the Coronavirus pandemic.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 20, 2020

The event informs the work of policymakers as well as education, business and community leaders who value the Speak Up findings as input into new programs, policies, and funding for education. For the past 17 years, Project Tomorrow has hosted an annual Congressional Briefing in Washington, D.C. About Project Tomorrow.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2020

But experts say making tutors available to more kids — especially those least able to afford to hire one themselves — could be vital to combating learning losses that resulted when the coronavirus forced schools to shut down and transition to online-only instruction.

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