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HE Challenges: Fast changing digital teaching methods

Neo LMS

In the previous posts on this topic our examination found that technology can and does help when it comes to improving completion rates , reducing tuition costs and helping universities to bridge the revenue gap. There is evidence that universities have a slow-changing culture , when compared to for instance high- or secondary-schools.

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10 of the best K-12 sources for digital textbooks online

Hapara

While some subjects cover higher education, you can browse the high school section to find math and science textbooks for secondary education. Search results will give a star rating for a peer review and a user rating to help you find high-quality materials. Open Textbook Library. TextBookGo. LibreTexts.

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How a Wi-Fi network upgrade can pave the way for digital learning

Education Superhighway

Kim and the district leadership team began strategically using E-rate Category 2 funds for the Wi-Fi network upgrade. They provided a sounding board for questions and helped his staff chart the best course of action. Steps to success. Kim noted two important factors to MPS’ successful upgrade: 1.

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COVID-19 Has Widened the Skills Gap. But It Also Presents an Opportunity to Close It.

Edsurge

When the unemployment rate spiked during the spring of 2020, jobs that required a college degree declined more than those that didn’t, and new college graduates were hit the hardest. And it appears that investing in last-mile training has a secondary benefit: higher retention. Of course, employers won’t bridge the gap by themselves.

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The Awkward Truth About ‘Free College’—It Isn’t Truly Free

Edsurge

With the movement for no-tuition community college gaining momentum in more states and earning top billing in President Biden’s education agenda , experts in college access and affordability advise caution about using that potent four-letter word: f-r-e-e. There’s no free-and-reduced lunch at college.

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9 Great Nonprofits to Support School Leaders

Tom Murray

The Alliance focuses on America’s six million most at-risk secondary school students—those in the lowest achievement quartile—who are most likely to leave school without a diploma or to graduate unprepared for a productive future. National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP). Connect: www.nassp.org , @NASSP.

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The Rise of eSports in Education: Breaking New Ground

The CoolCatTeacher

And we have 14 states that have teacher-run nonprofits that run the e-sports organizations for their state. So teachers together and the students that we serve are literally the largest e-sports organization in the country. And so it's a lot the same in how we should be treating e-sports. So we formed an interstate group.

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