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Hillary Clinton Releases Tech Agenda Highlighting Student Loan Debt and STEM

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Hillary Clinton may not be in office, but she has enough policy plans on her website for four full years. Her boldest claim: That her administration would close the digital divide by 2020 with 100 percent of American families having the "option" of quality broadband.

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This Program Is Empowering the Next Generation of Computational Thinkers

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Yang: We were first prompted to address concerns over the digital divide. Not every student has an equal opportunity to learn modern, basic technology that is essential to lucrative careers, such as in STEM fields. And we want to close the digital divide. EdSurge: What inspired the creation of CoolThink@JC?

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Solving Mysteries on Mars: TimePod AR – SULS0202

Shake Up Learning

This is a super cool app that encourages problem-based learning and STEM skills for students. It’s all part of Verizon’s commitment to help close the digital divide. See: Copyright Policy. I wish this app had been around when I was a kid! Solving Mysteries on Mars: TimePod AR Click To Tweet Listen to this article.

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Things Fall Apart. Will Public Education?

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The tragic irony at the crux of this debate is that much of the actual waste in education stems from districts being afraid to spend money or limited by misplaced accusations of malfeasance. The center cannot hold.

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Teaching Kids with “Paper Packets” due to Coronavirus closures with Dee Ross Kalman

The CoolCatTeacher

This is just my opinion and I know everyone is doing the best they can but the differences and digital divide becomes apparent in times like these and we should wake up and work to get better around the world. Dee Ross Kalman Dee Ross Kalman (she/her) is a middle school STEM teacher in Hackensack, NJ.

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Education Stimulus Funding: The Who, What, and Why

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Districts must use the money on evidence-based programs that help stem learning loss, close the digital divide, and address social and emotional learning needs. She is a recognized STEM education expert, an authority on U.S. education policy and politics, and a leader in Future of Work strategies.

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64 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

Here’s what they had to say: Text-based AI interfaces provide an opportunity to help close the digital divide…and avoid an impending AI divide. Lindsay Dworkin, SVP of Policy & Government Affairs, NWEA The pendulum has swung quickly toward the Science of Reading. Diane Myers, Ph.

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