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Merge Cube Mania in Middle School

The CoolCatTeacher

Karen Bosch Is the PreK – 8 Technology Instructor at Southfield Christian School in the Metro Detroit area, a position she has held since 2001. Her roots are as an elementary classroom teacher where she utilized technology as an integrated part of the learning environment. Bio as submitted.

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Digital divide: Gap is narrowing, but how will schools maintain progress?

The Hechinger Report

A June report by New America Foundation and Rutgers University found substantial progress in home broadband access since 2015. “We have a much more equitable approach to technology and access to technology than we had in the past.” Shawn Lambert, Brunswick School Department. Having students be able to create and not just consume is huge.”

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The opioid crisis took their parents, now foster kids left behind are being failed again

The Hechinger Report

Indiana’s foster care intake has more than doubled since 2001 , the sharpest increase in the nation. That’s the thing that shocked me more than anything,” said O’Brien, who is now retired after decades working at Eli Lilly and Company, the pharmaceutical company. In Indiana, where Tessa lives, the situation is especially dire.

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NCLB’s legacy: As the ESSA era begins, have policymakers, educators learned from the past?

The Hechinger Report

President Bush promotes his “No Child Left Behind” education agenda during a visit to Kirkpatrick Elementary School in Nashville, Tenn., Passed in 2001, the No Child Left Behind Act was the centerpiece of President George W. But scores dipped in almost all grades and subject areas on the 2015 test compared with 2013.

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It all started in a German castle: How wilderness programs shape some urban schools

The Hechinger Report

After World War II broke out, Lawrence Holt, the father of one of Hahn’s students and a partner in a shipping company, noticed that many young sailors were dying after their ships were torpedoed, while older seamen were able to hang on. In 1933, Hahn fled Nazi Germany and opened a boarding school in an old estate near the Scottish coast.

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In charter-school oversight, as in foreign affairs: Trust, but verify

The Hechinger Report

OIG’s charge was to assess the risk to three offices in the Department of Education: the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education , the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services , and the Office of Innovation and Improvement. Collectively, they manage more than $103 billion in assets.”.

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Driverless Ed-Tech: The History of the Future of Automation in Education

Hack Education

But as it turned out, the zeppelin company had gone out of business – I imagine that many people, like myself, could only think about Christopher Walken and Grace Jones’ characters and opted not to go. In the meantime, these companies continue to collect a lot of “driving” data. Google versus Uber.