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

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A June report by New America Foundation and Rutgers University found substantial progress in home broadband access since 2015. Having students be able to create and not just consume is huge.” Having students be able to create and not just consume is huge,” says LaCroix. Shawn Lambert, Brunswick School Department.

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How ‘Learning Engineering’ Hopes to Speed Up Education

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And while many educators believe that word problems in math class are tougher for students to grasp than ones with mathematical notation, research shows that the opposite is true. Herbert Simon, a pioneer in artificial intelligence and learning engineering who died in 2001, is immersed in his office at Carnegie Mellon University.

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Rangatiratanga: How Tapping Into New Zealand’s Indigenous Concepts Sparked New Educational Gains

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Teachers and researchers are measuring student engagement in learning outcomes, not absences from school. Children are coming to school engaged in their learning as never before. The fund provided confidence to the financing company in case parents defaulted on their payments. To date the Trust has raised over NZ$10.6

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

The Hechinger Report

Passed in 2001, the No Child Left Behind Act was the centerpiece of President George W. It gave states a deadline of the 2013-14 academic year to have 100 percent of their students demonstrating proficiency in reading, writing and math — a noble, if statistically improbable, goal. Bush’s education reform policy.

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The Emergency Home Learning Summit Final Week - 24 Amazing Interviews Start Tomorrow

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To date, Stephen’s work has been featured by Forbes, Fast Company, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, FOX, TNT, Disney, Discovery TV, NPR, Teach Middle East, The Gulf National, and countless others. His activities with teachers and students are guided by a focus on learning-by-doing.