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Can online learning level the AP playing field for rural kids?

The Hechinger Report

After the three schools consolidated during the 2014-15 school year, the newly formed Holmes County Central High School was able to offer five classes, including AP calculus, English language and English literature. million online courses in 2014-15. Department of Education, students took 317,000 online courses.

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Ed tech companies promise results, but their claims are often based on shoddy research

The Hechinger Report

School closures in all 50 states have sent educators and parents alike scrambling to find online learning resources to keep kids busy and productive at home. Website traffic to the homepage for IXL, a popular tool that lets students practice skills across five subjects through online quizzes, spiked in March.

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Can Online Learning Level the AP Playing Field for Rural Students?

MindShift

After the three schools consolidated during the 2014-15 school year, the newly formed Holmes County Central High School was able to offer five classes, including AP calculus, English language and English literature. million online courses in 2014-15. Department of Education, students took 317,000 online courses.

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When a college degree is no longer a ticket to the middle class

The Hechinger Report

The top 20 percent of earners saw their incomes rise by 95 percent in real terms between 1979 and 2014, whereas the middle three quintiles recorded just 28 percent growth, according to the Congressional Budget Office. And as wages have flat lined, college costs have spiraled.

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KITABOO seamlessly integrates with Moodle to deliver high-end content

Kitaboo on EdTech

Developed by Martin Dougiamas in 2002, Moodle is an acronym for Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment. The Moodle LMS is today amongst the most popular learning management systems used in higher education and the corporate world to deliver learning, development, and training initiatives.

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

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

She is also the 2002 California Teacher of the Year; a 2009 MacArthur Foundation Research Fellow; former Chair of Creative Commons, Founder of GlobalMoonshotsinEducation, co-founder of TractLearning. Barbara coined the phrase “Making Learning Personal” in 2000 and trademarked it in 2002. and other countries.