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4 Ways Edtech Entrepreneurs Can Earn Trust and Unlock New Opportunities With Education Customers

Edsurge

From the earliest stages, as Pre-K parents search for activities and resources to nurture their child's growth, to K-12 schools adopting technology to improve student outcomes and operational efficiencies, the impact of modern learning tools is undeniable. Meanwhile, a trend that began in the 1990s was picking up steam — one-to-one computing.

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

The Hechinger Report

Holmes County, where half the students live below poverty level , is following a national trend by using online resources to offer more advanced high school courses to its students. million online courses in 2014-15. That’s a sharp increase from the 2002-03 school year, when, according to the U.S. In 2014-15, some 2.7

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

MindShift

Holmes County, where half the students live below poverty level , is following a national trend by using online resources to offer more advanced high school courses to its students. million online courses in 2014-15. That’s a sharp increase from the 2002-03 school year, when, according to the U.S.

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When His Roster Outgrew His Classroom, This Prof Mastered Modular Online Curriculum

Edsurge

Bruce Robertson to completely redesign a classroom course to fit an online/in-class hybrid format—in just two weeks. Right before the start of the Fall semester in 2002, Robertson learned that the 400-seat movie theater that held his Principles of Marketing class at San Francisco State University would no longer be available.

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

The Hechinger Report

He asks : What are the projections for the size of the middle class assuming current economic and demographic trends? Wages climbed for college grads in the 1970s and 80s, says Mishel, but since 2002 wage growth for people with a bachelors has been stagnant. This question comes from Kieran Hanrahan. How large or small will it be?

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Developing a Research Base to Evaluate Digital Courseware

Edsurge

Online and blended learning continue to trend upward in higher education institutions across the U.S. According to a.

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Thursday Interview - Finkelstein on Virtual PD, Non-Traditional Learning Environments, and Badges

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Join me Tuesday, June 12th, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com webinar with Jonathan Finkelstein, founder and executive producer of LearningTimes , the "global leader in creating innovative, interactive online learning solutions."