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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

For each of the three primary (equity-focused) federal educational technology programs authorized by Congress since the passage of the 1994 revision to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), below I provide details on the programs’: legislative authorization (i.e., FY 2003 $700,500,000. FY 2010 $100,000,000.

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Teacher Development Research Review: Keys to Educator Success

Digital Promise

Schools that foster trust among parents, teachers, and school leaders are more likely to see academic improvement than schools that do little or fail to foster trust ( Bryk and Schneider, 2003 ). 2008; Webster-Wright, 2009 ; Accomplished California Teachers, 2012 ).

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How a $40M Investment Aims to ‘Mainstream and Modernize’ Montessori Education

Edsurge

That translates into a broad suite of schools and services, starting with Guidepost Montessori , a network of early-childhood centers and elementary schools. Girn started his Montessori career in 2003 as a math and science teacher at LePort Schools, then a chain of three Montessori schools in southern California.

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Implementing Innovation Strategies to Make School Districts More Equitable

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Ray is a past president of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) and author of It’s Not Us Against Them: Creating the Schools We Need , published in 2009 by the International Center. From 2001-2003, he served as Vermont’s Education Commissioner.

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An upscale Florida auction yields millions for local preschool programs

The Hechinger Report

In 2009, just over 50 percent of children entering Immokalee’s six elementary schools were considered “kindergarten ready,” as determined by Florida’s kindergarten screening exam, the Florida Assessment for Instruction in Reading. million from the foundation since 2003. million from the foundation since 2003. “If

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Will Philadelphia Education Survive?

Philly Teacher

I am called in November and am placed at an elementary school in Southwest Philadelphia. February 2009. September 2009 – June 2009. I move to Philadelphia immediately after graduating from college. I really want to be a teacher, but am not certified.

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Strategies for Surviving All Types of Assessments

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It can create concern in elementary and middle school students that if they don’t perform well, they are in danger of being held back or not graduating high school. Vernice Jones received her bachelor’s degree in biology from Lane College in 2003. She obtained her master’s degree in education from Grand Canyon University in 2009.