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Seeing the Pandemic as an Opportunity for Change

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Unequal access to external support: Staff can’t just assume students will have access to the same resources at home or that they will willingly talk about what they have and don’t have. They need to develop relationships with each student, learn about their individual situations, and help them as needed.

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The Asian Money Fueling US Edtech Investments

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The “cultivation of students’ entrepreneurship and innovation capabilities and practical skills” was a priority in China’s 5-Year Plan for 2016-2020. million (Seed) 2015 Sinovation Ventures Ready4 $8 million (A) 2016 TAL Education, Yongjin Group, ZhenFund Securly $3 million (Seed) 2013 Sinovation Ventures, ZhenFund Swing Education $7.8

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When school districts fall into debt and can’t get out

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In 2003, before the Great Recession, Whitmore Lake was like thousands of other school districts across the country. By the end of the 2013-14 academic year, Whitmore Lake had lost about 25 percent of its enrollment, dropping from 1,300 to 960 students. Its school buildings were outdated and overcrowded. million annually.

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3 Key Actions for 2021-22 You Can Take Now

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They showed up in tech access and connectivity, food availability and even transportation, especially in historically underserved communities. Schools and districts set up temporary solutions that got them through the most challenging pandemic moments, from tech access to transportation. Access to food, for example, among them.

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

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But you can own access to the full library by buying the Summit all-access pass, which is $99, a $50 savings from the price after the 25th. Buy the all-access pass here and have access to all the sessions and bonus materials forever. He received, among many global awards, the million-dollar TED Prize in 2013.

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School counselors keep kids on track. Why are they first to be cut?

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Closing that gap and getting kids to continue their training after high school is especially important here: 74 percent of jobs will require post-secondary education by 2020. The state estimates that its population of working adults will be 43 percent non-white by 2040; by 2050 Hispanics will make up 35 percent of its population.

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A ‘shockingly broken system’: More than a dozen states are failing to meet child care safety regulations

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It’s not the easily accessible, plain language vision that was laid out in CCDBG. “I They found 1,362 fatalities in child care from 1985 through 2003, 75 percent of them in home-based care, both licensed and unlicensed. New Hampshire hadn’t published data since 2020, but after The 19th inquired, the state posted 2023 data in January.

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