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4 focus areas to embrace innovation and avoid school system failure

eSchool News

The school systems and dynamic leaders that embrace change will succeed and create an educational environment that is more equitable and prepares students for their futures. Those districts and systems have successfully implemented changes and innovations since the pandemic started.

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Can Virtual Reality Improve Education?

EdTech4Beginners

The system is comprised of a peripheral camera originating from 2003, motion controllers first released in 2010, and a headset that emerged from a personal 3D theater in 2012.

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More on the Cost Trap and Inclusive Access

Iterating Toward Openness

My recent post about the cost trap and inclusive access prompted responses by Jim Groom and Stephen Downes. For example, in 2015 I wrote that “My ultimate goal is this: I want to (1) radically improve the quality of education as judged by learners, and (2) radically improve access to education. And I want to do it worldwide.”

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PROOF POINTS: Long-term college benefits from high-quality universal pre-K for all

The Hechinger Report

So far, a 2021 study of Boston’s universal pre-K program found that students who attended the city’s preschools between 1997 and 2003 were more likely to go to college immediately after high school. It’s not clear whether these newer and much larger programs will also produce long-term benefits.

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OPINION: Why Black student parents are at the epicenter of the student debt crisis — and what we can do about it

The Hechinger Report

When I graduated with a bachelor’s degree from William & Mary in 2003, I desperately needed a job. We need to name the racist policies baked into our postsecondary system that contribute to this unequal burden. Department of Education’s Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) program. In recent years, as U.S.

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Speak Up 2021 Congressional Briefing: Lessons Learned from a Year of Virtual School

edWeb.net

Since 2003, Project Tomorrow’s Speak Up has collected data on the important issues facing schools. While some of these were tangible—like the need to equip all students with tech tools and WiFi access—it’s the more systemic changes that are catching educators’ attention.

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This Texas college’s focus on mental health helps students work through trauma, stay on track

The Hechinger Report

The immune system disorder regularly bumps Maldonado’s heart rate to nearly double what it’s supposed to be. We see colleges and universities as being a critical leverage point for facilitating access to mental health care,” Hansch said. “If This story also appeared in The Dallas Morning News. READ MORE. “We

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