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As schools reopen, will Black and Asian families return?

The Hechinger Report

While many families are eager for a return to in-person learning this fall, others are not: Surveys show that some families are reluctant to return — and, that Black and Asian families are the most likely to feel this way. She has no plans for them to return to school even when in-person learning resumes.

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What does the ‘metaverse’ mean for education?

The Hechinger Report

Platt called on educators to remember Second Life, an online platform launched in 2003 that that allowed users to create avatars and interact with other users in a virtual world. In a policy brief earlier this year, she explored how to bring the best educational practices into the metaverse as it’s being created.

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

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

He previously served as the Presidential Chair, Associate Dean, and Director of the Institute for Global and Online Education in the College of Education, University of Oregon, where he was also a Professor in the Department of Educational Measurement, Policy, and Leadership. airing on Discovery in 2020.)