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UWorld Launches New Tools to Support Educators in Fostering AP® Success

eSchool News

UWorld , the worldwide leader in online learning to prepare for high-stakes exams, today announced the launch of AP ® (Advanced Placement ® ) Learning Tools , a new College Readiness solution to help educators enhance instruction, improve student performance, and effectively prepare for AP exams. About UWorld.

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What researchers learned about online higher education during the pandemic

The Hechinger Report

With almost all college and university students and faculty forced online during the pandemic lockdowns, researchers could take advantage of what became essentially an unprecedented randomized trial to study whether and how well online teaching works. Credit: Molly Haley for The Hechinger Report.

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OPINION: How can teachers help students grapple with the chaos surrounding us?

The Hechinger Report

This op-ed about teacher quality was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Kate Walsh has served as the president of the National Council on Teacher Quality since 2003, leading work to ensure that every child has equal access to effective teachers.

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How can teachers use VR in the classroom?

Neo LMS

Launched in 2003, by San Francisco-based Linden Labs, Second Life is a comparative dinosaur in Internet Years. The Second Life world is more suited to older student and universities, and is used by a number of organisations to create simulated learning environments. Find all the available Google Cardboard education apps here.

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

The Hechinger Report

Photo: Kate Flock for The Hechinger Report. trillion, according to the Federal Reserve, compared with less than $250 billion in 2003. With this in mind, more school districts and local governments are trying to identify lower-cost learning opportunities that can still vault students into well-paying careers.

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As schools reopen, will Black and Asian families return?

The Hechinger Report

Credit: Cheryl Gerber for The Hechinger Report. Before the pandemic, the number of Black families homeschooling was rising swiftly, doubling between 2003 and 2018. Credit: Eveline Chao for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Eveline Chao for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report.

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Funding School Services in the Midst of Multiple Crises

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Dr. Gonzales’s district is reaching out to local non-profits for help with the shift to 100% online learning, which cannot be done quickly or cheaply, especially at a time when the district is receiving less state funding. Arati Nagaraj is an education consultant, edtech advisor and school board trustee in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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