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Arkansas’ LISA Academy Renews Partnership with Global Edtech Leader Supporting Student Success

eSchool News

Little Scholars of Arkansas (LISA) Academy is a tuition-free public charter school with a comprehensive STEM-focused college preparatory program. Established in 2004, all 11 schools across the state are accredited by the Arkansas Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Inspired by the global media company Warner Bros.

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Why I’m Optimistic About the Next Wave of Education Technology

Edsurge

1993-2004: Building the Infrastructure. Working closely with partners, I spent the years from 1993 to 2004 starting and leading a handful of technology startups. More than 80 percent of the edtech startups created in the past five years will not survive through 2020. 2004-2011: Washington Leans In. Not yet convinced?

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New early-college high school to pair students with neuroscientists

The Hechinger Report

The students are in a pilot class of what will become the Max Planck Academy, set to enroll between 35 and 50 high school juniors in 2020. For his part, Herbst hopes the model for the Max Planck Academy can be replicated in other cities with research institutes or companies that have research departments, in any field.

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The racist and sexist roots of child care in America explain why the system is in shambles

The Hechinger Report

But in the early spring of 2020, her business in shambles and bills to pay, she decided that she had no choice but to sell her house. Contreras’s entire stream of income vanished on March 22, 2020, the date by which the state asked most programs to close. My daughter briefly and happily attended Gummy Bears as a 2-year-old in 2020.).

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Even with help, Olympic athletes struggle to balance their sports with college

The Hechinger Report

This at a time when more than a quarter of college students have kids , up 30 percent since 2004, according to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research , but the proportion of campuses that offer day care has already fallen. (A Related: Universities and colleges struggle to stem big drops in enrollment. Olympic Committee.