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A school district is building a DIY broadband network

The Hechinger Report

But a few pioneering districts have shown that it’s possible, and Albemarle County has joined a nascent trend of districts trying to build their own bridges across the digital divide. Read more about the Digital Divide. Photo: Chris Berdik. And that’s what we should be setting our kids up for.”.

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Will a new batch of licenses help rural students get online?

The Hechinger Report

Like much of rural America, Garfield County is on the wrong side of the “homework gap” — a stubborn disparity in at-home broadband that hinders millions of students’ access to the array of online learning, collaboration and research tools that are enjoyed by their better-connected peers.

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A traditional model of organizational knowledge creation

Connecting 2 the World

Organizational learning: A socio-cognitive framework. The impact of organisational structure and practices on learning in the workplace. Second International Conference, iTrust 2004, Oxford, UK. 2004, November 6-10). Crossing the digital divide safely and trustingly: How ecologies of learning scaffold the journey.

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Counseling kids during the coronavirus: A tough job made even tougher

The Hechinger Report

That became a part of their job during the mid-1900s, as school counseling shifted from a focus on vocational guidance to also providing personal and social services, according to a 2004 paper published in the journal Professional School Counseling. Amanda Nolasco, school counselor specialist, Arizona Department of Education. It’s tough.

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