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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

Finally, somewhat for the sake of brevity, I have excluded consideration of the role of the E-rate (which is overseen by the Federal Communications Commission and not the U.S. FY 2004 $695,900,000 (President Bush’s request: $700,500,000). Department of Education’s national educational technology plans.).

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Technology and Casey Green on campus: Future Trends Forum #3, notes and full recording

Bryan Alexander

Possiblye the FCC will extend E-rate funding to poorer areas. Re: maturity, by 2004 there was widespread LMS deployment, but relatively shallow use (relatively few classes, few features and functions used; 80% of activity in 20% of application). Connectivity raises cost issues, too. Now 65-75% of classes use the campus LMS.

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8 Ways to Help New Teachers Thrive (and Veteran Teachers Too!)

The CoolCatTeacher

K., & Bruegmann, E. The Learning Policy Institute says in their 2016 study, Well-designed mentoring programs improve retention rates for new teachers, as well as their attitudes, feelings of efficacy, and instructional skills.(32) 25) Learning Policy Institute. (24) 24) Jackson, C. 25) Kraft, M. A., & Papay, J.

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A school district is building a DIY broadband network

The Hechinger Report

While the federal government awards billions of dollars annually to get schools and libraries online, through its E-rate program, Albemarle’s project is technically ineligible for that because it’s “off campus,” even though it will be an extension of the school network with all its security, filters and firewalls.

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Many Hispanic students never have a teacher who looks like them

The Hechinger Report

In a 2004 study of Tennessee third-graders, Thomas S. One reason the gap between the numbers of minority teachers and minority students persists is because minority teachers leave the profession at higher rates than white teachers. “I Her mother, who works in the kitchen at a Chuck E. She graduated with a 3.63 Not like me.”.

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Traveling to the African Diaspora to prepare black students for college

The Hechinger Report

In 2004, just eight of Douglass’s one hundred and thirty-one graduates went on to college.) Fewer than half of its students were performing on grade level, and the state had given it a D rating two years in a row. e slept in Saturday, then dragged ourselves to breakfast. Those early efforts did little to turn Douglass around.

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The History of the Future of E-rate

Hack Education

Wheeler had been a “champion” of net neutrality and E-rate reform, according to Education Week at least, but his replacement, Trump appointee Ajit Pai, seems poised to lead the agency with a very different set of priorities – and those priorities will likely shape in turn what happens to ed-tech under Trump. .”

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