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Developing Systems for Effective, Equitable Education for All Students

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Pringle said that the NEA is currently working with the FCC on how to get increased investment in the E-rate program because, through that program, dollars can be distributed in an equitable manner. Next, although teachers may have the technology, they might not understand how to use it effectively, especially for remote learning.

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The rural school district Obama fought to save

The Hechinger Report

Martin had the lowest ratings possible for achievement and improvement on its state report card that year. Not only is the middle school new, but the high school graduation rate has soared from 57 percent to 91 percent in four years. The growth in the graduation rate at Dillon High School over four years. He recalls Feb.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

And like so many products on this list, 3D printing was hailed as a revolution in education, and schools were encouraged to reorient libraries and shop classes towards “maker spaces” which would give students opportunities to print their plastic designs. The End of Library" Stories (and the Software that Seems to Support That).

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Education Technology and the Promise of 'Free' and 'Open'

Hack Education

” Tuition keeps going up and up and up, although as The Wall Street Journal noted this fall, published tuition rates only rose 2.4% The spending at public four-year colleges and universities rose, on average, by 2 to 3%, “the largest such increase since the start of the recession in 2008.” percent to 11.3

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