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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 2005 $496,000,000 (President Bush’s request: $691,800,000). . FY 2009 $269,900,000 (President Bush’s request: $0).

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How to Prevent the Summer Slide and Help Reduce Educational Inequality

Waterford

The literacy rate in America is marked by a gap between privileged and disadvantaged communities. Scholastic Instructor, May 2005, 114(8), pp. Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2009, 14(2), pp. How Summer Learning Loss Widens the Achievement Gap. Krueger, A.B. Retrieved from nytimes.com: [link]. Green, A.M.,

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The 7 Key Elements of eSpark’s Theory of Learning

eSpark

Our team uses an 85% positive rating as a baseline. They’re encouraged to complete Quests simply for the fun of the activities. To ensure students are enjoying the games, we use a thumbs up/down method to collect feedback after every activity. How do we know that engaging students works better than scores and praise? Bergan, J. Sladeczek, I.

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Why We Don't Need a 'Netflix for Education'

Edsurge

While Netflix's algorithms can rely on viewer ratings and behavior to determine how successful its recommendations are, effective educational personalization requires objective measures of student learning. References Bjork, E. And the problem is that education companies often seem to be measuring everything but learning--e.g.,

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Developing Systems for Effective, Equitable Education for All Students

edWeb.net

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. Vrain Valley School District in 2009 and was named 2013 Superintendent of the Year by the National Association of School Superintendents.

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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 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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