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Meet the 5 Education Technology Startups From Y Combinator’s Summer 2017 Class

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Since 2005, Y Combinator has funded 1,430 companies and nearly 3,500 founders. By the summer of 2016, they had six courses covering JavaScript, SQL and other typical languages. Today Py’s content library covers more than 22 courses for skills like Swift and data science.

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Sign Up Now - Fascinating New Sessions at "Privacy in the Digital Age" Virtual Mini-Conference

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

We're in the process of adding five fascinating new sessions to the Library 2.016 mini-conference: "Privacy in the Digital Age." Their topic will be "A Current Update on Library Records, Privacy, and National Security Letters." Julie Oborny, Web Librarian at the San José Public Library , on their "Virtual Privacy Lab."

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How one city has been tackling the swelling scourge of brain drain

The Hechinger Report

New Mexico saw a net loss of 42,000 people from 2011 to 2016, including 17,000 with much-needed bachelor’s degrees, the University of New Mexico Bureau of Business and Economic Research found. I like to think that if there’s a place I want to go, I’ll be able to,” Ladd said outside McGill’s main library. Department of Education.

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Native Americans turn to charter schools to reclaim their kids’ education

The Hechinger Report

NACA was born out of an urgent need to reimagine education for Indigenous youth: In 2005, three quarters of Native American students graduated on time in the Albuquerque school district, compared to 87 percent of all students, according to state data. Related: 3 Native American women head to college in the pandemic.

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Developing Systems for Effective, Equitable Education for All Students

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What’s needed to address the digital divide for all is sustainable, dedicated funding that allows districts to meet the needs of the community. In 2016, Dr. Anderson became the first African-American female superintendent of Topeka Public Schools, in Topeka, Kansas, where the landmark Brown vs. Board case ended legal segregation.

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Embattled colleges focus on an obvious fix: helping students graduate on time

The Hechinger Report

The courses “were interesting but weren’t relevant to what I’m going to pursue, so it set me back,” Williams, who is now a sophomore, said outside the university’s Suzzallo Library, a Collegiate Gothic-style landmark often likened to the Hogwarts School of the Harry Potter novels. It doesn’t need to be this complicated.”.

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Final Schedule Published - Library 2.0 Mini-Conference on "Urban Librarianship: Embracing Challenges and Opportunities"

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Our second Library 2.022 mini-conference: " Urban Librarianship: Embracing Challenges and Opportunities through Innovation, Leadership, and Best Practices ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, July 14th, 2022, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. This Library 2.0 Please also join this Library 2.0