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Climate Change Took a Heavy Toll on the U.S. Last Year. What’s the Cost to Education?

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One of its most notable dangers is increased wildfires, which caused more than 100 school districts to evacuate when they swept the state in 2020. In an interview with EdSurge, Weems said that one distinction between 2005 and now is people’s willingness to acknowledge the importance of mental health.

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4 lessons learned about AI in 2023

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In Steve Jobs’ memorable 2005 commencement address at Stanford, he shared a story about “connecting the dots.” This meant that devices were somewhat affordable and that, potentially, every student could have access to one. Flash-forward to March of 2020. The AI revolution happened because of COVID. More to come on that.)

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Want to Rethink Education After COVID-19? Creative Solutions Mean Taking More Risks

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In 2005, Hurricane Katrina literally washed away the New Orleans public school system. Now, in 2020, as educators struggle to cope with the pandemic that forced K-12 schools to deliver instruction online, we should, like the leaders in New Orleans, take this tragic opportunity to think entrepreneurially about reopening public schools.

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95 Phonics Core Program® Earns Product Certification from Digital Promise for Research-Based Design

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In addition, the company also demonstrated its commitment to making its robust research base clear and accessible to the public. Digital Promise launched the Research-Based Design Product Certification in February 2020, certifying more than 60 products to date. About 95 Percent Group.

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IXL Learning Agrees to Acquire Wyzant Tutoring Marketplace

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Founded in 2005, Wyzant offers an expansive digital network of more than 65,000 tutors from a broad spectrum of academic and professional fields. Wyzant and IXL have a shared mission of making personalized learning accessible for everyone,” said Andrew Geant, CEO of Wyzant. Tutoring any time, any place . The evolution of IXL.

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The Past Decade Forecasts a New Wave of Economic Opportunity in Education

Edsurge

This information abundance amplifies shortfalls in the current system, including limited access to high-quality learning experiences from early childhood to adult learning, the increased need to reskill workers throughout a lifetime and broken models of education that do not deliver equal access to underserved populations.

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Shapegrams: Grab-and-Go Google Drawings Lessons

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A Shapegrams membership gets you access to all Shapegrams and gives you a license to distribute them to your students. Since 1998 I’ve been a pioneer in digital learning, having a classroom website before many classrooms even had internet access. © Shake Up Learning 2020. They also learn helpful keyboard shortcuts.

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