Remove 2005 Remove Accessibility Remove Elementary Remove Secondary
article thumbnail

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

Edsurge

In 2005, Hurricane Katrina literally washed away the New Orleans public school system. Many lead K-12 programs and are grappling with issues such as technology access and equity, when and how to open schools safely, preparing teachers to instruct online and union demands for teacher safety. Public education will never be the same.

Education 187
article thumbnail

Gale Launches New Accredited Online Adult High School Program to Public Libraries

eSchool News

As a trusted partner to public libraries, Gale understands the importance of access to education, particularly for underserved and at-risk populations. Additionally, Excel Adult High School is a candidate for accreditation the Middle States Association on Elementary and Secondary Schools (MSA-CES).

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

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

Doug Levin

” This letter marked the launch of the implementation of the first federal program dedicated to ensuring universal access to information and communications technology for improved teaching and learning in the nation’s schools. FY 2005 $496,000,000 (President Bush’s request: $691,800,000). FY 2003 $700,500,000.

Policies 150
article thumbnail

Special Webinar - Live from the Middle East: Classroom Connections Amidst Political Changes

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Since 1988, iEARN (International Education and Resource Network) has pioneered the educational use of innovative communications technology and teacher professional development to facilitate on-line collaborative project-based learning in elementary and secondary schools in 130 other countries worldwide.

article thumbnail

Michigan School Administrators’ Journey Toward Increased Equity and Inclusion

edWeb.net

She has served as an elementary teacher, elementary assistant principal, elementary principal, director of curriculum, director of school services, transportation director, assistant superintendent of achievement and five years as the superintendent of Redford Union School District No. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

article thumbnail

Wahoo! The 2013 Global Education Conference - Still Time to Present + Plan to Attend!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

It is designed to significantly increase opportunities for connecting classrooms while supporting cultural awareness and recognition of diversity and educational access for all. Julene also works with Suumu Secondary School and Roots & Shoots in Tanzania. 2005), recorded at the Knitting Factory in New York City.'

article thumbnail

New Orleans finally has control of its own schools, but will all parents really have a say?

The Hechinger Report

In 2016, Rabalais, a well-connected, self-described charter school proponent, had learned that the Gentilly Terrace Elementary School would be closing its doors at the end of the school year — making the campus a blank canvas for a new kind of school. Rabalais thought his diverse community deserved the same kind of access to quality. “I