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As We Rebuild, Here’s the Part We Can’t Afford to Take Out

Edsurge

In 2005, the aftermath of a once-in-a-century hurricane provided an opportunity to think anew about how to design an education system and rebuild a city. In the long run, there is an opportunity to use frontier technologies like augmented and virtual reality to create immersive experiences that can scale. I live in New Orleans.

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Teachers of the world, unite. You have nothing to lose but your pain!

The Hechinger Report

Between 2005 and 2017, public schools in the U.S. were underfunded by $580 billion in federal dollars alone — money that was specifically targeted to support 30 million of our most vulnerable students,” says a new report published by the education advocacy nonprofit, the Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools.

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Mini-Conference for Small, Rural, and Independent Libraries - Wednesday, June 17th #library20

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

TechSoup for Libraries is a free national library online information resource that covers library technology news, how-to content and information on TechSoup product donations and services for libraries. on nonprofit, foundation and library technology. The free monthly TechSoup for Libraries newsletter has over 40,000 subscribers.

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June 17th - Library 2.0 Mini-Conference on "Small, Rural, and Independent Libraries" - Speaker Listing

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

TechSoup for Libraries is a free national library online information resource that covers library technology news, how-to content and information on TechSoup product donations and services for libraries. on nonprofit, foundation and library technology. The free monthly TechSoup for Libraries newsletter has over 40,000 subscribers.

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A Week From Today - Schedule Published for "Small, Rural, and Independent Libraries" Mini-Conference #library20 #smallruralindependent

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

TechSoup for Libraries is a free national library online information resource that covers library technology news, how-to content and information on TechSoup product donations and services for libraries. on nonprofit, foundation and library technology. The free monthly TechSoup for Libraries newsletter has over 40,000 subscribers.

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Tomorrow, Wednesday June 17th - "Small, Rural, and Independent Libraries" Mini-Conference #library2020

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

TechSoup for Libraries is a free national library online information resource that covers library technology news, how-to content and information on TechSoup product donations and services for libraries. on nonprofit, foundation and library technology. The free monthly TechSoup for Libraries newsletter has over 40,000 subscribers.

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Short on financial knowledge, some school districts get bad deals on bonds

The Hechinger Report

million, to help the district afford new technology, renovations to school buildings and new school buses. Most school districts don’t have a municipal bond expert on staff or on their board, leaving them at the mercy of financial companies to guide them through the bond issuance process. million bond issued in 2005.

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