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Data Shows Demographics Are Shifting in Fast-Growing Cities. How Are School Districts Impacted?

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Parsing education data into snack-sized servings. As the number of Hispanic students grows, for instance, the education landscape is adapting to meet their particular needs, as well — be it more representation in children’s books or busing a mobile preschool to kids in rural areas. to see how their communities have changed.

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Charting New Territories in PD: The Whitsby Story with ASCD

The CoolCatTeacher

As educators, there are many new options opening up to us that will help improve our classrooms and make our professional development more accessible and available via our mobile devices. Robert obtained their Master of Science degree in Engineering from Boise State University between 2002 and 2005.

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4 lessons learned about AI in 2023

eSchool News

In Steve Jobs’ memorable 2005 commencement address at Stanford, he shared a story about “connecting the dots.” Jobs’ launch of the iPhone in 2007 led to a revolution in mobile computing. Recent survey data shows that 90 percent of secondary students are part of a 1:1 device program. The AI revolution happened because of COVID.

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What Investors See in a ‘Highly Fragmented and Under-Teched’ Early Childhood Education Market

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Prior to the pandemic, the number of child care facilities has been declining since 2005, driven largely by fewer home-based providers. From 2005 to 2017, the number of licensed small home-based child care programs dipped by almost half, according to data from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.

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Building Education Technology for the Developing World

Edsurge

When it launched in 2005, the idea of a $100 laptop for the world’s poorest children captured the backing of Google, eBay and UNDP. At Khan Academy, employees have been focusing their efforts on mobile devices in order to achieve one-to-one for students. In India, the rate is 40 percent.

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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. Dachille believes that data can determine the type of classroom environment where a teacher can thrive. She says the company has entered into some data-sharing agreements with large U.S. Sometimes districts are hiring for convenience, not quality.”

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

Doug Levin

FY 2005 $496,000,000 (President Bush’s request: $691,800,000). National Educational Technology Trends Study: Local-Level Data Summary (SRI International, 2008). Appropriations: FY 2002 $700,500,000 (President Bush’s request: $817,096,000). FY 2003 $700,500,000. FY 2006 $272,300,000 (President Bush’s request: $0).

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