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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 2006 $272,300,000 (President Bush’s request: $0). FY 2010 $100,000,000.

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PROOF POINTS: Paper books linked to stronger readers in an international study

The Hechinger Report

The report, “ Does the digital world open up an increasing divide in access to print books? ” Across OECD countries that participated in both assessments, reading performance fell back to what it had been in 2006. Low-income students made huge strides in access to digital technology well before the pandemic.

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Brouwer & Korthagen, 2005; Ferrari, Cachia, & Punie, 2009; Zhu et al., 9) Teaching and education in general are, as Pai, Adler, and Shadiow (2006) put it, inherently a “sociocultural process” (p. xii cited in Gay, p. 8) and that culture permeates all of our pedagogic practices and interactions. link] Coulter, S.

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Khan Academy: Friend or Foe?

A Principal's Reflections

In addition to using Yahoo doodle, he began writing quiz software in 2006. He officially started Khan Academy in 2009 knowing that quality videos would withstand test of time. The catalyst for Khan Academy began some years ago with a Yahoo doodle Sal developed to help a family member with her struggles in math.

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How the last recession affected higher education. Will history repeat?

The Hechinger Report

The 2009 Recovery Act increased the amount of Pell Grants to low-income students to more than $5,000 per year and expanded the number of students who were eligible for it. Even after Pell and other grants, inflation-adjusted tuition at public four-year colleges and universities rose 19 percent from 2006 to 2012.

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How to Prevent the Summer Slide and Help Reduce Educational Inequality

Waterford

That way, every student has access to resources that can help them retain knowledge over the summer. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2006, 28(1), pp. Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2009, 14(2), pp. 6] You could, for example, give low-income students a few books to take home. Borman, G.D.,

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PROOF POINTS: Shift to all-digital SAT could lead to some winners and losers

The Hechinger Report

A 2009 analysis of 81 multiple choice tests given to elementary, middle and high school students directly compared paper versus digital versions. An earlier 2006 study found that low-income students scored better on paper exams than digital ones. Research has shown mixed results.

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