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What's Happened in North Carolina With Statewide Support for Digital Learning

Edsurge

Here’s what we learned. North Carolina has been supporting digital learning longer than many other states. It was among the first in the nation to draft a Digital Learning Plan , published in 2015. “We A Vision for Digital Learning. Melissa Thibault is all about collaborative learning.

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Will Hybrid Teaching Stick Around as the Pandemic Fades?

Edsurge

It’s a practice he started at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, when many students were in quarantine and needed ways to continue learning remotely. Will their efforts succeed? And how much flexibility is best to balance convenience and high-quality teaching?

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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).

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Course Hero Adds $70 Million to Series B Fundraise

Edsurge

Companies like Coursera, which helps universities build and access online courses, have ridden the momentum from new registrations to secure a $130 million investment in July. Founded in 2006, Course Hero is already well known among college students, millions of whom use it to get study materials, share class notes and ask tutors questions.

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Launching SchoolLibraryNJ (and some models beyond)

NeverEndingSearch

We’re exited to launch SchoolLibraryNJ , a evolving project designed to address inequitable access to resources for K12 schools and libraries and to present the value of librarians in digitally curating resources for teaching and learning. Divided into two sections, WA Digital TeachKit.

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Clearlake Capital to Acquire Discovery Education from Francisco Partners

eSchool News

The Company’s integrated learning platform empowers teachers by offering easy lesson creation, ready-to-use formative assessments, and personalized, data-driven recommendations from a library of educational resources. million educators and 45 million students worldwide, and its resources are accessed in nearly 100 countries and territories.

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If Edtech Efficacy Research Ignores Implementation, How Does It Help Improve Education?

Edsurge

In their 2006 study, researchers Martin Eccles and Brian Mittman. The environment and way in which a digital learning program or tool is used can have a significant impact on its effectiveness. This is where implementation science can help. What is implementation science? Why should we care?

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