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The Value of Googleable Questions?

Tech Helpful

In 2006 my oldest daughter was in 4th grade and part of the curriculum was called "Daily Oral Geography." This was 2006, 11 years ago. Educational technology was not even a strong game at that point. What does this mean to education? With educational technology comes faster access to information and opinions.

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Has New Hampshire found the secret to online education that works?

The Hechinger Report

VLACS is headquartered in a former high school in Exeter, New Hampshire — a brick edifice used for a century until the town opened a new high school in 2006. When you think about virtual education, it’s often more about efficiency and getting more students through than it is about relationships,” he said. Relationships Matter.

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Will “school choice on steroids” get a boost under a Trump administration?

The Hechinger Report

Secretary of Education, is giving parents freedom of choice, either to choose charter schools or to use vouchers to buy an education at any school they like, public or private. And, not unlike what often happens with charter schools and vouchers, the Course Access policies can set up a competition for limited education dollars.