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

Doug Levin

Finally, somewhat for the sake of brevity, I have excluded consideration of the role of the E-rate (which is overseen by the Federal Communications Commission and not the U.S. FY 2006 $272,300,000 (President Bush’s request: $0). Department of Education’s national educational technology plans.).

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Flagship universities fail to enroll Black and Latino high school graduates from their state

The Hechinger Report

The university’s admissions team resolved to reverse the trend, with urgent outreach to high school seniors who had started applications but not finished them. “We They tend to have higher graduation rates, and their alumni networks provide powerful economic and political connections. Among major public universities, U-Md.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Keep that in mind when you see Course Report’s data touted, cheerleading the coding bootcamp trend.). Via Inside Higher Ed : “New report finds big-time college football players at wealthiest programs graduate at rates lower than their nonathlete male peers. Go, School Sports Team! For black players, the gap is even bigger.”

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Education Technology and the Promise of 'Free' and 'Open'

Hack Education

“From January 2006 to July 2016,” wrote the Bureau of Labor Statistics in August , “the Consumer Price Index for college tuition and fees increased 63 percent, compared with an increase of 21 percent for all items.” The College Affordability Crisis. during the 2016–17 academic year, “slowing from 2.9%

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via NPR : “ Betsy DeVos ’ Graduation Rate Mistake.” ” Via The Consumerist : “New Chairman Orders FCC To Abandon Court Defense Of Rule Limiting Prison Phone Rates.” Also via Education Week : “Under New Leadership, FCC Quashes Report on E-rate Program ’s Success.”