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Turning ‘Google Maps for Education’ From Metaphor to Reality

Edsurge

But in the field of education, we don’t even have a complete set of static competency frameworks for digital data that are openly accessible and interoperable—to say nothing of dynamic data that support real-time pathway optimization. To bridge the gulf, it will take a similar open-data ecosystem to support learner navigation. K-12 learners.

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Is teacher preparation failing students with disabilities?

The Hechinger Report

A study in 2007 found that general education teachers in a teacher preparation program reported taking an average of 1.5 Supports can include services, such as access to a special education teacher, or accommodations and modifications, such as having test questions read aloud, or being allowed to sit in a certain part of the classroom.

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In one state, students are ditching classrooms for jobs

The Hechinger Report

Nationwide, about 65 percent of public high schools reported offering opportunities for students to participate in work-based learning during the 2007-08 school year, the last year data on the topic was collected by the National Center for Education Statistics. During the program, students have access to internships and work experience.