Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

Edmodo was one of the early stars of the most recent resurgence in ed-tech startup founding and funding (circa 2008 onward, that is). ” Google : No surprise, the company with the mission to “organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful” has the largest footprint in education.

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 11, 2021

The proportion of 25- to 34-year-olds with postsecondary credentials nationwide has been rising, up from 38 percent to 45 percent since 2008, according to the Lumina Foundation, which tracks this. Hispanics remain roughly 25 percentage points behind whites, a difference almost unchanged since 2008.

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Report Trends Survey Comparison 145

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

During the “ National Coalition for Technology in Education and Training (NCTET) Virtual Post-Inauguration Awards and Policy Panel ,” the presenters discussed the intersection of technology and education and what’s needed to create sustainable, equitable access to a 21st century education. Vrain Valley School District (CO).

System 54

System Digital Divide E-rate Education 54

Edsurge

MAY 23, 2019

Now something similar may be happening with textbooks, as publishing giants start to broker campuswide deals with colleges that give students unlimited access to a publisher’s digital textbooks at cut-rate prices. Inclusive access has already gotten up to acronym status,” he said.

Pearson 120

Pearson OER Course Accessibility 120

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2017

In 2013, the White House decided that the nation needed a rating system that would evaluate the approximately 7,000 post-secondary institutions that participate in federal student-aid programs. The Commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics from 2005-2008 , Mark S.

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Data Secondary Outcomes System 49

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 31, 2020

Districts that use the federal dollars to equalize their spending violate federal policy. Ary Amerikaner, vice president for P-12 policy, practice and research at The Education Trust, which fights for more equitable spending in schools, has long sought to draw attention to the variation in per-student spending within school districts.

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Data Elementary Trends Analysis 144

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

However, when the programs can talk to each other and teachers can access the data they need from a single dashboard, then the data is working for the students and teachers instead of becoming a burden. She is a NC Teaching fellow, NC Education Policy fellow, and a member of Phi Kappa Phi. in political science and received her M.B.A.

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Data Report OER Policies 40

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

Since 2008, it has spent almost $60 million to hire an additional 270 counselors and provide professional development training at 365 low-income middle and high schools throughout the state, via grants from the Colorado School Counselor Corps. When there’s a budget cut, counselors are the first to go.”.

Dropout 110

Dropout Report Training Outcomes 110

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

But you can own access to the full library by buying the Summit all-access pass, which is $99, a $50 savings from the price after the 25th. Buy the all-access pass here and have access to all the sessions and bonus materials forever. Join for free to watch the current sessions and the upcoming interviews here.

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Learning Conference Social Media Secondary 48

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 16, 2017

Since 2008, Congress has been approving less money with each last-minute renewal. Related: See where public preschool access and quality overlap. For example, in fiscal year 2008, Idaho received $38.7 57 — percentage of Idaho children under age six with all available parents working outside the home. million ($42.9

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Elementary Survey Report Secondary 87

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The real digital divide, this article contends, is not that affluent children have access to better and faster technologies. (Um, There are, of course, vast inequalities in access to technology — in school and at home and otherwise — and in how these technologies get used. Um, they do.) Despite a few anecdotes, they’re really not.).

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145

Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Via Pacific Standard : “Why Is the FCC Considering Cutting Broadband Access for Students?” Jeb Bush’s lieutenant governor, as assistant secretary of elementary and secondary education, the top post at the Education Department overseeing K–12 policy.” ” More on the bill via Inside Higher Ed.

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Kaplan Education Robotics E-rate 50