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Data, Policies, and Plans for the Journey to Equity

edWeb.net

Leila Nuland, Managing Director of the K-12 Research Team at Hanover Research, explained how district leaders can compile and utilize data on educational equity. Starting with the Data. The committee can then use district data to illuminate inequities and inform policies, while also looking at other districts’ strategic plans.

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Modern Learning Strategies: 6 Channels Of 21st Century Learning

TeachThought - Learn better.

In pursuit, the theme of ’21st-century learning’ often surfaces, a popular label that, while perhaps cliche, still seems to be necessary as we iterate learning models, fold in digital media resources, then add learning algorithms, privacy concerns, and data analytics to an already chaotic event (i.e., Dialogic Response.

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Colleges are using big data to track students in an effort to boost graduation rates, but it comes at a cost

The Hechinger Report

Georgia State is one of a growing number of schools that have turned to big data to help them identify students who might be struggling – or soon be struggling – academically so the school can provide support before students drop out. Critics say there are potential downsides to monitoring student data so closely.

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COVID-19 Has Widened the Skills Gap. But It Also Presents an Opportunity to Close It.

Edsurge

Analyzing data from Burning Glass , Wharton professor Matthew Bidwel found a diminishing number of entry-level jobs requiring a degree. In 2008, it was global experience. Not only did postings for bachelor’s level jobs fall the most, but entry-level jobs also dropped farthest and fastest. With two-thirds of U.S.

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Are We On Track? Part 2

Doug Levin

I revisited the central prediction of the first edition of Disrupting Class (2008), which was that the growth in computer-based delivery of education will accelerate swiftly until, by 2019, half of all high school classes will be taught over the Internet. For those without access to the original text, the Summer 2008 edition (Vol.

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To Weather The Storms of Higher Education, Remember Why You’re There

Edsurge

In 2008, through some fabulous colleagues, I discovered TED Talks, which led me to leadership guru Simon Sinek. My why is helping learners integrate learning throughout their lives in ways that meet their educational dreams and provide resilience in their careers without sacrificing the other elements of their lives.

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Foreign Language Classes are Becoming More Scarce

Digital Promise

Government Accountability Office, nearly one in four Foreign Service officers do not meet the language proficiency requirements that they should meet to do their jobs. The number of programs is increasing to meet demand from parents and communities, with 180 dual-language public school programs in New York City alone in 2015.

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