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Most families have given up virtual school, but what about students who are still thriving online?

The Hechinger Report

The second grader attends SpaRRk Academy, a virtual learning program for elementary students created in 2021 by the Rio Rancho School District in New Mexico. Credit: Carly Graf for The Hechinger Report But, two years in, enrollment had dropped to 87 kids, a 65 percent decrease. It wasn’t just a mother’s intuition.

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Better Edtech Budgeting: How Yuma Elementary District Makes The Most of Its Money

Edsurge

This case study was featured in Chapter 4 of EdSurge's "State of Edtech" report. During 2009, then-Superintendent Darwin Stiffler and Associate Superintendent Duane Sheppard of Yuma Elementary School District One in Arizona had just taken their positions and were trying to figure out how to meet students’ needs.

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PROOF POINTS: Paper books linked to stronger readers in an international study

The Hechinger Report

An international study by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development found that students who had more books at home reported that they enjoyed reading more. Credit: Jill Barshay/The Hechinger Report. The report, “ Does the digital world open up an increasing divide in access to print books? ” Source: OECD.

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Empty Desks: Getting Chronically Absent Students Back to Class Is No Easy Feat

Edsurge

The Ravenswood City School District, which has about 1,600 students in its elementary and middle schools (excluding charters) in East Palo Alto and Menlo Park, saw chronic absenteeism spike from just 471 out of 2,549 (18.5 Source: California Department of Education. Note: Figures include charter schools. percent) in 2021-22.

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Foreign Language Classes are Becoming More Scarce

Digital Promise

People who speak another language score higher on tests and think more creatively , have access to a wider variety of jobs , and can more fully enjoy and participate in other cultures or converse with people from diverse backgrounds. The report cites federal statistics showing that 44 states and Washington, D.C.

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

This highlights the essential role of teacher collaboration in school reform efforts, with restructured schools reporting marked improvements in student performance. Brouwer & Korthagen, 2005; Ferrari, Cachia, & Punie, 2009; Zhu et al., Madda et al., 2011, Nurmi et al., 2013; Parsons, 2012; Vaughn, 2015, ). link] Coulter, S.

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

Doug Levin

” This letter marked the launch of the implementation of the first federal program dedicated to ensuring universal access to information and communications technology for improved teaching and learning in the nation’s schools. the more detailed program rules, as determined by the U.S. FY 2001: $450,000,000.

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