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Data Shows Demographics Are Shifting in Fast-Growing Cities. How Are School Districts Impacted?

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Parsing education data into snack-sized servings. As the number of Hispanic students grows, for instance, the education landscape is adapting to meet their particular needs, as well — be it more representation in children’s books or busing a mobile preschool to kids in rural areas. to see how their communities have changed.

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4 Biggest Challenges in Adopting Digital Learning at Schools

Kitaboo on EdTech

Digital learning is becoming increasingly popular, as seen by the decreasing number of k12 students who only study in classrooms since 2009. have increased from 2.2mn in 2009 to 10.46mn. Interested in learning how KITABOO is enabling Institutions globally with their mobile content and eBook strategies? Request a demo here.

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

Doug Levin

Guidance on the Enhancing Education Through Technology (Ed Tech) Program: Funds Made Available Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (July 2009). FY 2009 $269,900,000 (President Bush’s request: $0). FY 2009 ( American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 special appropriation ): $650,000,000.

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TRACK IT FORWARD ANNOUNCES INTEGRATION WITH CLEVER SINGLE SIGN-ON

eSchool News

Clever single sign-on also works with the Track it Forward mobile app. ABOUT TRACK IT FORWARD Track it Forward is a software company founded in 2009 in Oakland, California. In addition, students can submit verification of volunteer work completed onsite, like signatures, selfies, and GPS locations. www.trackitforward.com.

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Can You Say Unicorn? Duolingo Raises $30 Million at $1.5 Billion Valuation

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Language learning has long been a popular business, and the adoption of mobile devices has been accompanied by a proliferation of competing upstarts, including Babbel, Busuu and Memrise, along with more established players like Rosetta Stone. He turned that research into a company which was acquired by Google in 2009. billion by 2025.

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Tech Apprenticeships Shift the Costs of Higher Ed From Students to Employers

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registered apprenticeship programs grew 73 percent between 2009 and 2019. Prime Minister—reported in January raising $44 million to bring apprenticeships in data, software engineering, digital marketing and project management to the U.S. Members include Walmart, Sony and T-Mobile. Make this as open and available as possible.”

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Education Has a Three-Headed Crisis. Mental Health Is Only Part of It.

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Levels of empathy in youth fell by nearly half between 1979 and 2009. Worse, preliminary data of a meaningful reduction in the emotional connection between new mothers and babies during the pandemic means there may be a long-lasting impact on our youngest generation, especially as it accounts for 25-50% of school readiness.

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