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CoSN 2018: How Your District Can Prepare for an E-Rate Audit

EdTech Magazine

CoSN 2018: How Your District Can Prepare for an E-Rate Audit. If you’re using E-rate funds , prepare to be reviewed or audited. Most people don’t know what E-rate is until something goes wrong.”. E-rate allowed for a lot of growth in connectivity,” she said. “It phil.goldstein_6191.

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The History of the Future of E-rate

Hack Education

Wheeler had been a “champion” of net neutrality and E-rate reform, according to Education Week at least, but his replacement, Trump appointee Ajit Pai, seems poised to lead the agency with a very different set of priorities – and those priorities will likely shape in turn what happens to ed-tech under Trump. .”

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Research-based Benefits of Being Bilingual

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Bialystok, E. Bialystok, E. Bialystok, E., 2009) – “Bilingual Minds” This comprehensive paper discusses the broad impact of bilingualism on language and cognitive functioning. The study differentiates between the incidence rates of dementia and the age of symptom onset. link] Bialystock, E.

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#Internet4schools: Make Your Voice Heard

A Principal's Reflections

Back in 2009 when we began to transform teaching and learning at New Milford High School we were extremely fortunate at the time to have wireless Internet access throughout the school. That means that 2 out of every 3 students do not have the high speed internet access they need in their schools.

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PROOF POINTS: New higher ed data by race and ethnicity

The Hechinger Report

Before the pandemic, white, Black and Hispanic Americans were enrolling in college at about the same rates, especially when unemployment was high and jobs were hard to find. Asian Americans enrolled in college at much higher rates.) Data sources: Adult population collected by the Annie E. Census Bureau.

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50 Ways to Teach Using Music in Your Classroom

Waterford

When a child is exposed to musical education from a young age, the parts of their brain that process sound, speech, reading, and language develop at an accelerated rate.[1] Sources : Gersema, E. Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences, July 2009, 37(4), pp. University of Southern California News.

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The Enduring Power of Print for Learning in a Digital World

Digital Promise

Today’s students see themselves as digital natives , the first generation to grow up surrounded by technology like smartphones, tablets and e-readers. We’ve seen more investment in classroom technologies , with students now equipped with school-issued iPads and access to e-textbooks. Students first rated their medium preferences.

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