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

Doug Levin

For each of the three primary (equity-focused) federal educational technology programs authorized by Congress since the passage of the 1994 revision to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), below I provide details on the programs’: legislative authorization (i.e., FY 2009 $269,900,000 (President Bush’s request: $0).

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Good analysis of higher ed trends and strategy: Jon McGee’s _Breakpoint_

Bryan Alexander

Jon McGee’s Breakpoint (2015, Johns Hopkins) offers a very solid, useful, and accessible analysis of current trends in higher education. million in fall 2009, a gain of 43 percent.” post-secondary education needs closer connections to K-12, especially given demographic and economic changes (126-8). ” (!) (13).

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Good analysis of higher ed trends and strategy: Jon McGee’s _Breakpoint_

Bryan Alexander

Jon McGee’s Breakpoint (2015, Johns Hopkins) offers a very solid, useful, and accessible analysis of current trends in higher education. million in fall 2009, a gain of 43 percent.” post-secondary education needs closer connections to K-12, especially given demographic and economic changes (126-8). ” (!) (13).

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Thursday Interview - Creating Personal Student Brands

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Personal branding," she says, "is a current trend and is an ideal way to have high school students think about what they can do to create the Brand of YOU?" Christine is a secondary certified math teacher, with Business Education certification and MSc as K12 certified Instructional Technology Specialist.

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Seeing the Pandemic as an Opportunity for Change

edWeb.net

A sociologist, Noguera’s research focuses on the ways in which schools are influenced by social and economic conditions, as well as by demographic trends in local, regional, and global contexts. From 2009–2012 he served as a trustee for the State University of New York as an appointee of the governor. Noguera, Ph.D. About the Hosts.

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Minnesota has a persistent higher-ed gap: Are new efforts making a difference?

The Hechinger Report

With people of color expected to make up a quarter of the state’s population by 2035, these gaps represent an economic threat to Minnesota; unless more residents get to and through college, there won’t be enough qualified workers to fill the jobs that require a post-secondary degree or certificate. “[O]ur

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Creatively Coding with Swift Playgrounds

Fractus Learning

By the time they get to our secondary school they’ll be ready for the advanced coding classes as links have been established. The early adopters might respond well to my affiliation leadership style because this group tends to have the predisposition to adopt new ventures (Robinson, 2009, p.41). I am acutely aware of this. Robinson, K.