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Are Latino ‘Systems of Knowledge’ Missing From Education Technology?

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Between 2010 and 2021, the share of white non-Hispanic children fell to 45 percent of public school students, while the share of Hispanic children grew to comprise 28 percent. She co-founded edtech company LangInnov to address what she saw as a gap in the market for assessing Latino children’s reading abilities. Who Is Edtech Made for?

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What the World Can Teach the US About Education Technology

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Governments, educators, advocacy groups and companies large and small need to work better together. This in turn helped the Chilean edtech ecosystem by helping edtech companies scale and subsequently invest in smaller markets. “In Extending access to education technology beyond schools is also key. says the report.

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From High School to Harvard, Students Urge for Clarity on Privacy Rights

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What rights do parents, students and teachers have in an educational system increasingly awash in data and technology? In 2010, Lower Merion School District in Philadelphia was caught— and successfully sued when it was discovered that school officials were taking photos of a student through a school-issued laptop.

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Passionate About Second Language Acquisition: Meet Inkeri, English Teacher at 51Talk

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In 2010, I completed an MA in Applied Linguistics with a certification in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) as well as earning an ELL (English Language Learner) endorsement for K-8 students. What were two things that excited you about working with the company? About Inkeri Martin.

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The Challenges of Broadband Access in Rural Schools

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Telecom companies often forget about rural areas because they don’t have high population density. He then transitioned to the role of Instructional Technology Resource teacher at the same school, which he continued until 2010. In 2010, he was hired by Albemarle County Public Schools as an instructional technology specialist.

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In Puerto Rico, the odds are against high school grads who want to go to college

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The Puerto Rican rate is from 2009-2010, the latest available in a territory whose government produces few up-to-date statistics, and which federal counts often don’t include; experts say it’s likely only gotten lower since then. An estimated $132 million of repairs are needed system-wide. Department of Education says.

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Funding Edtech with the E-Rate Program and Grants

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In 2010 the FCC appointed her to the USAC board representing the nation’s schools and libraries on ERATE. She is a past board member and chair of CoSN and is Vice President of Advocacy and Programs for LACUE. She served as general counsel of a broadband company, and as a partner in a major international law firm in Washington D.C.,

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