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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 2010 $100,000,000.

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7 Mindsets and K12, Inc. Virtual Schools Expand Partnership

eSchool News

Founded in 2010, 7 Mindsets is a pioneer in delivering social emotional learning (SEL) solutions that include mindsets, equity and multicultural pedagogy. Our students learn virtually, but this partnership will ensure that they feel psychologically connected and grounded even during these unprecedented times.”. About 7 Mindsets.

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Edtech Incubators are Fading. Here’s What Will Replace Them.

Edsurge

That’s so 2010. Edtech startup incubators? That’s the conclusion reached by Barbara (“Bobbi”) Kurshan, a long-time veteran of the education technology world. About two decades ago, education reformers began leading a drumbeat about the importance of getting students into college.

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6 ways to support computer science education

eSchool News

The authors offer a series of recommendations for federal and state policymakers to leverage this momentum: • Reform curricula for existing technology classes to focus on core concepts of computer science in primary and secondary schools. Allow computer science to count as either a math or science requirement in high school.

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Tips and Scoops from ASU GSV That You Won’t Find on the Agenda

Edsurge

Here’s how the attendee demographics have grown from 2010 to 2018. Frontline Seeks a New Frontman Frontline Education, which offers a slew of administrative and human resources software for K-12 districts, is seeking a new CEO. Total Attendees: 350 to 4700. Educators: 30 to 750. Investors: 65 to 400.

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Inside Maine’s disastrous roll out of proficiency-based learning

The Hechinger Report

Districts have spent thousands of dollars on consultants and software upgrades, and the racial and socioeconomic achievement gaps that the law was supposed to help eliminate remain largely unchanged. Related: Documenting Maine’s failure to implement proficiency-based education. Nellie Mae is among the many funders of The Hechinger Report.)

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Live and Interactive with Roger Schank on "Our Broken Education System"

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Date : Wednesday, October 13th, 2010 Time : 5pm Pacific / 8pm Eastern / 12am (next day) GMT ( international times here ) Duration : 1 hour Location : In Elluminate. The software that was built allowed a student to play a role in a simulated world. Enrollment began in March 2010.' Log in at [link].

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