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COVID-19 Has Widened the Skills Gap. But It Also Presents an Opportunity to Close It.

Edsurge

employees working from home and interacting with colleagues and customers remotely at the peak of the pandemic, many companies began to invest in digital transformation initiatives to address gaps in cloud adoption and cybersecurity. And it appears that investing in last-mile training has a secondary benefit: higher retention.

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The Past Decade Forecasts a New Wave of Economic Opportunity in Education

Edsurge

Our primary and secondary education systems formed around teachers imparting knowledge. Without innovative learning platforms that deliver results, create opportunities for learners and provide access to those most likely to get left behind, society is at risk for continued upheaval. Our higher education system formed around libraries.

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Predictions of Print Textbooks’ Death Remain Greatly Exaggerated

Edsurge

From 2011 to 2014, U.S. higher education courseware in 2015, down from 50 percent the year before, according to a 2018 report from Macquarie, an investment bank and financial services company. higher education courseware business despite gains in digital—all because of secondary textbook market’s impact. billion to $3.3

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How one district has diversified its advanced math classes — without the controversy

The Hechinger Report

Elsewhere, concerns about who gets access to advanced math have led districts to end the tracking of students into different math classes by perceived ability or to remove accelerated classes altogether in the name of equity. But the district remains committed to its changes. This practice — and mindset — must change.”

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Here’s What Happens When Every Student Gets a Personalized Learning Plan

Edsurge

Vermont’s Agency of Education (AOE) defines flexible pathways as “any combination of high-quality academic and experiential components leading to secondary school completion and postsecondary readiness.” Other students are enrolled in online courses at both the secondary and postsecondary level.

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Hotspots, YouTube, WiFi, Oh My! How Renton Prioritizes Infrastructure Over Devices

Edsurge

EdSurge will be hosting hundreds of local teachers and administrators, along with dozens of edtech companies from around the country, at our Summit on Dec. Everyone is saying ‘we are in a digital world,’ so how do we support every student, especially those that might not have WiFi access at home?”

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Looking Back on Three Years of the ConnectED Initiative: Did It Deliver?

Edsurge

In February of 2014, Obama rounded up technology donations worth more than a $1 billion from U.S. As EdSurge reported, to be part of the initiative, companies “had to commit to providing goods or services worth at least $100 million.” Did companies fully deliver on their ConnectED promises? corporations, from Apple to Adobe.

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