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On the Relationship Between Adopting OER and Improving Student Outcomes

Iterating Toward Openness

They are essentially media comparison studies or, to be more precise, license comparison studies. It should surprise no one that media comparison studies find no significant difference in student learning. Why would students who use a pencil learn more than students who use a pen?

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7 realities for Black students in America, 70 years after Brown

The Hechinger Report

10: That’s the proportion of Black students learning in a school where more than 90 percent of their classmates were also Black , according to 2022 Department of Education data. By comparison, Black students make up about 15 percent of public school enrollment. That figure is down from 23 percent in 2000. One legacy of Brown v.

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Rideshare Startups for Schoolchildren Change Lanes to Survive COVID-19

Edsurge

The companies have offered to deliver food and learning materials like laptops and textbooks to students’ homes. m, founded in 2014, has about 3,000 contract drivers who service 250 school districts across six states. m, by comparison, has about 100 full-time employees. m CEO Ritu Narayan.

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More Colleges Are Offering Income-Share Agreements. Are Students Buying In?

Edsurge

But what colleges are learning is whether students understand ISAs and how they decide to take one on. Before signing the agreement, she had an advisor show her a spreadsheet with a side-by-side comparison “breaking down ‘this is how much you’re taking out, this is how much you would pay back under different scenarios,’” she recalls.

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What Is Technology Integration in The Classroom?

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

This is important because simply having technology at our disposal doesn’t automatically lead to enhanced learning experiences. It’s about strategically incorporating digital tools into teaching and learning processes to improve and enhance educational outcomes. First, I explored what technology integration really means.

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School ed tech money mostly gets wasted. One state has a solution 

The Hechinger Report

The tool was supposed to enable teachers to tailor their instruction to individual students’ learning needs, but even the kids who had strong math skills weren’t doing well. But after much trial and error, Utah designed a system to ensure that the money districts spend on ed tech actually benefits students.

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New study casts doubts on effectiveness of personalized learning program in New Jersey

The Hechinger Report

” It was an experiment in so-called “personalized learning,” where algorithms churned out customized lessons for each student. Future of Learning. Mississippi Learning. The study highlights an ongoing conflict between personalized learning and the required annual tests that schools to give students.