Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

More than two years ago, educators around the country began to engage in dialogue regarding the digital divide , as they recognized the reality that many students did not have access and connectivity as once believed. The phrase “information technology” represents access, or a lack thereof, to digital infrastructure.

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Digital Promise

MAY 30, 2019

Educators who design learning experiences that are personal and accessible , authentic and challenging , collaborative and connected , and inquisitive and reflective create deeper, more meaningful learning experiences for their students. A Closer Look at Our 2019 HP Spotlight School. 22 as the 2019 HP Spotlight School.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 29, 2019

1, 2019, World Read Aloud Day celebrates the pure joy of oral reading with kids of all ages. Here’s a list of online sites with digital books that can be quickly accessed, mostly free, for this activity: Aesop Fables. Simon & Schuster, 2015. Charlesbridge, 2015. Millbrook, 2015. Beach Lane Books, 2015.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 28, 2020

In fact, the federal government provided child care subsidies to just one in six children eligible to receive them in 2015, according to the U.S. This is a major investment that the country should make in terms of supporting early childhood and access to child care.”. Credit: Photo: Lillian Mongeau/Hechinger Report. So you’re stuck.”.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Digital learning not only plays a crucial role in preparing today’s students for the jobs of tomorrow, it also has an important role in providing equity and access to education, especially in smaller and remote school districts. Broadband’s Big Picture. Links to Local Learning. This edWeb broadcast was hosted by SETDA and sponsored by ENA.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

This information abundance amplifies shortfalls in the current system, including limited access to high-quality learning experiences from early childhood to adult learning, the increased need to reskill workers throughout a lifetime and broken models of education that do not deliver equal access to underserved populations.

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Edsurge

APRIL 16, 2024

More than half of Latino students were enrolled either exclusively part time or had “mixed enrollment,” which the analysis describes as between part-time and full-time enrollment, during the 2019-20 academic year. That may be in part because many also work while going to college, whether to fund their education or support themselves.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

That’s why, in 2019, Discovery Education conducted a comprehensive research study—including a literature review, focus groups, interviews, surveys and an analysis of data usage—across our digital products and platforms. In order to reach all students, educators must have access to the right kind of content.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Two new, large-scale studies—one from New York, the other from California—show that reduced reliance on placement exams increases student access to college-level courses. The theory was that allowing more students to go directly into college-level courses may lower overall pass rates but also boost overall access.

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Edsurge

JULY 25, 2019

Use of free course materials among college students is up, with 22 percent downloading at least one such resource during the spring 2019 semester, according to research published Wednesday by the National Association of College Stores. A third may be the growth of so-called inclusive-access programs.

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Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2020

Name: Able Jobs HQ: Bangalore, India Founded: 2019 Hiring candidates without the need of a resume filter, a job agency or scheduled interviews. Users receive access to study groups and a question bank of tens of thousands of questions. Information comes from the materials the companies submitted to YC and their websites.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

In 2015, the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) had just embarked on its first research project to understand the attitudes, perceptions and beliefs of likely voters about early childhood education, and specifically the role of early childhood educators.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2019

The newest voices in that choir come from Bill and Melinda Gates, who declared that “ textbooks are becoming obsolete ” in their 2019 annual letter. 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. billion by 2023.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

In Nevada, just 4 percent of students who took a career-oriented science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) course in the 2019-20 school year — 88 students total — were Black, even though Black students make up more than 11 percent of the state’s public school enrollment. We have not seen the same movement in every school.”.

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Edsurge

JULY 23, 2019

Libraries have long been enthusiastic subscribers to Lynda.com, offering their patrons access to the once-upstart company’s collection of educational videos on a range of topics. Currently, to access Lynda.com in a library, a person logs in using their library card and a PIN. LinkedIn acquired Lynda.com in 2015 for $1.5

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 13, 2019

February 2015 We bootstrap software development and curriculum production by selling camps and weekend coding sessions at our brick-and-mortar academy. May 2015 I read Mark Cuban’s “ How to Win at the Sport of Business.” June 2015 We endure a frivolous lawsuit by a now defunct competitor (who ironically raised lots of capital).

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Learning in Hand

DECEMBER 28, 2020

2019 Education Research Highlights from @Edutopia : ?? Making lessons accessible ?? Reviewing my top postings helps me see what resonated during 2020. Of course, you are invited to follow my posts on Twitter , Instagram , and Facebook. My top tweets from each month of 2020 ?? Doodling is not the same as drawing ??

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Hapara

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Since 2015, H?para “Equitable access has changed the landscape for learners at Wolf Creek, and H?para respectively, in 2019 and 2020. para Workspace has increasingly enabled WCPS to deliver flexible learning options and rigorous content to all high school students using the division’s Enhanced Learning Model.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

The conference is being held Monday, November 18 - Wednesday, November 20, 2019 (November 21 in some time zones). Click here to register to attend the conference live or to have access to the conference recordings afterwards. Click here to register to attend the conference live or to have access to the conference recordings afterwards.

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2019

Cengage is now betting its digital business on an annual subscription that gives students unlimited access to all of its digital textbook materials, along with online homework tools and study guides. million in revenue for its fiscal year ending in March 2019. Last week, Cengage reported $1.5 billion in 2013. It reported $1.6

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Now, in 2019, that’s dropped to about a third. What do you do about personal devices that circumvent the school security to access the Internet? In many schools, Internet access is spotty, undependable, and a challenge to manage. The most visible example of this was the Parkland School Shooting in February, 2019.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2020

So says the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which is issuing a challenge to developers and service providers working to make the subject more broadly accessible. Without access or success, their advancement to higher-order math and other skills, like abstract and critical thinking or data analysis, is obstructed.”

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EdNews Daily

JULY 30, 2019

The Washington Post reported (July 16, 2019) that a report filed by the National Center for Education Statistics, that online bullying and texting is the rise among middle and high school students. That was a jump of 15 percent from the 2014-2015 school year. Eighty-eight percent (88) of 13-17-year-olds have access to cellphones.

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Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Since 2015, 83% of school districts nationwide have received federal E-rate Category 2 funding — a dramatic increase from 14% between 2011 and 2014. Applicants will at minimum, have access to new funding in FY 2020 if: . They began using their 5-year budgets in FY 2015 (i.e. their budgets end in FY 2019).

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Edsurge

JULY 30, 2021

By 2015, they had launched their flagship product, Byju’s Learning App, and were raising millions of dollars in funding. Acquisitions and partnerships are a cornerstone of Byju’s early learning programs: It bought Palo Alto-based Osmo in 2019, which combines digital learning with manipulatives, an approach the companies call “phygital.”

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

57, cited in Vaughn, 2015, p. 2013; Parsons, 2012; Vaughn, 2015, ). Inclusive teaching means ensuring that all students, regardless of their background, abilities, or challenges, have equal access to learning opportunities and feel supported and valued in the classroom. Adaptive teachers, as Madda et al. Madda et al.,

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 9, 2024

When the Grand Hotel burned down, in 2015, a sense of resignation settled in, Glaser said. percent of its population between 2010 and 2019, Hazard grew by 13 percent. The shortages have forced the system to shutter some beds, reducing access to care in a region with high rates of diabetes, cancer and heart disease. “We

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

As access to technology becomes increasingly commonplace in schools, discrepancies continue to emerge concerning not whether technology is being used, but how it is being used. Retrieved on September 25, 2019 from: [link]. National Education Association. US Department of Education.

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eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2024

middle and high school students who took YouScience’s Aptitude and Career Discovery tool from 2019 to 2023. ” To access the complete findings from the 2024 Black Students and STEM Report as well as recommendations from YouScience and Black Girls Do STEM on how to address the career exposure gaps in STEM, click here.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Disparities abound, from students who have been unable to make a quick switch to distance learning because they lack access to technology to families struggling with basic needs such as food and housing. What grades would they get? That’s why, when it comes to maintaining an equitable status quo, the only appropriate grade for most U.S.

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Education Superhighway

DECEMBER 6, 2019

The Federal Communications Commission has issued a highly anticipated Report and Order (12/3/2019), that makes notable and permanent changes to E-rate rules for Category Two funding applications. ALL applicants, even those who started spending Category Two funding in 2015, will be able to continue using that funding in 2020.

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The Principal of Change

JUNE 23, 2019

If every student in your class has access to a device and a child’s learning thrives with pen and paper, would you be bothered if that was taken away from them? June 28, 2013 The Prophets In Your Land September 27, 2018 Providing Support Versus Enabling May 5, 2019 “Leading” often means going first.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 11, 2022

To address this, the university staged an experiment in 2019 involving 1,800 high school students. The University of Michigan first began experimenting with free tuition guarantees in 2015, creating a HAIL scholarship for high-achieving low-income high school seniors. percent of students from families that make under $65,000.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 27, 2023

“My teacher kind of pulled me aside and was like, ‘Hey, you need to go to your guidance counselor, there’s a little bit of complications with signing you up for this class,’” said Maqueo Toledo, who is now a college access fellow at the Education Trust in Tennessee. Six states block undocumented students from accessing in-state tuition.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 1, 2020

Fast forward to 2019. In 2015, a major report from the research nonprofit RAND found that personalized learning works, confirming many of our hopes. classrooms have high-speed internet access. We are now largely past the hard work of putting the infrastructure in place to enable access to digital learning tools.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Shyra Adams vividly remembers the days after the death of Tony Robinson, an unarmed Black teenager killed in 2015 by police in her hometown of Madison, Wisconsin. Since the 2015-16 school year, teachers and staff at Oakland schools called the police more than 9,000 times, according to data included in the new resolution.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 7, 2021

For college students who are also parents, a population that makes up more than 20 percent of undergraduates, one of the most important supports is access to child care. Between 2003 and 2015, the number of campus child care centers declined precipitously, according to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research.

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