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Digital divide: Gap is narrowing, but how will schools maintain progress?

The Hechinger Report

Nationwide, significant progress has been made since March 2020 on closing the digital divide – the chasm between those K-12 learners who have access to reliable internet and computing devices at home and those who don’t. The six public schools in Brunswick operated on a hybrid schedule for most of the 2020-21 school year.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 28 & 29 Editions)

Doug Levin

" Tagged on: July 23, 2017 Education Division Strategic Plan | National Governors Association → NGA's Education Division has a new strategic plan (2017-2020), which includes a focus on personalized learning. million federal grant to study online credit recovery | LA Times → L.A. I think the latter."

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PBL… Blended and eLearning – Part 1: Important Questions for the New School Year

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

It is back to school time 2020 for many of us in the United States and beyond. Regardless of your districts approach, now is a time to facilitate the student centered learning that Project Based Learning makes possible. How might we bring these important elements to the online learning experience in the next school year?

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The pandemic’s remote learning legacy: A lot worth keeping

The Hechinger Report

With the ability to log into lessons online, students at the secondary level won’t have to miss instruction even if they’re suspended, says Superintendent L. During the 2015-16 school year, Black students in the district faced out-of-school suspension at 3.4 Federal funds help narrow the digital divide. Oliver Robinson.

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Why the Education Expenses are Rising and How to Deal with it?

Evelyn Learning

They also revealed that in October 2020, 62% of adults supported the public education system, and now, as of May 2023, the numbers have decreased to 52.5%. In the academic year 2015-16, the state’s funding was reduced by 11% as compared to the last 10 years, which is the result of a hike in education expenses.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. The implication, according to one NYT article : “the digital gap between rich and poor kids is not what we expected.” Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning. Online Grade Portals.

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