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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 2015 $0. 2012 and 2012 (ARRA case studies).

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How a Two-Generation Approach Can Build Success for Students and Families

Waterford

Two Generations Together: Case Studies from Head Start.” January 2015. National Association of Secondary School Principals. Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy Center. And the effects of that will be felt from the classroom to their homes, and to their communities. Head Start. Head Start Services.”

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

The Hechinger Report

Ragan Toppan, a junior at Deering High School, took part in a walkout last fall to protest a change in the school’s grading policy. The result today is a patchwork of local policies, with pockets of proficiency-based grading surrounded by schools that have stuck with traditional methods of evaluating students — or reverted to them recently.

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2014 Global Education Conference - Day Four

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

11:00am Conceptualizing Violence and Leveraging Skype to Promote World peace - Dr. .

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The Business of Education Technology

Hack Education

True, 2015 was a record-breaking year for ed-tech funding – over $4 billion by my calculations. ” “Taking action,” in this case, meant releasing some case studies and posting a notice on the Federal Register about how a competitive grant program could provide a more “innovative” way to build assessments.