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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. ” FY 2012 $0. FY 2013 $0.

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Secondary Traumatic Stress for Educators: Understanding and Mitigating the Effects

MindShift

The condition has numerous names: secondary traumatic stress (STS), vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue. How Schools Can Acknowledge Secondary Trauma. Explore the resources created by the Trauma and Learning Policy Initiative , a collaboration between the Massachusetts Advocates for Children and the Harvard Law School.

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OPINION: This cannot wait: We need concrete solutions to fight school shootings right now

The Hechinger Report

As a member of the National Association of Secondary School Principals’ Recovery Network, I participated in a congressional roundtable on gun violence following October’s deadly massacre in Lewiston, Maine. The number of incidents has been rising dramatically since 2015.

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5 state policies to sustain computer science education

eSchool News

To keep the momentum behind computer science education moving, the Southern Regional Education Board, led by its 2015-16 chair, Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, convened a group of state legislators, secondary and postsecondary education leaders to formulate policies and actions that positively support computer science.

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More schools are adding pre-K classrooms. But do principals know how to support them?

The Hechinger Report

A 2015 survey found only 20 percent of early-career principals in schools with pre-K classrooms felt “well-versed” in early ed. Instead the programs are set up to prepare principals in a “general way” to work across grade levels, said Laura Bornfreund, director of early & elementary education policy at New America. “A

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Why Aren’t We Paying Early Childhood Educators What They’re Worth?

Edsurge

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

Waterford

January 2015. National Association of Secondary School Principals. Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy Center. “Two Generations Together: Case Studies from Head Start.” Head Start. Head Start Services.” National Conference of State Legislatures. Two-Generation Strategies Toolkit.” Parett, William, and Kathleen [link].