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As states push for news ways of learning, some kids and parents feel left behind

The Hechinger Report

We have to engage in a movement,” Susan Patrick, CEO of the nonprofit advocacy group known as iNACOL (International Association for K-12 Online Learning), told the cheering crowd of 3,000 true believers. Along with objections to that, many complaints arose that the state provided no clear guidelines for the transition.

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The SLIDE Study: A chat with Deb Kachel (Part 2)

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Deb : Using the NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) data from 2015/2016 school year to the 2018/2019. Is that academic leadership and advocacy being spread those through universities to their school librarian alumni? In Pennsylvania we have a guideline that suggests one certified librarian per district.

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Report: 41 percent of schools are under-connected

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A new report details the importance of state advocacy in connecting schools, students to broadband internet. A new report from SETDA and Common Sense Kids Action focuses on K-12 broadband and wi-fi connectivity, state leadership for infrastructure, state broadband implementation highlights, and state advocacy for federal broadband support.

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MIA in School: Instilling a Sense of Purpose in Students

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Nearly half of middle and high students in a 2016 Gallup poll reported being either not engaged or actively disengaged in school. Department of Education and in my present role as ISTE Chief Learning Officer, I am struck by how often we find that students, and even some teachers, feel disengaged with school.

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Twilight of income-share agreements to pay for college?

The Hechinger Report

In 2016 Purdue University announced an income-share agreement program as a new guinea pig experiment in which students could get money for college in exchange for a share of their future earnings. Back a Boiler,” it was called, in a nod to the school’s Boilermaker nickname. Others worry about federal scrutiny.

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How a growing number of states are hoping to improve kids’ brains: exercise

The Hechinger Report

As a result of this new attitude, at least 14 state legislatures considered new laws in 2016 that would increase the amount of physical education or recess schools are required to offer or raise the bar for qualifications for physical education teachers, according to a 2016 report by the Society for Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE).

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Five Critical Guidelines for Data Privacy Across School Districts

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Discussing CoSN’s Five Critical Guidelines for Ensuring Data Privacy in Your Use of Technology, the speakers told attendees that when it comes to data privacy, the word “done” isn’t in their vocabulary. Five Critical Guidelines . In the fall of 2016 Ann co-authored and published Life Lessons in Leadership: The Way of the Wallaby.