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How can we close the digital divide?

The Hechinger Report

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Subscribe today!

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The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

Hack Education

This is part eleven of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” In May, venture capitalist and former securities analyst Mary Meeker released her annual “Internet Trends” report. Among the major trends Meeker identified for 2017: mobile advertising, gaming, and healthcare.

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Orientation Inspiration 2017

NeverEndingSearch

This year, a couple of very clear trends emerged. These are all things I do for free anyway, but it should be a great education/advocacy opportunity. Check out Orientation Inspiration (2013) and Orientation Attitude (2016). Engagement. Gamification. We’ve come a long way from my old very offline Hollywood Squares approach.

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OPINION: Studying humanities can prepare the next generation of social justice leaders

The Hechinger Report

The trend accelerated with that summer’s Black Lives Matter protests following the murder of George Floyd. Miriam Hamburger, a 2017 religious studies graduate from Occidental College, is a good example. That must change now that the field has been given a tremendous opportunity: training our next generation of social justice leaders.

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Food, Housing and Childcare: Colleges Addressing Basic Needs Are Boosting Success

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A 2017 study from the lab found that nearly two thirds of community college students are food insecure. One challenge is there’s no federal data to back up these trends. “We About half of community college students are housing insecure and about 14 percent are homeless. But not everyone in higher ed buys these numbers, she said.

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Experts call for an end to online preschool programs

The Hechinger Report

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Mississippi Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes with trends and top stories about education in Mississippi. Photo: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. Subscribe today! They are more likely to graduate from high school and are less likely to be held back.

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REINVENTING.SCHOOL Live Show Today - The Exploding Trend of "Pandemic Pods" and Micro-Schools #reinventingschool #learningrevolution

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

She received an early childhood credential from the American Montessori Society, one of the premier Montessori advocacy organizations. In 2017, she started a mindful Montessori lifestyle blog, and she now co-hosts a large and growing online community for others seeking positive change through the application of Montessori principles.

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