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Untapped Promise in Charter School Policy

ExcelinEd

State policymakers can play a valuable role, too, especially in shaping charter school policy to meet new and unprecedented challenges. In 2010, Goodwill of Central & Southern Indiana tapped into Indiana’s charter policy, adult education policy and workforce development policy to create The Excel Center®.

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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., the more detailed program rules, as determined by the U.S.

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COLUMN: Black college grads end up with $25,000 more in loans than whites. Cancel that debt.

The Hechinger Report

Related: Black students default on college loans at a higher rate than others, study finds. Past anti-Black federal policies and practices in housing precluded Black people from building wealth, forcing a higher proportion of Black borrowers to take out loans for higher education. A 2017 study from the Federal Reserve Bank of St.

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With Budget Cuts Looming, Here’s How Districts Will Decide What to Keep or Cut

Edsurge

The Learning Policy Institute calculates the cost of distance learning at about $500 per student for a total of $3.7 Here are five existing policies that policymakers and local officials are likely to lean on to ensure that funds are used effectively, with regard to investments in remote learning programs and services.

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The Awkward Truth About ‘Free College’—It Isn’t Truly Free

Edsurge

The challenge in presenting a program as ‘free’ is it may cause people to underestimate the full cost of attendance,” said Carrie Welton, director of policy and advocacy at the Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice, in an interview with EdSurge.

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Smartphones in the classroom

Ask a Tech Teacher

Smartphone are making it impossible for our children to focus on anything else, least of all their studies. Recent studies have suggested that people experience withdrawal symptoms in the absence of a phone. Whatever way the argument skews, one thing is for sure: schools need to come up with policies to address this issue.

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Before assigning homework, ensure that students have a home

The Hechinger Report

One out of every ten New York City public school students lived in temporary housing in 2017, according to a sobering October 15 article by The New York Times. Students and their families need secure, affordable homes in safe neighborhoods and a living wage, which can be addressed through policy. in 2017. . in 2017. .

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