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Google Gets $170M Fine and Pledges to Protect Children on YouTube. Will It Matter?

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At first glance, it seems like a hefty fine—and it’s what the Federal Trade Commission ordered Google to pay as a settlement over complaints that YouTube had violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule, or COPPA. million fine levied against TikTok, a social video app, in February 2019. But is it really all that much?

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EdTechTeam Receives Google Cloud Education Partner of the Year Award

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EdTechTeam today announced that it has received the Google Cloud Global Partner of the Year Award in Education. This award was presented at Google Cloud Next ’19. EdTechTeam was recognized for the company’s achievements in helping schools implement and increase meaningful adoption of the Google Cloud ecosystem.

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Students Need More Financial Aid Than What They Applied for. A Free New Tool Can Help.

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Nearly 19 million students applied for financial aid during the 2017-2018 year, according to the U.S. The idea started in September 2019, based in part on Seldin’s observation that many students were unaware of the different kinds of financial aid available to them, such as dependent care allowances for students with children.

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Sent home early: Lost learning in special education

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Delilah’s first several weeks of school in the fall of 2018 had been marked by discipline incidents and suspensions, as she got in trouble for not listening to instructions and hitting staff members. Credit: Google Maps. This story also appeared in USA Today. But frustrated the law didn’t go far enough, Greenberg turned to the courts.

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Our 2018 Picture Book Smackdown was a Success!

Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

The 2018 Picture Book Smackdown was held on November 29, 2018. — Donna Macdonald (@dsmacdonald) November 30, 2018. — Donna Macdonald (@dsmacdonald) November 30, 2018. We’ll see you next year for the 2019 Picture Book Smackdown. You can watch the full smackdown here.

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Join Us in Chicago for the Fourth Annual Global Leadership Summit - March 15, 2019

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The fourth annual Global Leadership Summit will be held on Friday, March 15th, 2019 from 8:30 am - 3:30 pm at the Marriott Marquis Chicago at McCormick Place, Chicago, IL. Towns was recently selected as one of the 2018 National Geographic Teacher Program Fellows for her commitment to geographic and global education.

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Critical Steps for Safeguarding Data Privacy

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The 2019 Region 13 Superintendent of the Year, Bruce Gearing, Ed.D. has served as the Leander ISD (TX) superintendent since September 2019. Prior to joining Leander ISD, Dr. Gearing served as Superintendent of Dripping Springs ISD from 2012-2019 and as Superintendent of Marshall ISD from 2009–2012. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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