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The State of Computer Science Report Reveals Progress and Challenges in US Education

eSchool News

It provides an update on national and state-level computer science education policy, including policy trends, maps, state summaries, and implementation data. Highlights related to access and participation: • 2023 is the year of the largest growth in the percentage of high schools offering foundational computer science since 2018.

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Inside Canada’s 50-year fight for national child care

The Hechinger Report

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Early Childhood newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about early learning. This movement came after decades of structured, organized advocacy , much of which started after the commission’s report.

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Smoothing the path for immigrants to finish their college degrees

The Hechinger Report

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Higher Education newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Thursday with trends and top stories about higher education. It has six campuses in Michigan along with its online program.

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How Writing ‘Letters to Strangers’ Helps Students Who Need Mental Health Support

Edsurge

Depending on their interests, Chao says, the student-led chapters might exchange letters based on a theme, focus on education around mental health, or participate in advocacy for mental health resources at their schools. Her talk has been viewed online over 10,000 times. That’s when the organization saw a huge spike in interest.

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Education Technology Industry Network and StartEd Will Host Ed Tech Growth Event in New York

techlearning

October 4, 2018 (Washington, D.C. and New York, NY) — The Education Technology Industry Network ( ETIN ) of the Software Information Industry Association ( SIIA ), the largest non-profit software industry policy and advocacy association, announced today a partnership with StartEd Inc., October 4, 2018 (Washington, D.C.

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Last Call for Presentation Proposals: Library 2.0 Mini-Conference on "Banned Books and Censorship: Current Intellectual Freedom Issues in the Library"

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

mini-conference, we will examine the current trends in censorship and explore solutions for how to promote our principles in an era of increasing polarization. She also chaired the 2018 working group that revised ALA’s Library Bill of Rights for Diverse Library Collections. In this Library 2.0

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Announcing Library 2.0 June Mini-Conference: "Banned Books and Censorship: Current Intellectual Freedom Issues in the Library"

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

mini-conference, we will examine the current trends in censorship and explore solutions for how to promote our principles in an era of increasing polarization. She also chaired the 2018 working group that revised ALA’s Library Bill of Rights for Diverse Library Collections. In this Library 2.0