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Is a Backpack the Key to Closing the Homework Gap?

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Thu, 08/15/2019 - 13:15. Kajeet ’s ConnectEdNow campaign , announced in June, aims to make broadband access more affordable by providing students with portable Wi-Fi hotspot devices, a $200 mobile device subsidy and discounted data plans from Verizon , T-Mobile and other LTE providers. Is a Backpack the Key to Closing the Homework Gap?

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Predictions of Print Textbooks’ Death Remain Greatly Exaggerated

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The newest voices in that choir come from Bill and Melinda Gates, who declared that “ textbooks are becoming obsolete ” in their 2019 annual letter. But now I can report that these tools have been adopted in thousands of U.S. Technologists from Thomas Edison and Steve Jobs, almost a century apart, have predicted their demise.

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PROOF POINTS: A warning sign that the freshman class will shrink again in the fall of 2021

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Credit: Jill Barshay/The Hechinger Report. But given the trends we’ve seen, we risk backpedaling on that progress if we fail to help those kids find a post-secondary pathway now.”. That was on the back of a much smaller 4 percent drop in FAFSA filings during the previous 2019-20 cycle. But as of Feb. The current 9.4

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How to raise rural enrollment in higher education? Go local

The Hechinger Report

By 2019, Ayers had helped impoverished Perry County reach an 86 percent college-going rate (57 students), the highest in the state, according to government figures. Credit: Laura Pappano for The Hechinger Report. RootEd is helping to expand a college-enrollment effort that has reported eye-popping results.

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The pandemic’s remote learning legacy: A lot worth keeping

The Hechinger Report

This story is a part of Learning from Lockdown , a series about education solutions in the pandemic, produced in partnership with the Education Labs at AL.com , the Dallas Morning News , Fresno Bee and Seattle Times partnered with The Christian Science Monitor , Hechinger Report and Solutions Journalism Network. Oliver Robinson.

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Developing Data-Driven Equity Practices and Partnerships

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Dr. Pitre-Martin and her staff review health reports on their area to identify factors that may affect students’ ability to be competitive and reach their potential, and the administrators stay “keenly aware of adverse childhood experiences that could impact students’ ability to perform.” WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST.

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US Edtech Investments Peak Again With $1.45 Billion Raised in 2018

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Source: CB Insights This pattern is likely to continue into 2019. According to Jason Palmer, general manager at New Markets Venture Partners: “2019 will be an important year of rebalancing in the edtech market. 2019 will be an important year of rebalancing in the edtech market. Pitchbook tallied $130.9 As the U.S.

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