The Hechinger Report

APRIL 5, 2022

Then, when his foot had finally healed, he discovered that his company, CRST Expedited, had fired him. I called CRST and they told me that they would not take me back and that I had to pay them $6,500 or I could never drive for another company, either,” Orr, who is 59, said. This story also appeared in The New York Times.

Training 27

Training Company E-rate Industry 27

Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

graduation rates — up to a record 83 percent — and whether it is real or an elaborate scam. " Tagged on: July 23, 2017 Education Division Strategic Plan | National Governors Association → NGA's Education Division has a new strategic plan (2017-2020), which includes a focus on personalized learning. I think the latter."

EdTech 150

EdTech E-rate Software Data 150

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2019

The nonprofit launched in 2012, and when it explored school connectivity data the following year, it found that just 30 percent of school districts had sufficient bandwidth to support digital learning, or 100 kbps per student. EducationSuperHighway wanted 99 percent of students to have that level of bandwidth by 2020.

E-rate 48

E-rate Digital Divide Classroom Laptops 48

Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2020

A self-taught programmer, he found on-and-off work building websites, managing social media and handling e-commerce for dental offices, toy shops and other clients. He was working for a tech company, but this was no tech job. The same thing happened shortly after with a television marketing firm—and then again with a retail company.

Training 100

Training Company Analysis E-rate 100

Educator Innovator

DECEMBER 16, 2019

The problem of disinformation and propaganda misleading social media users was serious in 2016, continued unabated in 2018 and is expected to be even more severe in the coming 2020 election cycle in the U.S. A sample headline with a rating from experts, as shown in our experiment. Get the data. Expert or user ratings?

E-rate 38

E-rate Facebook Social Media System 38

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 15, 2024

From 2017-2020, she held an Instructional Coaching Fellowship with Google for Education. And we have 14 states that have teacher-run nonprofits that run the e-sports organizations for their state. So teachers together and the students that we serve are literally the largest e-sports organization in the country.

E-rate 362

E-rate Education Meeting Industry 362

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

billion people are still without internet, and the rate of internet growth has actually slowed. On the down side, as the technology evolves it will also enable hackers to be more adept at infiltrating systems that store sensitive student data. Today, over 2.9 This trend follows the pattern of other public interest phenomena.

Trends 144

Trends EdTech Industry Data 144

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

billion people are still without internet, and the rate of internet growth has actually slowed. On the down side, as the technology evolves it will also enable hackers to be more adept at infiltrating systems that store sensitive student data. Today, over 2.9 This trend follows the pattern of other public interest phenomena.

Trends 52

Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Since the shift to remote learning in spring 2020, schools in the U.S. have received billions of dollars in combined donations and gifts from private companies and individuals. Companies like Apple, Microsoft and Google regularly supply schools with discounted technology that districts could not otherwise afford themselves.

Technology 169

Technology E-rate Laptops Digital Divide 169

Edsurge

MARCH 8, 2021

adults lost their main source of internet access as libraries started to shut down in March 2020. Among its recommendations, New America calls on policymakers to “expand the E-Rate Program so that libraries and schools can get discounts on the technology services that patrons and students need to get online from home.”

Libraries 145

Libraries Survey E-rate Report 145

Doug Levin

JULY 31, 2017

" Tagged on: July 30, 2017 Tristan Harris: The Manipulative Tricks that Tech Companies Use to Capture Your Attention | TED → A handful of people working at a handful of tech companies steer the thoughts of billions of people every day, says design thinker Tristan Harris.

EdTech 150

EdTech Company Data Blended Learning 150

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

In addition, I’ve begun to do some cursory analyses of the data set underlying the map in an attempt to identify patterns that may be useful in responding via policy and practice. The pace of additions should be concerning to anyone who cares about personalized learning and/or student data privacy. Oh, and unroll.me

EdTech 170

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 170

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

In addition, I’ve begun to do some cursory analyses of the data set underlying the map in an attempt to identify patterns that may be useful in responding via policy and practice. The pace of additions should be concerning to anyone who cares about personalized learning and/or student data privacy. Oh, and unroll.me

EdTech 150

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 150

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 4, 2024

Before the Covid-19 pandemic, public school enrollment in the United States had been trending downward , thanks to birth-rate declines and more restrictive immigration policies, but the decreases rarely exceeded half a percentage point. Not this specific conversation, of course, but ones like it. Credit: Sonya Abrams for The Hechinger Report.

E-rate 114

E-rate Elementary Education Report 114

ViewSonic Education

JULY 30, 2023

Making sure you choose a company that has your best interest in mind is vital. You can either have them mounted to the wall, placed on a trolley, or have an e-poster system for even more mobility of the display. And if you still aren’t convinced, check out Cision PR Newswire ’s news about our Visual Solutions panel at ISE 2020.

Meeting 345

Meeting How To Software Conference 345

Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2019

District technology leaders, she adds, couldn’t fathom that internet service providers would come out and deliver fiber to their schools, much less at affordable rates. He’d spent his career building and selling companies in various industries, including finance, telecommunications, software and consumer retail.

Broadband 111

Broadband E-rate Advocacy Industry 111

Evelyn Learning

JUNE 7, 2023

According to the Education Data Initiative , enrollment peaked in the year 2010 at 21.02 Bill Gates dropped out of college at the age of 20 and made a revolutionizing company, “Microsoft”. According to the data from the College Board, there is a correlation between the state’s funding and education costs. million students.

How To 40

How To Secondary Education E-rate 40

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2018

Middle school: h-a-t-e-d it. But a national survey indicates this optimism may be misplaced: Just 16 percent of college instructors rated incoming students as “well” or “very well” prepared for college-level work, according to the 2015 study by ACT, the creators of the standardized college entrance exam. School just isn’t for me.

E-rate 97

E-rate Industry Report Survey 97

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Now, a year after enrolling in the program and on track to graduate, Andrade, 29, is living in Seattle with his partner and son, having recently accepted a full-time job as a contractor at a large technology company. More than 48 guaranteed income programs have been started in cities across the country just since 2020. percent to 11.9

How To 98

How To E-rate Report Policies 98

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

As we wrapped up 2020, we thought for sure that 2021 might bring us a reprieve from pandemic learning. 5G promises reliability, lightning-fast speeds, and much higher data capacities. Think of broadband speeds where large amounts of data can allow students to collaborate digitally from their schools or homes. billion by 2022.

EdTech 115

EdTech Data Classroom Accessibility 115

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

As we wrapped up 2020, we thought for sure that 2021 might bring us a reprieve from pandemic learning. I believe the use of esports to teach both K–12 academic and social-emotional skills and the design of esports environments to support skill development outcomes will continue to grow at an exponential rate over the next several years.

EdTech 145

EdTech Learning Data Classroom 145

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

That being said, if you’re using a piece of technology that’s free, it’s likely that your personal data is being sold to advertisers or at the very least hoarded as a potential asset (and used, for example, to develop some sort of feature or algorithm). It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

As if applying for financial aid wasn’t difficult enough already, it appears that the IRS Data Retrieval Tool, which pulls tax information into the FAFSA app, “ will be unavailable for several weeks.” ” Via Chalkbeat : “Data shows Indiana students are taking AP exams, but half aren’t passing them.”

Education 46

Education Robotics E-rate Social Media 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Not Net Neutrality, but another potential FCC move – ending the E-Rate program. science and student exchange programs through the end of the current budget cycle in 2020.” Department of Education this week released new federal loan data showing that 4.6 ” More on the bill via Inside Higher Ed.

Kaplan 50

Kaplan Education Robotics E-rate 50