EdTech Magazine

JULY 23, 2020

million to comply with recommended health and safety guidelines in 2020-2021, according to estimates from the School Superintendents Association (AASA) and the Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO). Local education agencies can then use the funds for expenses incurred from March 13, 2020, through Sept.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 8, 2021

2020 has been a tough year to be a PreK-12 teacher. Our team of researchers, all former elementary and secondary teachers who are now teacher educators, saw this as a moment in educational history that had to be captured–and so we asked teachers these questions: What are your top 5 issues? How are you problem-solving?

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eSchool News

JULY 28, 2021

At Everett Public Schools, we’ve always had a robotics team at the elementary and secondary levels. We weren’t sure how many students would want to log in from home voluntarily, but our participation levels have actually grown since the pandemic shut down in-person learning in March 2020.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 4, 2020

2020 has been a tough year to be a PreK-12 teacher. Our team of researchers, all former elementary and secondary teachers who are now teacher educators, saw this as a moment in educational history that had to be captured–and so we asked teachers these questions: What are your top 5 issues? How are you problem-solving?

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eSchool News

MAY 19, 2021

As part of VHS Learning’s ongoing commitment to the CSforALL movement, the nonprofit partnered with the National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI) in 2020. Most recently, the consortium renewed its VHS Learning membership with 213 enrollments for the 2020-21 academic year. Courses are approved for initial eligibility by NCAA.

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Edsurge

MARCH 23, 2020

Secondary teacher positions are harder to fill than elementary ones; as are science and math openings. Although there are millions of Americans qualified to fill the 3.7 million teaching positions, there are acute shortages by grade level, subject matter, and geography.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 28, 2020

million to comply with recommended health and safety guidelines in 2020-2021, according to estimates from the School Superintendents Association (AASA) and the Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO). Local education agencies can then use the funds for expenses incurred from March 13, 2020, through Sept.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

“We know many districts wanted to use ESSER funds to hire more staff, but workforce shortages prevented them from doing so,” Vaillancourt Strobach says, referring to the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund. Your mileage is going to vary.”

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2022

Teachers report being more stressed as the pandemic goes on, and much more likely to leave the profession than they were before March 2020. At elementary schools, we’d have to get rid of the 1 teacher/1 class/5 days equation. At secondary schools, we’d have to toss out 5-day-per-week class rotations. And for good reason.

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Insight Education Group

MAY 27, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has left elementary and secondary schools across the country in need of additional resources to operate and support their school communities. Between 2020 and 2021, Congress passed three stimulus bills that provided almost $190.5 Districts and schools may be wondering how to best use these funds.

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eSchool News

MARCH 7, 2024

I have been with the district for 20 years, though I didn’t become the superintendent until April 2020. Fast forward 10 years, and now thousands of scholars in our district are learning to code in elementary school using engaging, hands-on tools like Ozobots , Lego Spike , and VR Labs–and that’s just where their tech journeys begin.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Rivera has served as president of Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology in Pennsylvania since October 1, 2020. About the new board members: Pedro Rivera, Director, Region 6 Northeast. Dr. Frank Rodriguez, Director, Region 7 Southeast. Dr. Rodriguez is Superintendent of the Beaufort County School District in South Carolina.

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eSchool News

JULY 9, 2021

In 2020, the deployment of edtech tools in schools increased by nearly 90 percent year-over-year. million of their Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds (almost half) on software tools that facilitate learning. . The reality of tool sprawl in the U.S. education system. In Washington, D.C.

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MIND Research Institute

APRIL 24, 2020

On April 23, 2020, the U.S. Signed into law on March 27, 2020, the CARES Act includes four grants and funds that are allocated for different education-related purposes. Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund , or ESSERF, $13.2 Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

Forty percent of the nation’s school systems need to replace at least half of their HVAC systems, according to a 2020 study by the Government Accountability Office. The ARP provides $122 billion for the Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Now, in 2020, as educators struggle to cope with the pandemic that forced K-12 schools to deliver instruction online, we should, like the leaders in New Orleans, take this tragic opportunity to think entrepreneurially about reopening public schools. Organizational change in education is often preceded by an action forcing event.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Name: Caleb Brown Age: 20 College: Clemson University Area of study: History, secondary education Intends to teach: Social studies Hometown: Rock Hill, South Carolina EdSurge: What is one of your earliest memories of a teacher? I did go into an elementary school and I learned that I did not want to be an elementary school teacher.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 17, 2020

VHS Learning renewed its commitment to expand access to computer science education for all students at the 2020 CSforALL virtual showcase held recently. Participating schools from at least five rural districts will be able to enroll students in the AP® program at no charge, beginning in the 2020-21 school year.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

In the 2020-21 academic year, VHS Learning offered online AP® Latin to students for the first time. A score of 3 or higher on an AP® exam is considered a “passing” grade for AP® college credit at many universities. Courses are approved for initial eligibility by NCAA.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2021

The national pass rate for the 2020 AP® Environmental Science exam was just under half (49%), but almost all (95%) VHS Learning students passed that exam. Pass rates for the 2020 AP® English Language Composition exam were even more remarkable. Courses are approved for initial eligibility by NCAA.

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Edsurge

JUNE 22, 2022

The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER) was approved in three packages in 2020 and 2021. In the spring of 2020, as the pandemic prompted widespread school closures, most districts scrambled to move online, stitching together whatever technologies they could to make the transition.

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MIND Research Institute

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

As the nation bid farewell to 2020, Congress passed CRRSA , the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act , which includes some $54 billion dollars in relief funds for K-12 education, with an additional $4 billion in a discretionary fund for governors’ use. Funds for K-12. Governor's Emergency Education Relief (GEER).

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Insight Education Group

MAY 27, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has left elementary and secondary schools across the country in need of additional resources to operate and support their school communities. Between 2020 and 2021, Congress passed three stimulus bills that provided almost $190.5 and 31%, respectively” ( CDC, 2020 ).

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Insight Education Group

MAY 27, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has left elementary and secondary schools across the country in need of additional resources to operate and support their school communities. Between 2020 and 2021, Congress passed three stimulus bills that provided almost $190.5 and 31%, respectively” ( CDC, 2020 ).

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Edsurge

MARCH 15, 2021

Some relief came in 2020 through the CARES Act with an initial $13 billion allotment to K-12 schools. A new funding package from the federal government in December 2020 dedicated an additional $54.3 The need for new K-12 classroom technology has never been greater. billion to public schools, with a wide range of permissible uses.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 21, 2020

While the application period ended in September 2020, the program itself will run for three years, from the 2020-21 school year onward. Schools will have no limit on the number of students they can enrolled,” said DeFuria. The goal of this program is to encourage as many rural students as possible to challenge themselves and excel.”.

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eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2022

2020 and 2021 saw $190 billion in federal relief funds go to schools through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER). But why aren’t schools spending the money? The answer–or, more accurately, answers–offers a glimpse into the complicated state of post- COVID education.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

As a result, the district’s 1,900 elementary students will return later this summer to classrooms outfitted with multiple touch screens, motion-tracking cameras, and microphones — part of an uncommon plan to embrace hybrid learning. Out on Capitol Hill, she warned, the feds are “itching to take this money away from us.” We’re unstoppable.”

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 3, 2023

In 2020 and 2021, Congress passed the CARES and ARP Acts, which created and added to the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Program ( ESSER ). But as many large organizations return to normal, school districts face a daunting challenge: key federal relief funds are set to expire next September.

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Waterford

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Classroom activities like reflective writing in journals is a great way to teach communication skills to PreK, elementary, or secondary students. January, 2020. Younger students can start by expressing their ideas through drawing and early attempts at writing, and explain those ideas to others. November, 2013. Miller, Kelly. “39

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In 2020, some of California’s public universities allowed applicants to skip Algebra II and substitute data science. The universities walked back the effort this year after experts argued that students were taking less challenging coursework that limited their post-secondary opportunities. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

percent statewide dropout rate, according to 2020-21 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education data, and special needs students fare particularly well at voc-tech schools. Meanwhile, the overall dropout rate at regional voc-techs is 0.5 percent , even lower than the overall 1.5

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eSchool News

JANUARY 28, 2021

Launched in 2014 for secondary grade students and in 2020 for elementary school students, Listenwise harnesses the power of listening to advance literacy and learning in all students by using podcasts as classroom texts, amplifying content and providing students practice in required listening skills.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

More than 55,000 schools and libraries have received more than 70 million unique investigations and searches since August 2020. With original author interviews, video book trailers, discussion questions, vocabulary lists and interactive games, TeachingBooks brings books to life for communities everywhere.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 10, 2023

Established in 2004, all 11 schools across the state are accredited by the Arkansas Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Little Scholars of Arkansas (LISA) Academy is a tuition-free public charter school with a comprehensive STEM-focused college preparatory program. Mystery Science.

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Edsurge

APRIL 19, 2021

During the crises of 2020-21, we clearly saw that our education system needs to innovate to make it more equitable, agile, relevant and responsive. billion in Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funding into our education system. We also saw many communities embracing local innovation because they had to.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2020

will start the 2020-2021 school year this month. . . For students across Texas and around the country, bridging the digital divide and providing reliable Internet connectivity that enables distance learning for students without Internet access are among the top priorities for state governments, school districts, teachers and parents alike.

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