eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The honors were announced during a reception at the 2022 Ohio School Board Association’s (OSBA) annual Capital Conference in November. The scholarships were presented to school districts as part of a random drawing at the conference reception. “I am hopeful that we can continue this tradition for years to come.”

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 31, 2020

It has also forced school leaders to become more creative, outspoken and innovative in their advocacy and leadership—lessons they will take with them to help drive change in 2021. They aren’t waiting for a conference or for instructions from their state or nation’s leaders. Our education system can do this too.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

For years, the parent advocacy group worked tirelessly to influence education policy and practices in Oakland. Young had already built considerable credibility with the district through earlier advocacy work and a city-wide literacy campaign conducted by the parent-powered organization.

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Edsurge

APRIL 6, 2022

in 2021 about the lives they’re working toward and the choices they’re making to get there. After graduating in spring 2021, Dino enrolled at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, where he now studies. After graduating from high school in spring 2021, Spencer embarked on that church mission. They want good lives.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 26, 2023

A 2021 RAND study found that nearly half of Black teachers reported that they were likely to leave their jobs at the end of the school year because of stress and challenging working conditions. They’ve since been invited to speak at conferences, and their work has been highlighted in the media.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 29, 2021

Our third Library 2.021 mini-conference: " Libraries as Community Anchors ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 21st, 2021. conference events, which are designed to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing among information professionals worldwide. Please also join this Library 2.0 and at the Library 2.0

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Our third Library 2.021 mini-conference: " Libraries as Community Anchors ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 21st, 2021. conference events, which are designed to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing among information professionals worldwide. Please also join this Library 2.0 and at the Library 2.0

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 23, 2021

Our third Library 2.021 mini-conference: " Libraries as Community Anchors ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 21st, 2021. We already have over 1,000 people registered for this event, and our mini-conferences almost always reache over 5,000 by the start date! The call for proposals is now open (see below).

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 6, 2021

Our third Library 2.021 mini-conference: " Libraries as Community Anchors ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 21st, 2021. conference events, which are designed to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing among information professionals worldwide. The call for proposals is now open (see below)!

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Just two weeks away, our third Library 2.021 mini-conference, " Libraries as Community Anchors ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 21st, 2021. The accepted conference sessions are listed just above the keynote bios and include links to full descriptions! Everyone is invited to participate in our Library 2.0

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Just a few days away, our third Library 2.021 mini-conference, " Libraries as Community Anchors ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 21st, 2021. The conference schedule is listed just above the keynote bios and includes links to full session descriptions. Everyone is invited to participate in our Library 2.0

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Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2023

It’s September 2021 and as one of the district’s instructional technology content leaders, I have finally been given the green light to host in-person professional development (PD) for this group of eager teachers after months of meeting online.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 31, 2023

Our Library 2.023 mini-conference, " Mental Health and Wellness: Library Workers Thriving in Uncertain Times ," is this coming Tuesday, April 4th, 2023, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. We have 4,600 people already registered for the conference, and the schedule is below. CONFERENCE SCHEDULE: The schedule is below.

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eSchool News

MARCH 16, 2022

Launched in 2019 and established as an independent nonprofit association in 2021, SELPA aims to advance high-quality SEL implementation by bringing together SEL providers for networking, shared learning, collective promotion, and advocacy.

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Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2021

A May 2021 report from the American Foundation for the Blind examined the COVID-19 pandemic’s impacts on students with visual impairments. They’re feeling better supported, and I think that’s helping them build self-advocacy and independence,” she says. “Do I get to go in person sooner than others because my kids have this need?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 2, 2023

We've just announced the keynote panel for our Library 2.023 mini-conference: " Mental Health and Wellness: Library Workers Thriving in Uncertain Times ," which will be held online (and for free) on Tuesday, April 4th, 2022, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. We hit the 2,000 registration mark today, so we're anticipating a great event!

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Edsurge

MAY 23, 2022

The other is creating belonging at NAEYC, a professional and advocacy organization with nearly 60,000 members across its 52 affiliates. “I A Time of Transition And then in spring 2021, NAEYC’s CEO of nearly a decade announced she would be stepping down in the coming year. So Kang is listening. We’re just doing it differently.”

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 8, 2023

In early 2020, at an academic conference just before the pandemic hit, Powell commiserated with other experts in special education and students who struggle in math. The researchers continued to meet almost every month during 2021 as their campaign gained momentum. I see it as a huge equity issue.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 27, 2023

An athlete who ran track and field, he set the university record in the 60-meter hurdles, but the conference meet that determined who would get athletic scholarships was canceled because because of Covid. He had to get help from an advocacy group called College Possible to pay his rent. Miguel Agyei. Meanwhile, costs keep going up.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2022

Congress approved a majority of it – $122 billion – in March 2021 and required school administrators to submit plans for how they intend to spend it over three years. The Afterschool Alliance also cited an unpublished conference paper from 2013, which tracked 1,000 elementary school students over time. The others did not. .

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 23, 2021

At Osseo Senior High School, which serves 2,100 students about 30 minutes northwest of Minneapolis, Dayo Onanuga, a senior, joined several other students on a recent morning in a beige-wallpapered conference room and shared that she had long planned to be a surgeon. But a year of online school changed that. “I

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 19, 2021

In a recent edWebinar , sponsored by ClassLink and co-hosted by CoSN and AASA , representatives from Desert Sands Unified School District, CA (the 2021 winner) and Santa Fe Public Schools, NM (the 2020 winner) presented their keys to success. Dr. Garcia retires as SFPS Superintendent in June 2021. Leadership. About the Host.

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Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2023

For example, NCES reported that in 2021, Asian students earned 13.6 Number and percentage distribution of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) degrees/certificates conferred by postsecondary institutions, by race/ ethnicity, level of degree/certificate, and sex of student: Academic years 2011-12 through 2020-21. [ii]

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 3, 2021

Most recently, he was named the 2021 State Superintendent of the Year for Mississippi. CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation. Dillon is Past President of the Mississippi Association of School Administrators (MASA). About the Host.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Districts and charters use a mix of approaches to address absenteeism, the Hechinger/AZCIR investigation found, including warnings, parent conferences, detentions, in-school suspensions and out-of-school suspensions. Related: A third of public school children were chronically absent after classrooms re-opened, advocacy group says.

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edWeb.net

JULY 15, 2020

As schools prepare for the 2020-2021 school year, the presenters have had many opportunities to listen to their stakeholders. He is a frequent presenter at state, regional and national conferences and a published author in professional journals.

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edWeb.net

MAY 7, 2021

Over time, the need to quickly adapt led to heightened online student engagement, according to a CatchOn survey of 47 school districts from January 2020 to January 2021. And they confer with peers and administrators to see if what they want is beneficial to teaching and learning. Student engagement suffered. Over her career, Dr.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 12, 2022

Our second Library 2.022 mini-conference: " Urban Librarianship: Embracing Challenges and Opportunities through Innovation, Leadership, and Best Practices ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, July 14th, 2022, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. As always, we are up to the challenge. This Library 2.0

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 7, 2022

Our second Library 2.022 mini-conference: " Urban Librarianship: Embracing Challenges and Opportunities through Innovation, Leadership, and Best Practices ," will be held online (and for free) next week on Thursday, July 14th, 2022, from 12:00 - 3:00 US Pacific Time. The individual conference sessions are listed below. This Library 2.0

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 23, 2022

Our second Library 2.022 mini-conference: " Urban Librarianship: Embracing Challenges and Opportunities through Innovation, Leadership, and Best Practices ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, July 14th, 2022. CALL FOR PROPOSALS The call for proposals for the mini-conference is now open. This Library 2.0

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

APRIL 18, 2021

I was introduced to Gerardo’s work through a podcast he co-hosts with Kevin Adams called “Too Dope Teachers,” and his advocacy for equity and antiracism. I was reading an article about when you were awarded Colorado Teacher of the Year for 2021, and one of your students in the article named Sofia, said, “Mr. I love that so much.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 21, 2022

Our second Library 2.022 mini-conference: " Urban Librarianship: Embracing Challenges and Opportunities through Innovation, Leadership, and Best Practices ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, July 14th, 2022. CALL FOR PROPOSALS The call for proposals for the mini-conference is now open. This Library 2.0

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 7, 2023

Studies have shown that early bilingualism can in fact confer social and cognitive benefits.) Black children made up less than half of children receiving early intervention in 2021, but represented 76 percent of those receiving special education for school-age children. I knew I was dealing with racism against my son,” Young said.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 17, 2022

Our second Library 2.022 mini-conference: " Urban Librarianship: Embracing Challenges and Opportunities through Innovation, Leadership, and Best Practices ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, July 14th, 2022. CALL FOR PROPOSALS The call for proposals for the mini-conference is now open. This Library 2.0

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

” For those not up on corporate conference speak, Dreamforce is Salesforce’s big annual event. iNACOL has released a report on advocacy for competency-based education. Anyway, via Venture Beat : “Juniper Research: VR hardware market will hit $50 billion by 2021.” ” Mindset all the things.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 9, 2022

During the 2021 legislative session, there were over 50 bills introduced targeting transgender youth participation in sports as well as bans on gender-affirming healthcare. In May 2021, at the peak of the debate over Texas’s HB 25 , calls from the state to the national Transgender Lifeline Crisis Center increased 71.6 State officials.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 10, 2023

PRIEST RIVER, Idaho —The moms seated at the conference table on Election Day were worried. She said it was confusing, poorly written, and not vetted by the board’s legal counsel (instead it was reviewed by the anti-LGBTQ Christian legal advocacy group, Alliance Defending Freedom). The policy ended up passing 4-0.

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