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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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12, 2021, filings of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, known as FAFSA, were still down a whopping 9.4 percent from a year ago, which does not bode well for college going in the fall of 2021. Gurantz’s study was published in Educational Researcher in February 2021. But as of Feb. But no, it does not look good.”.

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Educational Technology Trends to Look Out For in 2022

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between 2021 and 2026. This became a significant concern at secondary school level during the coronavirus pandemic, where poorer students were thought to struggle with remote learning due in part to inadequate broadband or a lack of access to devices. The Use of Augmented Reality in Teaching.

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How one city closed the digital divide for nearly all its students

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A Tech Exchange employee works in the nonprofit’s warehouse in May 2021. Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report Boxes of #OaklandUndivided devices wait for student pickup at Castlemont High School in May 2021. In May 2021, Think College Now elementary students sit in class after returning to in-person learning.

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Developing Data-Driven Equity Practices and Partnerships

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Preparations to ensure the virtual academy provided an equitable education for all students were based in part on data that revealed approximately 60% of student households only had cell phone access to the internet, rather than broadband access. Data-Driven College and Career Planning.

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

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With the ability to log into lessons online, students at the secondary level won’t have to miss instruction even if they’re suspended, says Superintendent L. © 2021 The Christian Science Monitor. Grades K-5 in the district are in person, but middle and high schools are mostly hybrid. Oliver Robinson.

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Digital Transformation and Innovation in Rural School Districts

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These rural districts face the four significant challenges: broadband access, funding, people, and understanding the “why.” Broadband access has become more critical in the last year and a half than ever before. He has served as Principal at the secondary level as well as Assistant Superintendent. Challenges.

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How did edtech impact learning in 2023?

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Vrain Valley Schools 2021 and 2022 were the years of urgency and near-term decisions to ensure learning continued through the pandemic. When classrooms went online in 2020, the digital divide was amplified showing the gap between students who had, did not have, access to broadband internet and digital tools at home.

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