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‘The Reading Year’: First grade is critical for reading skills, but kids coming from disrupted kindergarten experiences are way behind

The Hechinger Report

Miller’s first graders are a case study in the scale, depth and unevenness of learning loss during the pandemic. She’s also seen higher literacy levels for kids who went to school in person last year. To her, it speaks to the immense benefits kids get from all aspects of in-person learning. “It

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Schools Explore Innovative Security Enhancements Ahead of the New School Year

EdTech Magazine

billion industry that is expected to continue growing through at least 2021, Marketplace reports. We now have significantly better video quality and much better coverage,” Network and Systems Administrator CR Hiestand said in a Cisco case study. “We School spending on security measures has increased nationwide, creating a $2.7