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Will cybersecurity receive E-rate funding?

eSchool News

A recent Sophos survey reveals that in 2022, 80 percent of schools were targeted for a cyberattack, up from 56 percent in 2021. The education sector is particularly vulnerable compared to other industries. The ability to use E-rate for cybersecurity needs should be at the top of the list.”

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The Power of Microcredentials and America’s Higher Education Dilemma

Edsurge

Community colleges, which have historically served as comprehensive institutions offering associate degrees with transfer articulation agreements to four-year colleges, have also served as workforce drivers through their array of educational credit and non-credit courses. From 1890 to 1940, higher education in the U.S.

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Attitudes About Homeschooling May Get Unexpected Boost From a Year of Remote Learning

Edsurge

STEM courses in higher education need labs, but that doesn’t mean labs are being used online. education conferences—all in this Edtech Reports Recap. Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey finds homeschooling rates have more than doubled during the pandemic. And the pandemic year has taken a toll on U.S. percent to 11.1

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Despite mediocre records, for-profit online charter schools are selling parents on staying virtual

The Hechinger Report

The school’s website promised a “rigorous education experience” delivered by highly qualified teachers. Related: Could the online for-profit college industry be a ‘winner in this crisis’? At OHDELA, enrollment more than doubled to about 5,200 students in the 2020-2021 school year, according to state data. At Stride Inc.,

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Master the Art of eBooks with ePUB Reader SDK

Kitaboo on EdTech

eBooks, which are digital versions of traditional print books, have revolutionized the publishing industry. It powers dedicated e-readers, including Nook, Bookeen, and many more custom e-reading apps on iOS and Android. A critical component in this digital shift is the ePUB Reader SDK. Why Invest in an ePUB Reader SDK?

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Self-Paced E-Learning Market Evaporating, Report Finds

Marketplace K-12

Future revenue in the $33 billion e-learning market is expected to fall precipitously in the United States and internationally, but sales of other types of digital learning products are predicted to rise, according to a market research report released recently. billion drop in worldwide revenue from 2015 to 2021.

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The school counselor pipeline is broken. Can new federal money fix it?

The Hechinger Report

Rates of anxiety and depression among youth and adolescents have reached record highs across the country, with the surgeon general calling kids’ declining mental health the “ defining public health crisis of our time.” There’s a lot of trauma, and there are only so many hours in a day to meet with kids,” Bennett said. Since December, the U.S.

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