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Fearing fires, colleges are starting to clamp down on campus e-bikes

The Hechinger Report

It was late 2022. Fordham, some other universities and some cities, including New York and San Francisco, are creating policies to regulateor ban e-bikes and their siblings, e-scooters and hoverboards powered by similar batteries, in the absence of federal or state legislation. It cost Khan his life. They might not be.”

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PROOF POINTS: Third graders struggling the most to recover in reading after the pandemic

The Hechinger Report

Children in kindergarten when the pandemic broke out in the spring of 2020 are now roughly eight years old and in third grade this 2022-23 school year. Third graders in 2022 are the furthest behind in reading, as depicted by the bar on the far left. Grade refers to the grade students are in during the 2022–23 school year.

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Can A New Online Learning Platform Improve Employment For Those With Visual Impairment?

Edsurge

Despite being capable of working a variety of jobs, people who are blind or visually impaired tend to have low job placement rates, low salaries and an unusually high underemployment rate. The company describes itself on its website as the first e-learning platform built for and by the blind and visually impaired.

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The Pandemic Fueled Gains in Digital Equity. But for Native Tribes, It’s Complicated.

Edsurge

federal government’s E-Rate program, which provides “universal service” funding to schools and libraries for telecommunications and internet, also said it wouldn’t pay for another project. The reservation has a high poverty rate, affecting about 70 percent of students in the area by Mills’ estimate. Early on, the U.S.

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6 Essential educational trends to look out for in 2022

Neo LMS

Besides the learning trends that people are used to, there are a variety of rising digital trends that will revolutionize the learning space in 2022. Read more: How to get started with hybrid teaching. However, younger students could also benefit from the asynchronous learning model and learn how to manage their time from a young age.

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Why is SEL important for teachers?

Hapara

Relieves burnout and stress According to a 2022 survey from the National Education Association (NEA), 55 percent of educators said they are thinking about leaving their teaching career earlier than planned. When educators become exhausted, schools may see high rates of absenteeism. There are several benefits of SEL for teachers.

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Flagship universities fail to enroll Black and Latino high school graduates from their state

The Hechinger Report

Alarms sounded at the University of Maryland when the Class of 2022 arrived at College Park. They tend to have higher graduation rates, and their alumni networks provide powerful economic and political connections. W]e have progress to make,” University of Mississippi spokesman Rod Guajardo acknowledged in a statement.

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