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Partner Spotlight: United Way of Greater Cincinnati

Education Superhighway

One cohort member, the United Way of Greater Cincinnati (UWGC), has been advancing ACP advocacy work in southwest Ohio and the tri-state area. By 2025, we aim to increase digital access by 5 percent, with a particular focus on families with low incomes. We realized that advocacy would be a critical piece of the puzzle.

Advocacy 101
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SJSU iSchool: "Deaf Community and Culture and Best Practices for Libraries" + "Supporting Libraries and Reading in School - AB 2465"

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The School of Information at San José State University is the founding sponsor of the Library 2.0 Deaf Community and Culture and Best Practices for Libraries | Deaf History Month Free Symposium APRIL 21, 2022 - 1:00PM - 3:00PM ROSA RODRIGUEZ, ALICE L. Library Services to the Deaf Community Panel Discussion (2:10 - 2:40 p.m.

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Massachusetts Is Investing Big in Early Care and Education. It’s Paying Off.

Edsurge

Through a state program called Commonwealth Cares for Children (C3), which was funded at $475 million for fiscal year 2024 and which the governor has recommended be renewed at the same level for fiscal year 2025, nearly 93 percent of licensed providers in the state are receiving monthly stipends. It all has to come together for it to work.”

Education 201
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Funding School Services in the Midst of Multiple Crises

edWeb.net

There should also be outreach to new partners such as libraries and local city councils in an effort to obtain resources and other support. Staying Organized and Healthy. from Penn where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Lisa was one of 100 Superintendents selected as #FutureReady by President Obama and Secretary Arne Duncan.

EdTech 94
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Critics warn that well-meaning reforms may be lowering the quality of college

The Hechinger Report

A student walks past the Bender Library on the American University campus in Washington, D.C. At the California State University System, that’s part of a plan to more than double the proportion of freshmen who finish in four years from the current 19 percent to 40 percent by 2025.

Course 82
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Mission (Almost) Accomplished: Nonprofit EducationSuperHighway Prepares to Sunset

Edsurge

billion E-rate program that provides broadband discounts to schools and libraries—along with the U.S. But at least one organization will pick up the mantle and manage a new online database —code-named “JAM”—that EducationSuperHighway is building to track K-12 E-rate usage and internet access through 2025.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

And like so many products on this list, 3D printing was hailed as a revolution in education, and schools were encouraged to reorient libraries and shop classes towards “maker spaces” which would give students opportunities to print their plastic designs. The End of Library" Stories (and the Software that Seems to Support That).

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