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Why experts say now is the time to assess your district’s edtech use

eSchool News

Now they ask teachers to check the tool’s data privacy policy and age requirements when making a request, so they have a better understanding of why a tool is—or isn’t—a good fit. If funds are allotted, however, districts can request an extension to use them through March of 2026 in some cases).

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Higher Ed Is Investing in Student Success Tech. Is It a ‘New Golden Age’ or Just Vague Talk?

Edsurge

Institutional leadership has realized the need to make more data-informed decisions and to automate some processes, he says. They’re exploring ways to connect data and applications across different units at the institution. Tambellini predicts that the solutions for large institutions will mostly be ready by 2026.

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Illinois’ Geneva School District 304 Renews Longterm Partnership with Discovery Education Supporting Science Education

eSchool News

Charlotte, NC — Illinois’ Geneva School District 304 (Geneva CUSD 304) today announced it has renewed its multi-year partnership with Discovery Education supporting science education in grades K-5 through the year 2026. However, the data only tells part of the story. Inspired by the global media company Warner Bros.

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Florida Department of Education Approves Lexia Learning for ELA Intervention Courses

eSchool News

BOSTON (June 8, 2021) – Lexia Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group company, announced today that Florida’s Commissioner of Education has approved Lexia® Core5® Reading (Core5) as curriculum in elementary intervention courses. The two programs have been approved for a five-year period, beginning April 1, 2021 and ending March 31, 2026.

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TRANSFR Raises $12M to Deliver Hands-on Workforce Training Through VR

Edsurge

In an economy under the grip of the first global pandemic in a century, money is flowing to companies offering innovative responses to age-old problems. The New York-based company has raised $12 million in a Series A funding round to support its efforts to bring virtual solutions to very real challenges. Among them is TRANSFR Inc.,

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One state uses data about job needs to help decide what colleges should teach

The Hechinger Report

Data show that nursing is among the highest-demand professions in the state. It’s a scientific projection using data from employers and state agencies to help determine which subjects colleges should and shouldn’t teach and steer students to the highest-paying occupations that the state most needs to fill. Photo: Kristine T.

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AI and Libraries Mini-Conference in Just One Week: Schedule Now Posted | 23 Sessions!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

In addition, Pun is an ALA Presidential candidate for 2025-2026. Previously, she worked for several Fortune 500 companies and currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Public Library Association and was on the Black Caucus of ALA Executive Board. OPENING KEYNOTE PANEL: Ray Pun, Ed.D., in Entrepreneurship.