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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. Each lesson begins by posing a question commonly asked by young students.

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North Carolina’s Hoke County Schools Launches New Partnership with Discovery Education to Create Modern and Innovative Learning Environments Supporting Science Instruction

eSchool News

SILVER SPRING, MD (Tuesday, January 4, 2021— North Carolina’s Hoke County Schools (HCS) has launched a new partnership with Discovery Education creating modern and innovative learning environments supporting science instruction. Following a careful review process, HCS selected two resources from Discovery Education for districtwide use.

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

eSchool News

If funds are allotted, however, districts can request an extension to use them through March of 2026 in some cases). One way to think of it is as a “strategic culling,” he explains, as districts square budget realities with whether tools are truly meeting their needs. For many districts, the relief funding was significant.

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After the Pandemic, Higher Education Can’t Afford to Go Back to ‘Normal’

Edsurge

As educators, we craft learning experiences based on the pedagogical foundations set by those who came before us. In higher education, the student persistence and retention strategies used by institutions all over the world are built on the seminal works of great theorists such as John H. All of that is now in jeopardy.

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Community college-to-UC pipeline gets a boost as California ‘guarantees’ transfers

The Hechinger Report

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Higher Education newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Thursday with trends and top stories about higher education. Often, the challenges they face outside the classroom pose greater threats to their education. “A

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Blockchain Misconceptions and the Future of Education

Doug Levin

Recent events have crystallized my sense of the misconceptions that even blockchain advocates bring to conversations about the future of education. I’ve participated in the dialogue being hosted by BadgeChain and read about – and even test drove – the blockchain work of the MIT Media Lab and the Open University.

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6 ways to bolster STEM education for the future

eSchool News

STEM education would emphasize problem-solving, interdisciplinary approaches and the value of discovery and play, according to a new 10-year vision from the American Institutes for Research for the U.S. Department of Education’s STEM Initiatives Team. Department of Education in collaboration with AIR. The ideal future of U.S.

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