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What the World Can Teach the US About Education Technology

Edsurge

Long-term planning and investment in infrastructure for widespread and improved access to the internet and mobile devices is critical. Chile has more mobile cellular subscriptions (127 per 100 people) than the U.S. Governments, educators, advocacy groups and companies large and small need to work better together. percent) and China (4.10

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Education in 2030: the Times of London looks head

Bryan Alexander

A few weeks ago the Times of London asked a group of British, Australian, and American academics to imagine what education might look like in 2030. The results are engaging and diverse, illustrating neatly the wide range of education futuring. They also hit many high notes for current issues.

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Verizon launches free trainings and tools to help educators navigate digital instruction

eSchool News

The program is now expanding to include a new model for schools that already have 1:1 device programs, with Verizon providing hotspots equipped with a 30GB 4G LTE monthly data plan for students who have a school-issued tablet or laptop but lack reliable home internet access. billion in 2019. About Citizen Verizon.

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Colleges sign on for a 15-step program to “erase equity gaps” in completion

The Hechinger Report

These efforts are two of the 15 recommendations in a project called the Moon Shot for Equity, a plan that seeks to eliminate college graduation equity gaps by 2030. The Moon Shot program is specifically designed to close gaps for Black, Latino, Native American, first generation and other historically underserved students by 2030.

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The Pandemic Will Leave More Students Unprepared For College. Developmental Education Must Help.

Edsurge

Educators and legislators must remember that the key to closing the poverty gap in this country and alleviating citizen need for social services is educational attainment , which opens the door to social and economic mobility through employment.

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How China is Trying to Outpace the World in AI

Evelyn Learning

The VR sets, merge cubes, augmented reality mobile apps, etc., Indulging in Artificial Intelligence to Improve Education China seems ahead and determined to improve its educational space by leveraging AI, big data, and cloud computing. all give amazing augmented reality and learning experiences.

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Home visiting in high school: Trying an intervention for toddlers on teenagers

The Hechinger Report

Each time a door opens, cigarette smoke drifts in from the mobile home his family shares next door. West Virginia unveiled a campaign this year for 60 percent of adults ages 25 to 64 to have earned a degree or certificate by 2030. The bed dominates the room, and a crooked “home sweet home” plaque hangs on the wall.

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