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Nine New Lawsuits Target ?Inclusive Access? Textbook Programs, Alleging Antitrust Violations

Edsurge

Nine lawsuits filed in March, April and May against major textbook companies and retailers take aim at their bulk deals with colleges to offer online course materials, sometimes referred to as “inclusive access” programs. Pearson, McGraw Hill and Follett defended their inclusive access programs in email interviews with EdSurge.

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Excellent Free STEM Strategies from TGR Foundation and Discovery

The CoolCatTeacher

The professional development on TGR Edu: Explore provides everyone, especially those from under-resourced communities, the access and materials needed to transform teaching during COVID-19 and beyond. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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Passionate About Second Language Acquisition: Meet Inkeri, English Teacher at 51Talk

EdNews Daily

The company’s mission is to make quality education accessible and affordable, and through an online platform. What were two things that excited you about working with the company? My advocacy for second language and culture learning is reflected in my personal life. You recently joined 51Talk as an online English teacher.

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Why student Cameron Samuels challenged their school’s internet filter and censorship

Hapara

voices have been rising up to limit the content learners can access in school. And that is not only discriminatory, but it is a matter of life or death when a student cannot access suicide prevention lifelines, affirming resources that are vital to students navigating their queer identities.

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Edtech, Equity, and Innovation: A Critical Look in the Mirror

Digital Promise

In our current education system, we continue to see gaps in graduation rates and unequal access to high-quality public schools. When an educator is unprepared and unable to access high-quality resources to meet our unique learners’ needs, the system penalizes the educator. We need to make a change. Let’s start a movement.

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New, Free Digital Experience Offers All Students Invaluable Career Readiness Opportunities

eSchool News

The EvolveMe platform gives teens access to and rewards them for completing high-quality, professional career experimentation activities and building transferable skills they can apply to any job.

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Presence Introduces New Therapy Platform to Enrich the Clinician Experience

eSchool News

The technology company has developed a robust, clinician-designed online therapy platform for their own network of teletherapy providers, and made a version of it available to schools during the pandemic. Special education caseloads in schools have continued to rise, increasing backlogs, and driving clinician burnout. Empowering Clinicians.