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How a Two-Generation Approach Can Build Success for Students and Families

Waterford

Substandard housing, lack of access to medical care, and poor nutrition can affect a child’s physical and cognitive development. Further, logistical challenges like lack of access to the Internet or home computers can challenge students.[5]. Two Generations Together: Case Studies from Head Start.” January 2015.

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Lessons Learned While Creating Long Lasting Change in Providence Public Schools

Edsurge

This case study was originally published on Getting Smart. As the largest school district in Rhode Island, Providence Public Schools makes up 25% of the state’s entire elementary and secondary student population. Read the full Providence Public Schools case study here.

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OverDrive Education Provides Free Resources to Schools Receiving COVID-19 Relief Funds

eSchool News

Interested schools can access the full collection of resources in the K-12 Funding Champion Toolkit. This is a generation-defining event for American primary and secondary education,” said Angela Arnold, OverDrive Education General Manager. Case studies of schools that expanded their digital libraries using ESF.

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How AR and VR Can Inspire Innovation—and Boost College and Career Readiness

Edsurge

We need to find ways to give our children access to current and future technologies that will allow them to fully participate in our global economy. To have access to high paying careers in the future requires some type of post-secondary education. Research and Case Studies About Using VR and AR in Education.

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OPINION: We can’t afford not to supply school-based healthcare

The Hechinger Report

Offered through safety-net clinics, school-based health centers provide primary, preventive and mental-health services to the children and youth who can’t otherwise access quality healthcare. The centers are powerful tools for addressing health equity because they not only increase access to care but also promote educational attainment.

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Schools and Colleges Try Virtual Reality Science Labs. But Can VR Replace a Cadaver?

Edsurge

Microsoft's partnership with Pearson includes HoloChemistry for primary, secondary and college students, and HoloPatient for nursing students. Case Western Reserve and Cleveland Clinic created HoloAnatomy with Microsoft’s HoloLens augmented reality technology. Like Ayoub, he mentions accessibility.

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Digital Content Distribution in Education: Top 7 Tips to Creating a Successful Strategy

Kitaboo on EdTech

By the end of this, you should not only be able to start distributing your content, hopefully your current and prospective learners will have easier access to it. For example, if college-going students are your primary audience, your secondary audience (who can be quite influential) could be educational institutions.