Remove Accessibility Remove Common Core Remove Knowledge Base Remove Student Engagement
article thumbnail

School Leadership in the Common Core Era

A Principal's Reflections

Youngsters under the age of 18 whose families have incomes below the US poverty threshold; approximately 16 million of America’s poor are children who are often malnourished, live in substandard housing, and have unequal access to educational opportunities. Common Core ELL English Language Learners Guest Blog Post Guest Blogger Leadership'

article thumbnail

What to Know About Miguel Cardona, Biden’s Pick for Education Secretary

Edsurge

The commissioner’s own experiences have made him acutely aware of the achievement gap in education, as well as the reality that students in this country are not all given the same opportunities to succeed, Robles-Rivas said. Ned Lamont. DeVos was not in favor of extending that waiver into 2021—and neither, it appears, is Cardona.

Education 218
article thumbnail

The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

The real digital divide, this article contends, is not that affluent children have access to better and faster technologies. (Um, There are, of course, vast inequalities in access to technology — in school and at home and otherwise — and in how these technologies get used. Um, they do.) Despite a few anecdotes, they’re really not.).

Pearson 145