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Delaware Ensures Every Student Has Digital Access to Curriculum and Choice Reading Titles

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The Delaware Department of Education (DDOE) announced an agreement with OverDrive Education to provide access to online books to every K-12 student in the state. As such, the DDOE committed to ensuring all Delaware public schools’ students and staff can access resources to support learning acceleration.

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Report: The way we buy digital instructional materials may need an overhaul

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Educators stress the importance of state leadership, transparency for purchasing digital instructional materials. A new report urges care when purchasing digital instructional materials, and notes that factors such as interoperability, accessibility, and device access should be considered during the process.

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Newsela Raises $100M to Challenge K-12 Textbook Publishers, Eyes Acquisitions

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Complementing these materials on the instructional content platform are lesson plans and assessments aligned to state learning standards organized by subject and grade. The New York-based company has now raised more than $172 million in venture capital. The company has been on a hiring spree.

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State Leadership Working Towards Broadband Access for All

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If the workday of an adult typically requires seamless broadband access, then it’s reasonable that today’s students need the same access during their school day. The key is the state leadership to make broadband accessible to all. More important, states are starting to recognize the need for equitable access off site.

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Arizona Department of Education Names 95 Percent Group an Approved K-3 Reading Improvement Program

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An increasing number of states are enacting laws designed to expand access to evidence-based reading instruction. Phonics Lesson Library (PLL) is an extensive phonics intervention program that provides all the materials necessary to facilitate effective phonics lessons. About 95 Percent Group. 95percentgroup.com.

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25 digital tools and edtech resources from FETC

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ClassVR, the company’s solution, is a full turnkey VR and AR offering for classrooms, teachers, and education. Teachers can access the front office, enable daily communications campus-wide, or initiative an emergency alert from the touch of a button. Kami demonstrated its all-in-one digital learning platform.

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Open Up Resources Takes A Digital Leap Through Kiddom Partnership

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Kiddom , a startup based in San Francisco, will offer core curriculum materials from the nonprofit publisher on its curriculum management system. Founded in 2013, the company has raised $21.5 The platform also offers a library of supplemental resources from third-party providers. million in investment to date.