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Meet The Gates Foundation’s New Deputy Director in Higher Education

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First and foremost, our goal with post-secondary success at the Gates Foundation is really around getting 11 million more credentials and certificates in the hands of folks who otherwise would not have gotten those kinds of credentials in their hands, by the year 2025. There are many different layers of the equity lens that I look through.

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Technology Tools Used in Teaching and Learning

eSchool News

The ubiquitous presence of digital devices and technology tools in education, including laptops, tablets, and smartphones, allows students to access a wealth of educational resources and multimedia content. E-books, online libraries, and educational software like Rosetta Stone support literacy and language learning in digital formats.

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

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While Cardona has “not only the knowledge base, but the experience” for the job, one of his greatest attributes, according to Robles-Rivas, is his ability to find and surround himself with smart, capable people who can help him push his agenda forward. Ned Lamont. President-elect Joe Biden’s plans may split the difference.

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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.) But new technology hasn’t made it easy.

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