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Is a Backpack the Key to Closing the Homework Gap?

EdTech Magazine

Millions of students lack the ability to access the internet from home — a problem compounded by increasing expectations from educators that students do so to complete homework and research. . Fourteen percent of children ages 3 to 18 lack home internet access , according to National Center for Education Statistics data.

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Building a culture of academic integrity in a remote learning environment

Neo LMS

A recent survey indicates that 93% of teachers believe students are more likely to cheat if attending school online. This concern is not unfounded; plagiarism is prevalent and accessible for students, especially now. This is where e-learning and edtech solutions come in. Bolstering academic integrity with e-learning solutions.

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COVID-19 Has Widened the Skills Gap. But It Also Presents an Opportunity to Close It.

Edsurge

When the unemployment rate spiked during the spring of 2020, jobs that required a college degree declined more than those that didn’t, and new college graduates were hit the hardest. And it appears that investing in last-mile training has a secondary benefit: higher retention. With two-thirds of U.S. These partnerships are emerging.

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Massachusetts is taking action to improve the digital divide in classrooms across the state

Education Superhighway

One year ago we launched the Massachusetts Digital Connections Initiative in partnership with Governor Baker’s Office, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (ESE), and MassIT. Collaborated with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (ESE), MassIT, and the Department of.

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Rural Education Addressing A Tension Point in the Great American Divide

Edsurge

With about one-third of all public elementary and secondary schools in rural communities, there is a need to understand and support the needs of rural schools. Understandable, but not equitable when data shows that rural areas have slightly higher poverty rates than urban areas. The 2014 U.S.

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Rural Education: Addressing A Tension Point in the Great American Divide

Edsurge

With about one-third of all public elementary and secondary schools in rural communities, there is a need to understand and support the needs of rural schools. Understandable, but not equitable when data shows that rural areas have slightly higher poverty rates than urban areas. The 2014 U.S.

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Why is America Forgetting About Rural Education?

Edsurge

With about one-third of all public elementary and secondary schools in rural communities, there is a need to understand and support the needs of rural schools. Understandable, but not equitable when data shows that rural areas have slightly higher poverty rates than urban areas. The 2014 U.S. It is run at a local community center.

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