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Can the ‘Netflix For Textbooks’ Model Actually Improve Access?

Edsurge

per month for one access to one digital textbook or $14.99 per month to access all of the more than 1,500 titles on the company’s platform, with each plan requiring a four-month minimum. Users also get access to audiobook versions of their texts?available higher education product. Subscribers to Pearson Plus pay $9.99

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3 ways to support special education students with college and career readiness

eSchool News

Often, these students don’t have access to the same level of resources that are available to general education students. While we have made great strides in how we support students receiving special education services, there are still equity gaps that exist in areas like college and career planning.

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Native American students have the least access to computer science

The Hechinger Report

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. But computer science lessons like the ones at Dzantik’i Heeni Middle School are relatively rare.

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Targeting ‘Inclusive Access’ Deals, College Bookstores Sue Textbook Publishers and Retailers

Edsurge

Complaints about the textbook subscription deals that colleges are signing with large publishers and retailers landed in federal court last week when a group of off-campus bookstores filed a class-action lawsuit alleging the practice amounts to creating an illegal monopoly. At the heart of the case are so-called “inclusive access” programs.

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EdisonLearning and Pointful Education Partner To Expand Access To Online Career and Technical Courses

eSchool News

Pointful Education’s suite of CTE and elective offerings are now available to all secondary students enrolled in eCourses through EdisonLearning. Southwick, CEO of Pointful Education. Introduction to Education and Teaching. ? Technology has created new job opportunities that weren’t around even a decade ago.

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Nine New Lawsuits Target ?Inclusive Access? Textbook Programs, Alleging Antitrust Violations

Edsurge

Nine lawsuits filed in March, April and May against major textbook companies and retailers take aim at their bulk deals with colleges to offer online course materials, sometimes referred to as “inclusive access” programs. The new lawsuits argue that inclusive access deals strangle the used book market and therefore drive up textbook prices.

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10 Essential Online Learning Best Practices

The CoolCatTeacher

She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education from Morningside College and a Master’s Degree in Educational Administration from the University of South Dakota. As an educational leader, Dawn is passionate about providing educational opportunities to students and educators alike.