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Guest Post: How We Can Reframe Edtech Selection to Promote Equity

Digital Promise

Edtech—when purposefully selected and applied—can make rigorous and relevant instruction more accessible and engaging for all students, particularly those traditionally underserved. Schools often think about digital equity in terms of access to devices, the internet, and tools.

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Three Questions to Center Equity in Your Edtech Procurement

Digital Promise

Last year, I worked with my team at The Learning Accelerator and colleagues at the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop an Edtech Systems Guide that outlines best practices for equity-driven edtech selection, implementation, and evaluation. hands-on basic training, on-demand how-to videos, etc.)

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Bringing Better STEM Education to the Rural South

Edsurge

They administered surveys to teachers and students and developed assessments that were given when the program started and after it ended. Many rural students have also struggled to access high-quality STEM education because of a lack of resources. They observed classrooms. This barrier is top of mind for Schneider.

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College Students Are Spending Less On Course Materials—And More On Tech

Edsurge

The average college student spent $339 on course materials in the 2021-2022 academic year, or about $38 per course, according to an annual student spending survey from the National Association of College Stores , a foundation that collects information about retail in higher ed. and one institution in Canada.

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Why Schools Still Struggle to Provide Enough Mental Health Resources for Students

Edsurge

It uses survey responses from principals of nearly 2,700 P-12 schools to take the pulse of myriad issues that affect students and how schools operate. However, 39 percent of schools reported that lack of access to licensed professionals and mental health funding were major roadblocks to their efforts supporting student mental health.

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Principals Are on the Brink of a Breakdown

Edsurge

A nationally representative survey conducted earlier this year by the RAND Corporation found that 85 percent of principals are experiencing job-related stress, compared with 73 percent of teachers and 35 percent of other working adults. But what about the principals? But these resources were not often tailored to the needs of staff.

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Scaling-up high-dosage tutoring is crucial to students’ academic success

eSchool News

20 The survey estimated that only 37 percent of schools offer high-dosage tutoring and, nationwide, only 11 percent of public school students participate in high-dosage tutoring—despite recent National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores showing that a vast majority of students are below proficient in reading and math.

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