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Are Latino ‘Systems of Knowledge’ Missing From Education Technology?

Edsurge

At a time when school districts are spending money on edtech like never before, it’s perhaps natural that some educators would be skeptical about both the pace and enthusiasm behind it. Equal Access Doesn’t Mean Equally Helpful Edward Gonzalez oversees open educational resources for the Kern County Superintendent of Schools in California.

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What America can learn from Canada’s new ‘$10 a Day’ child care system

The Hechinger Report

This idea — that parents should pay an average of $10 a day for child care and that public funds should underwrite child care programs — is now a cornerstone of a new national child care system rolling out across the country. In 2021, the country’s leaders committed $30 billion (about $24 billion in U.S.

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Want to Humanize Classrooms? Take a Page From Youth Organizers.

Edsurge

Young people from organizations across the city came together to learn about community organizing, build community and develop a city-wide education justice campaign. This question invited me to think critically about my experiences as a youth organizer and educator. Quickly, we learned that this was a complicated issue.

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The Lessons Learned Online That Will Shape Education After the Pandemic

Edsurge

Last year presented many challenges and accelerated a number of shifts that were already underway in K-12 education. The pandemic, however, brought all these innovative, yet still considered by some to be “alternative” education methods to the forefront in ways that our team could have never predicted.

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Agency: Important for Students and Educators

A Principal's Reflections

The desire to increase agency in the form of voice, choice, and advocacy should be viewed as just as important for educators (teachers and administrators) as it is for students. For sustainable change and innovative practices to take hold let’s evaluate the level of educator agency in our schools.

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Announcing the 2021-2022 League of Innovative Schools Cohort

Digital Promise

Lines between school and the home became blurred, and in that haze, new forms of innovation emerged at local, national, and individual levels across the education landscape. A Broader View of Education Innovation. Located in Mississippi, Columbus Municipal School District is committed to advancing advocacy of learners’ parents.

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How to Increase Family Involvement with Connection

Waterford

Read on to find out how you and your teachers can increase family and parental engagement in your schools, encourage families in ways to support their children’s education, and build a winning education team. The earlier educators start promoting family engagement, the more effective it is.

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