Digital Promise

APRIL 23, 2019

Real change can come from our unanimous stance against ineffective edtech, including predatory companies who make baseless claims in order to sell their products. And like every business, edtech companies are driven by people, many of whom have the best intentions—and many of whom are also focused on profit margins.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

As a district, understand what your success criteria is before engaging with edtech companies. Choose a company whose experience meets your needs The edtech market is complex, which can make potential choices seem overwhelming. Don’t be distracted by features when deciding between various providers.

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EdTech Resources Advocacy Data 140

Edsurge

APRIL 15, 2020

It includes information about the different situations in which a student is eligible, and includes templates they can use to generate an appeals letter. Even more, the report noted that schools “are not required to inform students about the dependent care allowance.” Department of Education.

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Tools Advocacy Study Company 152

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

It’s a virtual charter school, the tuition paid with taxpayer dollars, run by the for-profit charter management company ACCEL Schools. Pearson, the parent company of Connections Education, the second largest for-profit online charter operator, reported enrollment growth in its virtual schools division of 20 percent in 2020.

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E-rate Pearson Company Report 123

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

The technology company has developed a robust, clinician-designed online therapy platform for their own network of teletherapy providers, and made a version of it available to schools during the pandemic. For more information, visit wwwpresencelearning.com. About Presence.

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Advocacy Assessment Company Accessibility 71

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Aperture Education , a Riverside Insights company and the leading provider of social-emotional skills assessment and intervention solutions, and Committee for Children , the leading provider of social-emotional curriculum programs in the U.S., For more information, email info@apertureed.com. Charlotte N.C.

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Assessment Outcomes Education Advocacy 56

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

We will also explore the “opportunity to reimagine our futures, to renew and adapt our institutions and to craft new stories about who we are and what we value” ( United Nations' Human Development Report 2021/2022 ). conference events, which are designed to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing among information professionals worldwide.

Libraries 70

Libraries Conference Advocacy Social Media 70

Edsurge

JULY 27, 2021

For others, it’s “ political advocacy ” and “ anti-American theories. ” While working for an AP prep company, she started producing YouTube videos and posting on Instagram to help her students study. percent of over 1,100 respondents reported being mandated or required to teach it. For some, it’s crucial civic education.

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Social Media Classroom Learning Trends 168

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 30, 2023

We will also explore the “opportunity to reimagine our futures, to renew and adapt our institutions and to craft new stories about who we are and what we value” ( United Nations' Human Development Report 2021/2022 ). conference events, which are designed to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing among information professionals worldwide.

Libraries 69

Libraries Conference Advocacy Social Media 69

Edsurge

DECEMBER 17, 2018

A recent New York Times investigation found that many companies receive such precise, extensive data on their users that they—and anyone else they share this information with—could easily identify a single individual and pinpoint their location. If we want to raise the bar, we need to make sure these companies understand,” he says.

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Tools Policies Data Android 124

Edsurge

APRIL 6, 2022

He also continues to work part-time at a logistics company. “I Dino reports. Instead, the New Orleans resident was excited to start a job in the human resources department of a Fortune 500 energy company. College has me running in circles,” she reports. That information comes from listening to teenagers.

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Training Study Advocacy Company 155

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

In April 2018, privacy advocacy groups filed a complaint stating that YouTube had been illegally collecting personal data about minors who use its service without their parents’ consent, and used that information for advertising purposes. But is it really all that much? That was a $5.7 she raises hypothetically.

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Google Company Advocacy Data 77

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Photo: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. It just goes against everything we know about child development and what’s best for children,” said Josh Golin, executive director of the nonprofit advocacy group Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood. LeMya Vaughn completes an activity on her kindergarten readiness program, UPSTART.

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Advocacy Data Report Groups 111

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 27, 2023

We will also explore the “opportunity to reimagine our futures, to renew and adapt our institutions and to craft new stories about who we are and what we value” ( United Nations' Human Development Report 2021/2022 ). conference events, which are designed to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing among information professionals worldwide.

Libraries 70

Libraries Conference Advocacy Social Media 70

Edsurge

MAY 28, 2019

Institutions have access to more student data than ever before—but it's hard to really grasp what that means, since many of the digital tools that colleges use are from third parties or companies that keep their algorithms private. These days Short is a program director at the BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association.

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Data Learning Advocacy System 141

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 22, 2023

We will also explore the “opportunity to reimagine our futures, to renew and adapt our institutions and to craft new stories about who we are and what we value” ( United Nations' Human Development Report 2021/2022 ). conference events, which are designed to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing among information professionals worldwide.

Libraries 68

Libraries Conference Advocacy Social Media 68

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Credit: Tina Russell for The Hechinger Report Cory Orr’s accelerated training program meets seven hours a day, four days a week; it will take him 22 weeks instead of the usual two years to earn the certifications he needs to become an industrial maintenance technician. Credit: Tina Russell for The Hechinger Report.

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Training Industry Report Company 135

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 31, 2023

We will also explore the “opportunity to reimagine our futures, to renew and adapt our institutions and to craft new stories about who we are and what we value” ( United Nations' Human Development Report 2021/2022 ). conference events, which are designed to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing among information professionals worldwide.

Libraries 73

Libraries Conference Advocacy Social Media 73

Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2017

In particular, many students, for whom these efforts intend to protect, are still unaware of their rights when it comes to how their online footprints are tracked—whether by third-party companies or sometimes the school districts themselves. The concerns raised in the report are not hypothetical nor without merit.

Social Media 112

Social Media Student Data Privacy Facebook Data 112

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 15, 2023

More information is below or here. We will also explore the “opportunity to reimagine our futures, to renew and adapt our institutions and to craft new stories about who we are and what we value” ( United Nations' Human Development Report 2021/2022 ). Today is officially the last day to submit proposals to present at the conference.

Libraries 73

Libraries Conference Advocacy Social Media 73

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2022

A report published Thursday by the Student Borrower Protection Center , a nonprofit advocacy group focused on student debt, attempts to quantify the scope of this problem. The report was provided jointly to The Hechinger Report and the Los Angeles Times. The pain from these debts is not felt evenly, researchers said.

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Dropout Policies Data Report 102

EdNews Daily

JULY 30, 2019

According to the National Center for Women and Information Technology , young women make up 56 percent of Advanced Placement test takers but only 19 percent of those who take the AP Computer Science exam—and just 18 percent of undergraduate computer science degrees are earned by women. About the Author.

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How To Robotics Industry Advocacy 200

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 2, 2023

We will also explore the “opportunity to reimagine our futures, to renew and adapt our institutions and to craft new stories about who we are and what we value” ( United Nations' Human Development Report 2021/2022 ). conference events, which are designed to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing among information professionals worldwide.

Libraries 63

Libraries Conference Advocacy Social Media 63

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 9, 2023

Librarians are reporting that they are stressed out, fatigued, burned out, and exhausted. You can pay by credit card, and you will receive an email within a day with information on how to attend the webinar live and then your permanent access to the webinar recording. The situation for many is untenable and librarians need help.

Libraries 41

Libraries Advocacy Accessibility Groups 41

Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2019

In 2017, EducationSuperHighway’s annual “State of the States” report declared 94 percent of U.S. He’d spent his career building and selling companies in various industries, including finance, telecommunications, software and consumer retail. The education community could have seen this coming.

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Broadband E-rate Advocacy Industry 109

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

Yet, from my vantage point in the education policy arena (in leadership roles, for instance, at the National Association of State Boards of Education and the State Educational Technology Directors Association), the book and prediction drove widespread advocacy for changes in policy and practice. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

Yet, from my vantage point in the education policy arena (in leadership roles, for instance, at the National Association of State Boards of Education and the State Educational Technology Directors Association), the book and prediction drove widespread advocacy for changes in policy and practice. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2019

Rivera Pichardo for The Hechinger Report. Rivera Pichardo for The Hechinger Report. Of those who do enroll at universities on the island, fewer than half earn degrees, even after six years , the advocacy group Excelencia in Education reports, compared to more than 58 percent of college students nationwide.

Dropout 111

Dropout Report Accessibility Study 111

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The Horizon Report. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. But as the ed-tech sector is never willing to let a bad idea die, the report will live on. Without revenue the company will go away.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Their two years of work culminated in their recently released report “Bridging the High School to College Math Gap.” Read the working group’s report and learn more about the Prudential Financial Newark Math Initiative here. For more information, please visit news.prudential.com. About Afterschool Alliance.

Education 56

Education Social Media Professional Learning Resources 56

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 20, 2018

Visit www.coolcatteacher.com/econ for more information and remember to tweet out your pics about how you teach your students using #PowerofEcon. So he hired the same company who developed that game to also develop this game. If they miss a payment, they don’t know that it’s on the credit report for 7 years. Listen Now.

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Future Ready Company Twitter Resources 162

edWeb.net

AUGUST 6, 2020

In fact, reported the presenters, integration resulted in educational inequities along with a decline in Black cultural identity and the disappearance of Black educators. At the heart of anti-racist early childhood education, she emphasized, is institutional critique combined with advocacy and transformation. About the Presenters.

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Kaplan Education Policies System 98

Edsurge

DECEMBER 9, 2020

I don’t think we have enough data to make that connection with income-share agreements,” says Mary-Claire Cartwright, chief information office of the Purdue Research Foundation who manages the ISA program. The company says it has since updated the information.) Other programs have been slower to attract students. Is it a loan?

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Comparison Study Data Advocacy 201

techlearning

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

The company partners with schools to provide online monitoring software that can alert instructors or administrators if it detects students typing or searching for certain keywords related to sexting, cyberbullying, radicalization, self-harm and more. For more information visit: www.imperosoftware.com. and Australia.

Software 40

Software Digital Citizenship Handbook Advocacy 40

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2019

EducationSuperHighway’s advocacy supported the district’s efforts perfectly. E-rate is funded by collecting fees that telecommunications companies pass on to customers, and it supports massive discounts on goods and services for schools and libraries. It was a well-timed initiative. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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E-rate Digital Divide Classroom Laptops 49

techlearning

JUNE 24, 2018

The company will showcase the new features of its award-winning product this week at ISTE 2018 in booth #630. “We It also provides classroom management and anonymous reporting features, as well as tools to help schools and IT departments manage multiple devices. For more information visit: www.imperosoftware.com.

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Software Digital Citizenship Handbook BYOD 40

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Key topics include cyberbullying, information literacy, digital footprints, and overall Internet safety. Post resources, highlight successes, and create a place where students can report problems like cyberbullying. Symantec was founded in 1982 by visionary computer scientists.

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Symantec Digital Citizenship Internet Safety Social Media 46