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Schools in the poorest state become even poorer

The Hechinger Report

. — This fall, students at Enterprise Attendance Center in the small city of Brookhaven may get to draw, paint and make crafts in an elementary art class — the first the school has had in 12 years. billion on elementary and secondary education. By comparison, the national average is about 20.4 Schools stand to receive $2.4

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Hidden toll: Thousands of schools fail to count homeless students

The Hechinger Report

They’re experiencing trauma, and trauma has a pretty significant impact,” said Darla Bardine, executive director of the National Network for Youth, a policy and advocacy group focused on youth homelessness. Advocacy groups and researchers , too, have surfaced examples. He stooped beside her and angled his laptop for a selfie.

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Education Technology and 'Fake News'

Hack Education

Should you ban laptops ? By comparison, just 19% of Democrats believe that colleges’ and universities’ effect is negative.). Facebook said it would work with the ed-tech advocacy group Digital Promise to teach digital skills. Are standing desks ? Is ESP real ? Do cellphones cause brain cancer ? Naturally.