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As states push for news ways of learning, some kids and parents feel left behind

The Hechinger Report

No more simply “sitting on your butt in class,” as one educator put it. We have to engage in a movement,” Susan Patrick, CEO of the nonprofit advocacy group known as iNACOL (International Association for K-12 Online Learning), told the cheering crowd of 3,000 true believers. Why are we so stuck in an age-based, grade-based era?

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The SLIDE Study: A chat with Deb Kachel (Part 2)

NeverEndingSearch

Before, librarians or education leaders could say, well, we think that most of the schools that have a high number of Hispanic students don’t have school librarians. Many librarians and education leaders will say that we’re losing school librarians because library aides and paraprofessionals are now being hired to run the library.

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Funding School Services in the Midst of Multiple Crises

edWeb.net

Faced with fast-changing instructional models, varying infection rates, decreasing revenue sources, and a variety of natural disasters, how can education finance officials meet the short-term needs of their districts as well as longer-term requirements? WATCH THE EDLEADER PANEL RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST.

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The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

Hack Education

Much of what Meeker says in this year’s report about education is placed under her category “gaming.” That this is how a venture capitalist would characterize the future of education is, nonetheless, quite notable. “Why is there a slide about Peloton? Is this really a trend?

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On the importance of making a (reopening) plan

NeverEndingSearch

After seeing Cathi’s message on the Future Ready Librarians’ Facebook Group , librarian Kim Borden, from the Penn Argyl (PA) School District, responded to the call. Kim shared that she and her colleagues often describe advocacy in the context of the neverending burden of Sysyphus. What do we know? Lady Gaga is always right.

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Young People Have Unanswered Questions About Abortion. Online Sex Ed Can Help.

Edsurge

Young people today have seen very few victories for education, reproductive rights and social justice in their lifetimes, and have instead lived through numerous attacks on their very selves. As experts on youth activism and sex education, we know that young people deserve better and will not settle for ignorance.

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Schools Were Just Supposed To Block Porn. Instead They Sabotaged Homework and Censored Suicide Prevention Sites

The Hechinger Report

Students have been blocked from going to websites that web-filtering software categorizes as “education,” “news,” or “informational.” But even more concerning, especially for some students who spoke with The Markup, are blocks against sex education, abortion information, and resources for LGBTQ+ teens—including suicide prevention.