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How one city closed the digital divide for nearly all its students

The Hechinger Report

It’s just been exacerbated by the pandemic,” said Rebeca Shackleford, the director of federal government relations at All4Ed, an education advocacy nonprofit. In May 2021, Think College Now elementary students sit in class after returning to in-person learning. The homework gap isn’t new.

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A Tiny Microbe Upends Decades of Learning

The Hechinger Report

As the struggle continues, a few overarching lessons learned — about equity, expectations and communication — are now helping schools navigate this crisis on the fly. Blaney Elementary School in Elgin, S.C., What works for a high school in a major urban area may not fit the needs of a rural elementary school. on March 18, 2020.

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The newest form of school discipline: Kicking kids out of class and into virtual learning

The Hechinger Report

Curry said she wasn’t given any sense of when her granddaughter would be able to return to the classroom, just that the school and administrators would determine the best learning environment for her. They’d rather send her home than work on the issues she was going through,” Curry said. She missed out on a lot of work, a whole lot.

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Leading Teaching and Learning in Today’s World

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The 2021 Driving K-12 Innovation report released by CoSN selected the most critical Hurdles (challenges), Accelerators (mega-trends), and Tech Enablers (tools) that school districts are facing with personalized learning, innovation, and digital equity. This edWeb broadcast was sponsored by ClassLink and co-hosted by CoSN and AASA.

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School Leadership Strategies for Preventing and Responding to Cyberattacks

edWeb.net

Reid pointed out, school districts are experiencing the most significant opportunity to innovate, it is incumbent for superintendents to ensure that technology is safe and secure in virtual and in-person learning environments. Dr. Michelle Reid is now serving in her 42nd year in K-12 education.

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Charting a New Path for Strategic Edtech Planning

edWeb.net

In 2017 the district opened MOSAIC, a personalized learning elementary school, and created the MyPath program, which allows high school students to create their own class. This year Mehlville opened academies at each middle school to expand personalized learning experiences at the middle school level.

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Cybersecurity is Still Paramount for Schools

edWeb.net

In 2017, the district opened MOSAIC, a personalized learning elementary school, and created the MyPath program, which allows high school students to create their own class. In 2019, Mehlville opened academies at each middle school to expand personalized learning experiences at the middle-school level.

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