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Forget civics class: Students want to make a difference in real life

The Hechinger Report

Some school districts, local governments and nonprofit groups across the country have galvanized this youth activism by giving students opportunities to participate in leadership roles and democracy in ways that go beyond civics classes and student government. Every year the group chooses an issue to focus on.

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The "Liberation of Education" Online Conference Starts Today - I'm Speaking Twice

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Win at School: illuminating how schools actually work and what winning at school really is: taking charge of one's own learning.

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Digital Equity: It’s More Than Just Student Access

techlearning

Living digital equity involves thinking of each child and their individual and communal needs and actively seeking to provide access, resources, opportunity, standards, and support to all children, “especially groups that are and have been historically marginalized.” A student at William J. Palmer High School calibrates the VR system.

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Learning by Voting: Students Want the Right to Make a Difference in Real Life

MindShift

Some school districts, local governments and nonprofit groups across the country have galvanized this youth activism by giving students opportunities to participate in leadership roles and democracy in ways that go beyond civics classes and student government. Every year the group chooses an issue to focus on.

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SXSWedu 2017: Ones to Watch and What to Know

Edsurge

In a panel discussion moderated by Mark Phillips (CEO at HireEducation), Graham Forman (Founder of Ednovate) and Mandela Schumacher-Hodge (Portfolio Services Director at Kapor Capital) will talk about the challenges of obtaining funding, and how to overcome those obstacles to get your business started. Monday, March 6 9:30 a.m. 7:30 p.m.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

After all, Amazon knows how to run online marketplaces; Amazon knows how to sell texts. The book packaged the ideas he’d developed during his time in the Blair Administration and at McKinsey & Company on how to successfully manage policy reform efforts. Altius Education. The Hour of Code.

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