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Progress Made on K–12 Connectivity, But Work Remains

EdTech Magazine

Teachers and students are well on their way to fulfilling the mission of seeing 99 percent of all schools connected to next-generation broadband, according to the “2018 State of States Report” from EducationSuperHighway. million students and 1,356 schools lack basic infrastructure needed for digital learning, according to the report. .

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One of the poorest cities in America was succeeding in an education turnaround. Is that now in peril?

The Hechinger Report

This story also appeared in Belt Magazine “You all know that I call your kids my kids, and they won’t stop being my kids,” Gordon says, wrapping up the meeting. Credit: Grace McConnell for The Hechinger Report The strategy was bolstered in 2019 when Gordon attracted a national college-promotion program called Say Yes.

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Some colleges and universities are bringing the classroom to the workplace

The Hechinger Report

Photo: Oliver Parini for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Oliver Parini for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Oliver Parini for The Hechinger Report. It’s a good way to bridge the gap between what students learn and what employers say they need them to know, said Maria Flynn, president and CEO of the advocacy group Jobs for the Future.

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CoSN2020: Annual Event Focuses on Breakthrough Mindsets

EdTech Magazine

Our Driving K-12 Innovation: Hurdles & Accelerators report. We hope you will stay after CoSN2020 for the EdTech Advocacy and Policy Summit in partnership with ISTE, SETDA and SIIA. In preparation for CoSN2020, we plan to release a number of new resources , including: 2019-2020 IT Leadership Survey results.

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CoSN2020: Annual Event Focuses on Breakthrough Mindsets

EdTech Magazine

Our Driving K-12 Innovation: Hurdles & Accelerators report. We hope you will stay after CoSN2020 for the EdTech Advocacy and Policy Summit in partnership with ISTE, SETDA and SIIA. In preparation for CoSN2020, we plan to release a number of new resources , including: 2019-2020 IT Leadership Survey results.

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CoSN2020: Annual Event Focuses on Breakthrough Mindsets

EdTech Magazine

Our Driving K-12 Innovation: Hurdles & Accelerators report. We hope you will stay after CoSN2020 for the EdTech Advocacy and Policy Summit in partnership with ISTE, SETDA and SIIA. In preparation for CoSN2020, we plan to release a number of new resources , including: 2019-2020 IT Leadership Survey results.

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CoSN2020: Annual Event Focuses on Breakthrough Mindsets

EdTech Magazine

Our Driving K-12 Innovation: Hurdles & Accelerators report. We hope you will stay after CoSN2020 for the EdTech Advocacy and Policy Summit in partnership with ISTE, SETDA and SIIA. In preparation for CoSN2020, we plan to release a number of new resources , including: 2019-2020 IT Leadership Survey results.