eSchool News

DECEMBER 22, 2022

They help shape policy, oversee its implementation and represent school districts to the public at large. Their website includes contact information, AASA’s governance activities, advocacy initiatives, membership, conferences and meetings, program and resource development, and more. .

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Advocacy Policies Meeting System 104

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2022

It is especially abhorrent that a government program intended to create equitable opportunities for all students instead perpetuates racial and economic gaps in financial stability and mobility. Michele Streeter is the associate director of Policy and Advocacy at The Institute for College Access & Success.

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System Advocacy Accessibility Policies 143

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 28, 2024

Widespread improvements in educational equity and economic mobility will happen only when minority-serving and broad-access institutions receive our respect and support. Supporting and expanding these initiatives through advocacy and philanthropy would directly benefit the completion rates of historically marginalized students.

Education 84

Education Advocacy Mobility Report 84

eSchool News

AUGUST 16, 2023

However, I am hopeful that this year we will witness a renewed commitment towards providing resources, policies, and initiatives that cater to English Language Learners and promote multilingualism in schools.

Robotics 98

Robotics Industry Elementary Training 98

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 22, 2018

But since it wasn’t our house, they could use the bathroom first,” Kimberly, 12, told the child advocacy organization Children’s Defense Fund for their The State of America’s Children 2014 report. Students and their families need secure, affordable homes in safe neighborhoods and a living wage, which can be addressed through policy.

Advocacy 111

Advocacy Policies Report Secondary 111

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 28, 2019

The policy had been in place for years, an LHSAA spokeswoman said, before The Hechinger Report wrote about it this fall. Few states have explicit policies concerning undocumented student-athletes, but several allow students to play, whether they’re U.S. based law firm demanded that the state overturn its policy or risk suit.

Policies 107

Policies Advocacy Report Mobility 107

Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2021

While legislative discussions have recently stalled , advocacy efforts continue to mobilize toward an ambitious policy package that would impact millions of little learners and families. Congress had been working on a historic investment in the early years.

Education 197

Education Survey Advocacy Outcomes 197

Neo LMS

MARCH 22, 2018

The increasing rate of students’ digital information being exposed can be, in part, chalked up to a lack of formal training and establishment of cybersecurity policies across educational institutions. What are the risks. Conclusion. When it comes to data privacy, it’s important to remain aware and be proactive.

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Data Internet Safety LMS Student Data Privacy 150

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 15, 2024

Related: Simpler FAFSA complicates college plans for students and families “As much staff as government has, it’s not enough for students right now,” said Yolanda Watson Spiva, president of the national advocacy group Complete College America. She wants colleges to do more to directly help applicants still struggling to fill out the forms.

Advocacy 130

Advocacy Report Survey Libraries 130

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

“One of the great paradigm shifts that has occurred with colleges that are really making headway is they no longer consider the students to be broken who come to them,” said Sugar, who was a co-founder of the advocacy group Complete College America. We’re doing this because mobility is the American dream.”. Why are we doing this work?”

Advocacy 95

Advocacy Policies Training Accessibility 95

techlearning

OCTOBER 4, 2018

and New York, NY) — The Education Technology Industry Network ( ETIN ) of the Software Information Industry Association ( SIIA ), the largest non-profit software industry policy and advocacy association, announced today a partnership with StartEd Inc., October 4, 2018 (Washington, D.C. October 4, 2018 (Washington, D.C.

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Industry Technology Advocacy Software 41

EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Much smaller than the in-person mobilization to register the same number of people. We can''t make it happen with state policy. Get PTA and booster clubs to mobilize. Teachers need to be professionally developed as well to equip staff to move towards this. 700,000 people registered in 2000. It has to come from the ground up.

Advocacy 49

Advocacy Mobility Assessment Social Media 49

Doug Levin

MARCH 10, 2016

Five , given the fact that public policy regimes (regulations and laws) are routinely challenged by the introduction of new technologies, some will be interested in tracking the development and implementation of blockchain-related policy in DC and the states (and around the world). creating transparency.

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Education Industry Sony Policies 281

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Launchpad is a new initiative from Building 21 that will directly connect young people to living-wage paying jobs that offer upwardly mobile career opportunities while providing them with the credentials, skills, mindsets and experience to thrive in these roles. They also provide career navigation support that ensures economic mobility.

Classroom 104

Classroom Social Media Mobility Advocacy 104

edWeb.net

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

The edWebinar series will continue on a monthly basis throughout the school year, addressing topics that CoSN has covered in one-page briefs : Accessibility, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Mobile Learning, Online Assessment, Student Data Privacy, Smart Network Design, Strategic Technology Planning and Investment, and Closing the Homework Gap.

Student Data Privacy 40

Student Data Privacy Advocacy Online Assessments Mobile Learning 40

techlearning

JUNE 24, 2018

Impero also offers Impero EdLink , a mobile device management tool to help schools manage one-to-one initiatives and BYOD programs. It partnered with advocacy organizations to produce white papers at the 2017 and 2016 Digital Citizenship Summits.

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Software Digital Citizenship Handbook BYOD 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 19, 2018

Fri, March 23, 8:30am – 3:30pm (US Eastern Daylight Time) IN BOSTON 2018 Global Leadership Summit "How can leaders in classrooms, schools, districts, and education policy arenas support students with the competencies to thrive in college, in careers, and as citizens in diverse communities?

Mobility 47

Mobility Twitter Advocacy EdTech 47

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Rather than using their school buses to bring students to schools, the district turned its buses into mobile service providers that could deliver meals and other types of support to students, while also serving as internet connection hotspots. This article was modified and published by eSchool News. About the Presenters.

EdTech 95

EdTech Guidelines Policies Secondary 95

eSchool News

AUGUST 4, 2023

SAN DIEGO (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Internet Safety Labs , a non-profit organization dedicated to independent software product safety testing, today announced a big leap forward to help ensure mobile app safety for K-12 students, families and educators with the introduction of the App Microscope. Try Out the App Microscope, It’s Free!

Internet Safety 98

Internet Safety Mobility Software EdTech 98

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 17, 2018

Every well-intentioned policy carries unintended consequence,” said Chester Finn Jr., The high school kids win and the colleges win and perhaps upward mobility wins as more kids in high school discover they could succeed in college. a former assistant U.S. secretary of education who is among those raising caution flags.

Course 86

Course Policies Report Study 86

Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2018

CZI aims to be a different type of philanthropy looking to integrate grantmaking, advocacy and technology to serve others. We comply with the rigorous privacy policy set by the Summit Learning Program and have signed the Student Privacy Pledge. I am excited by that—and by how different our model and approach here is.

Education 105

Education Khan Academy Facebook Advocacy 105

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

We [didn’t] want this to be a Band-Aid fix,” said Jordan Mickens, a Leadership for Educational Equity public policy fellow who served as #OaklandUndivided’s project manager until August 2021. The Oakland Reach, a parent-led advocacy group that works with underserved communities, also joined the partnership. The homework gap isn’t new.

Digital Divide 111

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 111

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Wynzleen Lee Technology as a possibility to value language teaching profession: yes, there is a choice!

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Conference Advocacy Blendspace Education 0

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

based nonprofit focused on an intergenerational approach to policy. The Children’s Defense Fund (CDF), a nonprofit child advocacy and research organization, has been fighting for more financial support for relatives caring for children outside of the formal system for years. . $4 billion — The amount the U.S.

Policies 69

Policies System Groups Advocacy 69

The Hechinger Report

JULY 22, 2016

I’ve seen more activity in this area in the last year than in the last 10 years,” said Christine Keller, vice president for research and policy analysis of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, or APLU. It’s often been taken for granted that going to any college will have a strong payoff,” Voight said.

Survey 40

Survey Policies Report Data 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Kolleen Bouchane, Policy and Advocacy Director Turning Interests into Insights: Using Data Visualizations to Teach Global Issues - Ann Marie Gleeson, Ph.D., K-5 Art Educator 11:00am Daffodils and tulips-PBL - Ruty Hotzen Modern Language Global Speaking Standards: ACTFL Can-Do Statements - Harry Tuttle, Ed.

Conference 71

Conference Education STEM Adobe 71

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Klees, Professor of International Education Policy / Carol Anne Spreen A Global Shift in Mindset: How to develop innovative leaders? Ryan Makhani, M. Ed AFS-USA's Intercultural Learning eTool: Culture Trek: Classroom Connections / Tonya Muro, Ed.D.,

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Conference Education Advocacy STEM 0

Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Among the major trends Meeker identified for 2017: mobile advertising, gaming, and healthcare. There are, after all, only so many times you can put “mobile” on your list of “what’s on the horizon” before folks begin to suspect your insights might not be that… insightful. The policy and the discourse.

Trends 56

Trends Coursera Company Personalized Learning 56

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 4, 2016

Shahid Buttar , Director of Grassroots Advocacy at the Electronic Frontier Foundation ( EFF ) on the crucial importance of libraries in the fight to protect privacy rights and intellectual freedom. Lamanna , Adult Service Librarian at the Cherry Hill Public Library , on "Tor Relays Using Raspberry Pi."

Conference 28

Conference Libraries Survey Advocacy 28

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Earl Edwards, an assistant professor at Boston College’s School of Education and Human Development, argues that McKinney-Vento was premised on an idea still pervasive in the policy debate on homelessness: Like a tornado that levels towns at random, housing misfortune has an equal chance of afflicting anyone, regardless of who they are.

Analysis 70

Analysis Policies Report Advocacy 70

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 29, 2014

For over two decades, CoSN has provided leaders with the management, community building, and advocacy tools essential for success. Learn about addressing student privacy and up-to-date acceptable use policies that include social media. Is your library mobile friendly? View the conference schedule in your local time here.

Conference 44

Conference Classroom Libraries Common Core 44

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 7, 2019

She is an Ashoka Fellow, was named one of The New Leaders Council’s 40 Under 40 Progressive American Leaders, and was winner of the Tides Foundation’s Jane Bagley Lehman award for excellence in public advocacy in 2014. Gray is an educational innovation consultant working with schools, organizations, and corporations.

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Conference Secondary Study Digital Badges 31

Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2020

In May, as one school year ended and another began to loom large on the horizon, Danks and the leaders of a handful of other outdoor education advocacy groups— Ten Strands , the Lawrence Hall of Science museum in Berkeley, Calif., In June, the group mobilized. That was the driver for all of us.”

Learning 218

Learning Analysis Assessment Groups 218

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 31, 2020

Districts that use the federal dollars to equalize their spending violate federal policy. Ary Amerikaner, vice president for P-12 policy, practice and research at The Education Trust, which fights for more equitable spending in schools, has long sought to draw attention to the variation in per-student spending within school districts.

Data 145

Data Elementary Trends Analysis 145

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 10, 2019

And if you leave a vendor, what is their policy for destruction and disposal of data? Overall, schools are moving on from acceptable use policies to coverage from exposure. That doesn’t mean, though, that those original policies are dead. It’s not just one policy for the librarian anymore. Everyone is at risk.”.

Strategy 53

Strategy Student Data Privacy Data Policies 53

MindShift

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Listen and subscribe to our podcast from your mobile device: via Apple Podcasts | via Stitcher | via NPROne | via Spotify. ’ ” At the end of four years of advocacy work, Ana is getting used to cumbersome bureaucratic systems. I met Ana Ostrovsky at a big Climate Strike event in March of 2019. What is this for?’

Mobility 38

Mobility Advocacy Social Media Groups 38

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 15, 2021

Fewer students equal less revenue for community colleges, which could lead to cuts at the very institutions so many depend upon as a first step toward economic mobility. How bad that cycle gets depends in part on how many low-income students and students of color can emerge from the pandemic still on a path to higher education.

Trends 145

Trends Report Data Course 145