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State Leadership Working Towards Broadband Access for All

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If the workday of an adult typically requires seamless broadband access, then it’s reasonable that today’s students need the same access during their school day. The key is the state leadership to make broadband accessible to all. More important, states are starting to recognize the need for equitable access off site.

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Report: The way we buy digital instructional materials may need an overhaul

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Educators stress the importance of state leadership, transparency for purchasing digital instructional materials. A new report urges care when purchasing digital instructional materials, and notes that factors such as interoperability, accessibility, and device access should be considered during the process.

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A Primer for Scaling Your Education Business—Successfully

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In other words, as the business reaches more students, the company generates higher revenue and more value—financially and with social impact. Schools were unhappy with both the cost and the quality of the instructional materials available. Sometimes a CEO has to take a company in a new strategic direction.

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For two states, the digital transition requires an overhaul of the process

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Refocusing classrooms around up-and-coming digital materials requires more than just adding a new tech-based product or two as many processes for reviewing and purchasing instructional materials are still built around print textbooks. “We saw that our code was only looking at the adoption of textbooks,” said DeLeón.

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29 K-12 edtech predictions for 2021

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We’ll also see educators needing to address the mental health crisis by prioritizing individualized and trauma-informed instruction.” GHz frequency of the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) band. ” – Bob Cunningham, Executive Director of Learning Development, Understood. temperature, lighting).

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State and District Leadership Discuss Digital Learning Opportunities

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In a recent edWebinar , presenters from Idaho and Pennsylvania discussed how state and district leadership support digital learning opportunities and implement digital materials. According to the Brookings Institution there is strong evidence that the choice of instructional materials has large effects on student learning.

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Looking Past COVID: Science Education Post Pandemic

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The leaders agreed, offer important lessons that inform post-pandemic science teaching and learning. All students, Krehbiel emphasized, should have universal access to broadband internet. New Meridian is a nonprofit assessment company on a mission to support quality education for all students by fostering deeper learning.