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Erasing the Look and Feel of Poverty

Digital Promise

High school students could take college courses in Middletown with a certified adjunct professor. Three-credit courses were $1,200 each, a major discount, but only about 50 low-income students were participating. That’s why Middletown is investing as much in professional learning for teachers as it is in devices and broadband.

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Erasing the Look and Feel of Poverty

Digital Promise

High school students could take college courses in Middletown with a certified adjunct professor. Three-credit courses were $1,200 each, a major discount, but only about 50 low-income students were participating. That’s why Middletown is investing as much in professional learning for teachers as it is in devices and broadband.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Still in its early stages, this ambitious project relies on a little-known public resource – a slice of electromagnetic spectrum the federal government long ago set aside for schools – called the Educational Broadband Service (EBS). ” Also via The Hechinger Report : “The future of proficiency-based education.”