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Is a Backpack the Key to Closing the Homework Gap?

EdTech Magazine

Kajeet ’s ConnectEdNow campaign , announced in June, aims to make broadband access more affordable by providing students with portable Wi-Fi hotspot devices, a $200 mobile device subsidy and discounted data plans from Verizon , T-Mobile and other LTE providers. Broadband access still is limited in some rural areas.

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4 Ways Edtech Entrepreneurs Can Earn Trust and Unlock New Opportunities With Education Customers

Edsurge

The broader post-secondary landscape, including higher education and workforce development, has also quickly embraced online learning and up-skilling opportunities to better engage students and employees remotely. Data privacy and security. Evidence-based solutions. Educators want proof of efficacy. Compatibility with existing systems.

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Developing Data-Driven Equity Practices and Partnerships

edWeb.net

Using data to determine the needs of economically disadvantaged students and make good decisions about them has helped one school district provide more equitable outcomes, meet the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, and increase opportunities for high school graduates to succeed in college and their careers. By Robert Low.

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Educational Technology Trends to Look Out For in 2022

EdTech4Beginners

AR definitely has merit in the teaching world, as this can create scenarios that leverage real-world settings and enhance these through the use of computer-generated perceptual data. These elements are combined to create optimal but authentic learning scenarios, which is ideal when looking to impart practical information on students.

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OPINION: Why school shutdowns are a disaster for science classes

The Hechinger Report

For many of these students and others coming from low-income backgrounds, science knowledge gaps exist even prior to kindergarten entry but become gravely amplified in primary and secondary schools. Unsurprisingly, such foundational STEM disparities extend far beyond secondary school education.

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The Past Decade Forecasts a New Wave of Economic Opportunity in Education

Edsurge

Some call it “The Rise of the Machines” for the convergence of multiple technologies: artificial intelligence, big data, data science, robotics plus virtual and augmented reality. Our primary and secondary education systems formed around teachers imparting knowledge. Our higher education system formed around libraries.

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PROOF POINTS: A warning sign that the freshman class will shrink again in the fall of 2021

The Hechinger Report

We’re clawing back some ground from where we were in November, but 9 percent is still a massive number,” said Bill DeBaun, director of data and evaluation at the nonprofit National College Attainment Network, who tracks FAFSA completion rates every week. School is the place where students have internet access.

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