The Hechinger Report

APRIL 20, 2020

Some might not have a Chromebook or internet. Nearly 12 million students in 2017 didn’t have broadband internet in their homes , according to a federal report. Some have banded together to call for providing internet hotspots and Chromebooks to millions of students who cannot get online or access lessons.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

It’s so much better,” said Brooke Williams, who sat on the classroom floor with her Chromebook in her lap, adjusting her number line. “I This story was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

Tammy Kim, for The Hechinger Report. Teachers project lesson plans onto interactive screens, and little hands reach for black Chromebook laptops, which are stacked like cafeteria trays in a large box called a Chromecart. The ratio of children to Chromebooks, in grades three through five, is one to one. PROVIDENCE, R.I.

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Hack Education

APRIL 6, 2018

” Via The Washington Post : “Education Secretary Betsy DeVos asked whether leakers could be prosecuted , internal report shows.” ” Via The New York Times , a profile on the Indiana charter chain Excel Schools : “A Chance for Dropouts, Young and Old, to Go Back to School.” ” More from Edsurge.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Credit: Kavitha Cardoza for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Kavitha Cardoza for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Kavitha Cardoza for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Kavitha Cardoza for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Kavitha Cardoza for The Hechinger Report. Learning English is an obvious but critical step.

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Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

.” “More than 150 House and Senate Democrats sent Education Secretary Betsy DeVos a letter Monday that objected to her department’s recently announced shift in how it chooses the contractors that service federal student loans ,” Inside Higher Ed reports. State and Local) Education Politics. Via Reuters : “U.S.

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Hack Education

MARCH 3, 2017

The allegations center on reports that Paris, through inappropriate means, asked legislators to provide state funds to the college, a Christian institution in Arkansas.” “ EdX To Retire Foundational 6.002x Platform,” Class Central reports. Luster lost to Chromebooks, apparently. Upgrades and Downgrades.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Meanwhile, the state has given initial approval for ECOT to become a “dropout school.” ” “Caution: Chromebooks ,” writes Gary Stager. “ Hacked Twitter Accounts a New Headache for Schools,” Education Week’s Ben Herold reports. Research, “Research,” and Reports.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

.” “A new analysis from the Center for American Progress found more than two dozen minority-serving institutions would fail a graduation rate requirement for funding in the proposed House update to the Higher Education Act ,” Inside Higher Ed reports. More on Claypool’s resignation from WaPo’s Valerie Strauss.

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