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Online program expands to combat early learning disruptions caused by coronavirus closures

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Families at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines (an income no higher than $52,400 for a family of four) qualify to sign up. Nita Norphlet-Thompson, executive director of the Mississippi Head Start Association, on the use of online kindergarten-readiness programs.

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Staying Educationally Relevant in Instructional Technology

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It has always been my goal for technology integration to look seamless in a classroom. Classrooms?) I have in my mind what I think would look best but I realize I'm often too close to the forest to see the trees. And to be honest, it has taken a while for me to see that happen. Grade levels?

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Ed tech companies promise results, but their claims are often based on shoddy research

The Hechinger Report

And, perhaps most importantly, they often don’t have the time or resources to conduct follow-up studies in their own classrooms to assess whether the products paid for with public dollars actually worked. The ASSISTments E-TRIALS project lets teachers perform independent studies in their classrooms. The results were stark.

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Debunking the ‘Gold Standard’ Myths in Edtech Efficacy

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The conditions of a classroom are too different from those in a medical clinic. Congress redefined its support of education under a program called the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015. This included guidelines for curriculum and edtech. Evaluating outcomes in this way takes both time and financial resources.

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