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Edtech, Equity, and Innovation: A Critical Look in the Mirror

Digital Promise

Unfortunately, too many of our investments in educational technology (edtech) have fallen far short of our civil rights aspirations. In our current education system, we continue to see gaps in graduation rates and unequal access to high-quality public schools. Taking a more critical look at edtech. We need to make a change.

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How edtech is transforming bilingual education in the U.S.

eSchool News

Bilingual education’s impact With 1 in every 10 students experiencing a lack of English proficiency, millions are at risk for struggles with reading and writing comprehension, reduced academic achievement, and less rigorous tracks of study, which lead to increased dropout rates, and lowered educational attainment and human capital.

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Acceleration Academies Appoints Kelli Campbell as New Chief Executive Officer

eSchool News

Campbell spent 17 years at Discovery Education, the global leader in standards-based digital content for K-12 school districts, and most recently served as President of the company. We are confident that Kelli is the right leader to accelerate the company’s growth opportunities.” We partner with school districts across the U.S.

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Most Popular EdSurge Podcast Episodes of 2019

Edsurge

High School Dropout. The title of Anthony Johnson’s book explains why he’s an unlikely educator: it’s called “High School Dropout to Teacher of the Year.” A Bored Student Hacked His School’s Systems. Will the Edtech Industry Pay Attention? Why Students Can’t Write — And Why Tech Is Part of the Problem.

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‘Our Technology Is Our Ideology’: George Siemens on the Future of Digital Learning

Edsurge

He just doesn’t think our current university systems and edtech solutions will get us there. He’s worried that, rather than advancing our human potential, many edtech companies and universities are perpetuating the status quo. He points to the learning management system as an example.

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EdTech Promised to Change How Students Learn, But the Real Revolution Lies Within Us

Edsurge

Something tells me that a loose projector hanging from the ceiling was not what Thomas Edison imagined when he proclaimed that motion picture would transform our education system. The company promised to revolutionize how students were taught, except without teachers.

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The Lone Ranger Rides Again at ASU+GSV

Edsurge

The ASU+GSV conference in San Diego—where more than 4,000 people gathered this month from the education, edtech, publishing, venture capital and private equity sectors—is a hard conference to describe to typical education professionals, or to teachers who are on strike in states across the country. But this is not the case.