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Once Worth $3B, Online Tutoring Giant VIPKid Will End Flagship Program in China

Edsurge

Since August, VIPKid has warned its teachers, who during its heyday numbered 100,000, that the company would experience major upheaval to its operations in China. Others have joined some of the hundreds of tutoring companies that now exist outside of China, in markets such as Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and others.

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State Leadership Working Towards Broadband Access for All

edWeb.net

Similarly, 28 states have policies and guidelines for external connections; 23 have them for internal wireless connections. Many times, the funding is not enough, and schools supplement from outside sources, including the E-Rate program. The key is the state leadership to make broadband accessible to all.

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Massive Data Breaches, Billions in Wasted Funds: Who Is Holding Edtech Vendors Accountable?

Edsurge

Most recently, one of the most widely-used education technology companies, Edmodo, had records for. Often they read about these incidents on the news before receiving official notice from the district or company. “We Fortunately, the company confirmed that no one else had accessed that data. over 77 million users compromised.

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Differentiating Instruction in Kindergarten and Elementary Grades with Laura Robb

The CoolCatTeacher

I always have an open policy and with the little ones, you know, parents who work so they can try to get them, how often come first thing in the morning. Doing a little writing about it, trying to find what made that change was yet another character was an event that they had to work for. Oh, and did I say it is free for teachers?

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64 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

billion people are still without internet, and the rate of internet growth has actually slowed. Lindsay Dworkin, SVP of Policy & Government Affairs, NWEA The pendulum has swung quickly toward the Science of Reading. Freepik Cities and states will utilize dynamic policy making as they reach data maturity. Today, over 2.9

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Ed Tech News, a New Podcast, and the Hack Education Roundup!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

In it''s second year, this amazing five-day, 24-hour-a-day event helps educators and students connect with each other and with global education programs all over the world. The call for presentations has been extended until October 31, and the event is highly inclusive so that we have real global participation.

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65 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

billion people are still without internet, and the rate of internet growth has actually slowed. Lindsay Dworkin, SVP of Policy & Government Affairs, NWEA The pendulum has swung quickly toward the Science of Reading. Freepik Cities and states will utilize dynamic policy making as they reach data maturity. Today, over 2.9

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