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Despite mediocre records, for-profit online charter schools are selling parents on staying virtual

The Hechinger Report

Then she saw an online ad for the Ohio Distance and Electronic Learning Academy (OHDELA). It’s a virtual charter school, the tuition paid with taxpayer dollars, run by the for-profit charter management company ACCEL Schools. They also say they are taking steps to improve retention and graduation rates. At Stride Inc.,

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10 of the best K-12 sources for digital textbooks online

Hapara

K-12 schools and districts are turning to digital textbooks for in-person, hybrid and remote learning. While textbook publishing companies now offer digital versions, you can also find open textbook options online. Teachers may also customize digital textbooks to create a personalized learning experience.

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Millions of Students Are Still Without WiFi and Tech—Why Haven’t Policymakers Stepped Up?

Edsurge

And while systems might not continue to operate as 100 percent virtual schools in a post-COVID world, better access to learning technology is no longer negotiable in this increasingly-digital world. of California’s Public Contract Code only addressed online learning in the context of surplus technology and nonprofit computer labs.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 28 & 29 Editions)

Doug Levin

Since the last edition of a ‘Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News”: I’ve joined efforts to support Net Neutrality protections ; Written further about the prediction made in the book, “Disrupting Class.” graduation rates — up to a record 83 percent — and whether it is real or an elaborate scam.

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Bids to bring fiber internet to schools are denied funding seven times more often than other projects

The Hechinger Report

Imagine how many customers a company could get running 10 miles of fiber somewhere else. Since 2014, a primary goal of the E-rate program has been to ensure affordable access to high-speed broadband in the nation’s schools. A typical E-rate project gets denied at a 4 percent rate,” Marwell said. “A

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Cash Awards Honor Faculty and Institutions for Innovative Use of Digital Tools

Edsurge

So Fulé and her colleagues devised a program—free, voluntary, and entirely online—that has helped hundreds of students roll through remediation coursework and ace their math placement tests while measurably boosting their confidence about success in both math and college. Not insignificantly, the award came with a cash prize of $100,000.

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A school district is building a DIY broadband network

The Hechinger Report

Some internet-access advocates say EBS is underutilized at best, and wasted at worst, because loose regulatory oversight by the FCC has allowed most of the spectrum to fall into the hands of commercial internet companies. We can extend the learning day. Photo: Chris Berdik. We can flip the classroom.