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Three Questions to Center Equity in Your Edtech Procurement

Digital Promise

Last year, I worked with my team at The Learning Accelerator and colleagues at the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop an Edtech Systems Guide that outlines best practices for equity-driven edtech selection, implementation, and evaluation.

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Remote Learning Is Here to Stay, Raising Concerns About Teacher Training and Data Privacy

Edsurge

The survey, conducted of RAND’s nationally representative American School District Panel from September through November 2020, included more than 375 K-12 public school districts and charter management organizations. Some 13 percent of those surveyed hadn’t used digital media services for teaching before the pandemic closed schools.

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Crunch the Numbers—New Data on Student Tech Use; Chromebook Predictions; And the Impact of Pandemic Relief Funds

eSchool News

The report is based on a survey of more than 1,400 school district homeless liaisons from across all 50 states and the District of Columbia, as well as on analyses of federal data. We urge Congress to extend the ARP-HCY obligation deadline for one more year, and we implore all education agencies to prioritize ARP-HCY funds.”

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Data That Educators Need to Reopen Schools Isn’t Coming. So They’re Collecting It Themselves.

Edsurge

Yet without a coordinated national response to the crisis, reliable data that could help inform policy is scarce. They’re not getting health and safety data from the government agencies that might be best positioned to collect and publish it. Some states are collecting data but aren’t necessarily sharing it publicly.

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What Will the Workforce Look Like for Gen Z?

EdTech Magazine

Data and AI, engineering, cloud computing and product development were among the top industries that will see continued growth in the next few years. But today’s students may not be ready for these up-and-coming careers, according to a recent survey conducted by IBM and Morning Consult. The survey asked 300 U.S.

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What Will the Workforce Look Like for Gen Z?

EdTech Magazine

Data and AI, engineering, cloud computing and product development were among the top industries that will see continued growth in the next few years. But today’s students may not be ready for these up-and-coming careers, according to a recent survey conducted by IBM and Morning Consult. The survey asked 300 U.S.

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What Will the Workforce Look Like for Gen Z?

EdTech Magazine

Data and AI, engineering, cloud computing and product development were among the top industries that will see continued growth in the next few years. But today’s students may not be ready for these up-and-coming careers, according to a recent survey conducted by IBM and Morning Consult. The survey asked 300 U.S.

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