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The impact of digital fatigue in the educational system

Neo LMS

More than a year ago, in the context of the international health crisis we are still facing, the entire world had to deal with unique learning circumstances. With schools being shut down, stakeholders, faculty, and institutional bodies had to reinvent teaching, exploring adequate alternatives to ensure successful learning. Stay tuned!

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OPINION: Here’s why chronically underfunded HBCUs are needed now more than ever

The Hechinger Report

They typically come from K-12 school systems that lack resources like state-of-the-art learning technology, curriculum and student supports. Second, we’ve taken ownership of the digital divide at the institutional level. We also understand that the digital divide isn’t just about access, but also know-how.

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Homework in a McDonald’s parking lot: Inside one mother’s fight to help her kids get an education during coronavirus

The Hechinger Report

Her high school had recently closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic and shifted to distance learning. Greenville schools have some of the highest school dropout rates in the state, and Johnson also viewed staying at home as necessary to defend her children’s chances of living an easier life. “I Escaping poverty.

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Students have their own demands for school reopening

The Hechinger Report

In the absence of clear federal and state guidance for reopening, school districts have debated everything from whether to mandate masks for in-person classes to how to make online-only learning more effective. While individual school districts in Arizona have opted to start the year online, the group is calling for remote learning statewide.

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Can a school save a neighborhood?

The Hechinger Report

The housing authority and the district, which manages the school, hired Big Picture Learning, a nationally recognized education nonprofit, to operate it. Vaux’s redesign stresses creating close relationships with parents and community members and ways for student learning to continue beyond the classroom walls.

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