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Hundreds of thousands of students still can’t access online learning

The Hechinger Report

Only 24 percent of public school teachers reported that all of their students had access to a computer or tablet to use for school work, according to a nationally representative survey of 600 public school teachers conducted in early May by Educators for Excellence (E4E). On the other side of the country, an estimated 1.2 Subscribe today!

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Racial segregation is one reason some families have internet access and others don’t, new research finds

The Hechinger Report

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. What no one talks enough about is that “we have a digital divide right within suburban and urban areas as well,” he said.

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Coronavirus accelerates higher education’s trend toward distance learning

The Hechinger Report

And the California State University system as a whole is one of the biggest remote educators in the country; more than 150,000 students took online courses there in the 2018-19 academic year. The coronavirus-induced shift of learning off campus was dramatic, but it accelerated a trend that has been growing over the past several years.

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21 Top Professional Development Topics For Teachers Now

The CoolCatTeacher

Recently, I had to educate myself on the current trends in helping students who are anxious, depressed, worried, or just need guidance about the future. Research note: As Wall (2021) indicates, there is a definite connection between trauma and student behavior as well as student learning. Learn More.

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Not Just Classroom Supplies: Teachers Also Buy Edtech With Their Own Money

Edsurge

When new trends become the norm, report findings sometimes elicit more shrugs than surprise. smartphone and Wi-Fi adoption, which continues to grow unabated as evidenced in latest internet trends deck from renowned investor Mary Meeker. A different ‘digital divide’ has emerged. A different ‘digital divide’ has emerged.

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Closing the homework gap so ‘no child is left offline’

The Hechinger Report

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. There are some positive findings in the survey. Subscribe today! Department of Education, during the forum.

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What New Research on Young Kids’ Media Use Means for Teachers

Graphite Blog

For educators, the survey data help us better understand what’s going on at home and can guide our thinking about the role teachers play in shaping students’ media use. While this is a trend in the right direction, we can’t overlook the fact that a gap still exists.