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Canada treats its adjunct professors better than the U.S. does – and it pays off for students 

The Hechinger Report

That information is based on a survey distributed to adjuncts who are AFT members and, through social media, to adjuncts who are not members of the union; 1,043 responded. Fewer than half of adjuncts say they’ve received the training they need to help students in crisis, the AFT survey found. It’s not fair to them — we know that.

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How edtech is transforming bilingual education in the U.S.

eSchool News

In 2020, one survey found that approximately 5 million public school students were English learners–that’s over 10 percent of students. As this figure continues to grow year over year, true bilingual education is becoming more vital to equitably support student success.

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Looking to Eliminate Dropouts? How Idaho Reached English Language Learners with a ‘Hybrid’ Course Experiment

Edsurge

In the past two academic years, Idaho Digital Learning Academy (IDLA), an online state school created by the Idaho Legislature, has taken proactive steps to fix a key problem: losing English Language Learner (ELL) students before high school graduation, and losing them from highly technical and content-driven courses like biology.

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How Can Technology Help Improve Teaching Efficacy in a Classroom?

Kitaboo on EdTech

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated a sudden shift towards online learning not leaving teachers and students enough time to adapt to the new platform and technology. Create learning resources: Teachers can use digital learning tools to create customized learning experiences for their students.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

In our community’s next webinar, the Joan Ganz Cooney Center will share the results from Learning at Home: Families’ Educational Media Use in America, a report from a national survey of over 1500 parents of children ages 2-10. The NEA shared this article that discusses nation-wide efforts to re-engage high school dropouts.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via The New York Times , a profile on the Indiana charter chain Excel Schools : “A Chance for Dropouts, Young and Old, to Go Back to School.” ” From the NCES , a look at “ the homework gap ”: “Student Access to Digital Learning Resources Outside of the Classroom.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via ProPublica : “ For-Profit Schools Get State Dollars For Dropouts Who Rarely Drop In.” ” Via The Guardian : “Growing social media backlash among young people, survey shows.” And there’s more on for-profits and student loans in the research section below. The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed.