EdNews Daily

JULY 30, 2019

The Washington Post reported (July 16, 2019) that a report filed by the National Center for Education Statistics, that online bullying and texting is the rise among middle and high school students. Tablets have surged from 26% to 55% usage as kids’ device of choice during car rides. What can schools do? About the Author.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

“We have this huge digital divide that’s making it hard for [students] to get their education,” she said. David Silver, the director of education for the mayor’s office, said people talked about the digital divide, but there had never been enough energy to tackle it. The homework gap isn’t new.

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Edsurge

JULY 28, 2016

The district is also known for having one of the largest dropout rates and one of the highest pupil-to-teacher ratios in the country. As educators in Nevada, we are always hearing negative noise about the district where we work. In order to do this, I tapped into the valuable resources available to educators free online.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

In the meantime, the middle schooler would be left to keep up with her schoolwork on her own, on a district-issued tablet that Curry says would often lock her granddaughter out. We are speaking about an equal right, an equal opportunity to access education,” said Sabrina Bernadel, legal counsel at the National Women’s Law Center.

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Handbook Learning Online Learning Data 98

The Hechinger Report

JULY 28, 2021

Experts point to a confluence of factors for this, including poverty, culture, trauma and a lack of comprehensive sexual health education. “My Programs that help teenage mothers stay in school can make a big difference to the education and life outcomes for both the adolescents and their babies. She motivates me a lot.”

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

(National) Education Politics. Not so fast , says Doug Levin : “Scant Details, Fuzzy Math in $500 Million Public-Private Computer Science Education Push.” ” Trump has, of course, proposed some $9 billion in funding cuts to the Department of Education, so this is hardly “new money.”

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