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How one city closed the digital divide for nearly all its students

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In May 2021, Think College Now elementary students sit in class after returning to in-person learning. The district lacked a system for tracking how many students weren’t logging on to classes for lack of a working computer, tablet or internet connection at home. “We Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report.

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The newest form of school discipline: Kicking kids out of class and into virtual learning

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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. Without data, advocates like Fink worry that disproportionate disciplinary measures against already-marginalized groups could be hiding in plain sight.

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Child care, car seats and other simple ways to keep teen moms in school

The Hechinger Report

And pregnancy is more common among Hispanic teens than among teens in any other racial or ethnic group, except American Indian and Alaska Native teens, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. We provided laptops and tablets as well as ‘hot spots’ to all our girls who needed them,” Hall said. “We

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Meanwhile, the state has given initial approval for ECOT to become a “dropout school.” ” Via Getting Smart : “Using Robots to Teach Elementary Students About Human Nature.” .” That’s the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow , which is already having to repay Ohio some $60 million.