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Six Practices of Schools and School Districts Marching to Obsolescence

The 21st Century Principal

Policymakers are often beholden to politicians because they are left with trying to create policy that follows the letter of the law and regulations developed by politicians. School and district administrators and staff are more engaged in carrying the dictates of policy from on high, and often do not see their place as “One to question why.”

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How Much Longer Will Schools Have to Scrape Together Technology Funding?

Edsurge

Funds are available through the Every Students Succeeds Act (ESSA), Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), E-rate program, and federal COVID relief funds like the CARES Act. Only 21 states have any kind of dedicated state funding for technology, and this can range from just digital instructional materials (e.g.

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The Business of Education Technology

Hack Education

Bust or not, companies across the tech sector, particularly those with high “burn rates” , faced tough choices in 2016: “cut costs drastically to become self-sustaining, or seek additional capital on ever-more-onerous terms,” as The WSJ put it – that is, if they were able to raise additional capital at all.