Edsurge

JULY 19, 2021

“What we knew from our work since 2018 is that we've been losing school librarians at a pretty alarming rate for a decade,” says Keith Curry Lance, a library statistics and research associate with the RSL Research Group, and co-author of the study. The dropping rate of districts with librarians isn’t a recent change.

Study 218

Study E-rate Libraries Trends 218

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 4, 2024

Before the Covid-19 pandemic, public school enrollment in the United States had been trending downward , thanks to birth-rate declines and more restrictive immigration policies, but the decreases rarely exceeded half a percentage point. Not this specific conversation, of course, but ones like it.

E-rate 122

E-rate Elementary Education Report 122

Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye the week of March 13, 2017 – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Studies are always helpful, but this should already be understood. No endorsements; no sponsored content; no apologies for my eclectic tastes.

EdTech 170

EdTech Chromebook Laptops iPad 170

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 16, 2013

There are eight conference strands covering a wide variety of timely topics, such as MOOCs, e-books, maker spaces, mobile services, embedded librarians, green libraries, doctoral student research, library and information center "tours," and more! We have 146 accepted conference sessions and ten keynote addresses.

Libraries 51

Libraries Conference MOOC E-rate 51

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Associate Professor of Biology A Case Study in Science and Engineering Job Shadowing in High School - Ann Gaudino, Ed.D. Carmona, Lead Contract English Instructor Student-Generated Apps for Mobile Devices – can they enhance higher levels of understanding? Derek Barkalow, Ph.D.

STEM 47

STEM Maker Movement MOOC Common Core 47

Hack Education

JANUARY 5, 2018

Via Edsurge : “After Net Neutrality , Experts Expect Changes to FCC’s E-Rate.” " Via The New York Times : “ Met Changes 50-Year Admissions Policy: Non-New Yorkers Must Pay.” The Atlantic on Logan Paul : “The Social-Media Star and the Suicide.” ” More via NPR. .”

Education 44

Education Kaplan E-rate Data 44

NeverEndingSearch

NOVEMBER 26, 2016

Professional journalists themselves face new practical and ethical challenges relating to anonymity, privacy and safety, as well as reliability in their attempts to verify sources of breaking news from social media and user generated content in all media formats. (The On news literacy. Not as a lesson of good vs. bad.

Social Media 40

Social Media Handbook Facebook Report 40

Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

” “Modern E-Rate Puts Telephones On Hold in K–12,” Education Week reports , noting that schools are struggling to pay for phone service (still totally necessary) as well as expanded broadband. .” ” These colleges no longer offer federal loans because of students’ high default rates.

Education 40

Education lynda.com Knewton E-rate 40

Hack Education

JANUARY 18, 2017

I’ve never seen an education story receive quite as much attention from non-educators on social media. ” On the chopping block: Latin American Studies and Computer Science. Via The New York Times : “ Big Ten Universities Entering a New Realm: E-Sports.” From the HR Department.

Education 40

Education Pearson E-rate MOOC 40

Hack Education

JULY 27, 2018

Via Wired : “Congress Has a $65 Million Proposal to Study Tech’s Effect on Kids.” ” (Juul is an e-cigarette that markets its product to teens and peddles social emotional learning content.). ” Via Cleveland.com : “National e-school figure to test new approach to online learning here in Ohio.”

Education 43

Education MOOC E-rate Coursera 43

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

And certainly the expectation of many ed-tech products (and increasingly school policy) is that parents will do just this — participate in the incessant monitoring of student data. For their part, critics of laptop bans claimed the studies the op-eds frequently cite were flawed, reductive, and out-of-date. 3D Printing.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

.” There’s more about Betsy DeVos and her policies in the courts section and in the financial aid section below. Via The Verge : “ Juul has 60 days to prove it can keep its e-cigs away from kids, FDA warns.” ” (Also from Hill : “Timeline of e-Literate Coverage of Blackboard Learn Ultra.”).

Education 54

Education MOOC Blackboard E-rate 54

Hack Education

JUNE 2, 2017

Department of State has received emergency approval from the Office of Management and Budget to collect additional information regarding certain visa applicants ’ travel and employment histories, familial connections, and social media usage in accordance with a notice it posted in the Federal Register May 4. million total.

Education 48

Education MOOC Report Company 48

Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

” Via NPR : “ Trump ’s International Policies Could Have Lasting Effects On Higher Ed.” More about Trump’s immigration policies in a separate section below. And more about Trump and for-profit higher ed policies in the for-profit higher ed section below. ” asks Graham Attwell.

Education 46

Education Robotics E-rate Social Media 46

Hack Education

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Via CNET : “ Verizon to pay $17M to resolve FCC, Justice E-Rate probes.” Two different opinions on WIkipedia : “How Social Media Endangers Knowledge” by Hossein Derakhshan in Wired. New study finds big declines, then progress.” ” More via Buzzfeed. The Business of Student Loans.

Education 48

Education Coursera MOOC Report 48

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Via Inside Higher Ed : “Frank Brogan, the chancellor of the Pennsylvania State University System from 2013 until retiring this year, has joined the Department of Education in the Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development – likely ahead of a nomination to a separate position.” ” No.

Education 45

Education Facebook Company Report 45

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2017

The social media platform had raised $2.5 Via Techcrunch : “ Nickelodeon gets into e-books with new reading app for kids, Nick Jr. Via Quartz : “A lawyer rewrote Instagram’s privacy policy so kids and parents can have a meaningful talk about privacy.” Upgrades and Downgrades. Let’s be clear.

MOOC 40

MOOC Education Robotics Report 40

Hack Education

JUNE 8, 2018

Via The Atlantic : “ DeVos Says There’s One Thing Her School-Safety Commission Won’t Be Studying: Guns.” Via E&E News : “ Cabinet heads told to praise Paris exit. Via Education Week : “‘Impenetrable’ World of Student Data Brokers a Major Concern, Study Says.”

Khan Academy 45

Khan Academy Education Facebook E-rate 45

Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2016

Nominee Betsy DeVos ’ Policy Circle?” Wheeler supported e-Rate reform and “ net neutrality.” ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “Most Colleges Will Change Overtime Policies Despite Judge’s Blocking of New Rule.” million fine.” ” The Trump administration?

Education 40

Education Elsevier Report Company 40

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

was named in an investigation by The Associated Press last year for sharing racially charged content on social media.” Via The Guardian : “ Trump bans agencies from ‘providing updates on social media or to reporters’ ” This ban has been targeted at scientists at the EPA and USDA in particular.

Education 40

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

It treats “ed-tech” as the result of markets and industry and “innovation,” and not as the result of policy or history. “ Facebook Is Not a Technology Company ,” media studies professor Ian Bogost also wrote in August. Every industry uses computers, software, and internet services.

Technology 40

Technology Education Facebook Company 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Foxx , a North Carolina Republican who just won election to her seventh term in Congress, was named on Friday as the new chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce , the main policy-making panel for higher education in the chamber.” ” “So-So Social Media Privacy? million total.

Education 40

Education Report E-rate Company 40