Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2020

A self-taught programmer, he found on-and-off work building websites, managing social media and handling e-commerce for dental offices, toy shops and other clients. Three of the 19 who did not finish deferred their studies; the rest dropped out. According to studies published by NSC, nearly one-third of U.S.

Training 98

Training Company Analysis E-rate 98

Edsurge

JULY 19, 2021

Even as students are sorting through information online more than ever, the number of school librarians who could help them learn the fundamentals of research and media literacy have been quietly disappearing. A report published today from the School Librarian Investigation: Decline or Evolution? is ‘We just couldn't afford it.

Study 218

Study E-rate Libraries Trends 218

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 16, 2016

The last couple years have brought a renaissance in virtual guidance counseling—both new services and existing ones upping their game with mobile, social media and data analytics. It’s e-counseling 2.0. Besides editing Abdi’s essays and helping her navigate financial aid applications, Collins was a ready source of moral support.

E-rate 40

E-rate Training Advocacy Mobility 40

Edsurge

MARCH 8, 2021

And kids double down on digital reading—all in this Edtech Reports Recap. Libraries Close, Internet Access Ends There have been several studies about how the lack of fast home broadband has hurt kids’ access to online learning during school closures. The full surveys are posted along with the report.

Libraries 142

Libraries Survey E-rate Report 142

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. Credit: Sonya Abrams for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Sonya Abrams for The Hechinger Report.

E-rate 122

E-rate Elementary Education Report 122

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 10, 2017

Photo: Meghan E. And they ended social promotion, so that struggling students are no longer shuttled along to the next grade level simply to keep them with the herd of similarly aged classmates. The shift has coincided with improved test scores and graduation rates. “I Some schools say they have trouble figuring out what to buy.

Trends 40

Trends Study Knewton Personalized Learning 40

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

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Via The New York Times : “Creepy Clown Reports Continue, and Clowns Are Not Happy.” ” “At least 9 ‘clown’ arrests so far in Alabama ,” AL.com reports. Via LA School Report : “LAUSD credit recovery vendor finds strong demand for online makeup courses nationwide.”

Education 40

Education E-rate MOOC Report 40

Hack Education

JANUARY 5, 2018

Via Edsurge : “After Net Neutrality , Experts Expect Changes to FCC’s E-Rate.” The Atlantic on Logan Paul : “The Social-Media Star and the Suicide.” Edsurge reports that Weld North Education will still be run by former Kaplan exec Jonathan Grayer. ” More via NPR. million total.

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. Our kids need new types of filters.

Social Media 40

Social Media Handbook Facebook Report 40

Hack Education

APRIL 6, 2018

” Via The Washington Post : “Education Secretary Betsy DeVos asked whether leakers could be prosecuted , internal report shows.” Via Education Week : “ FCC Chair Moves to Block E-Rate Funds for Companies Deemed ‘Security Risk’ ” (State and Local) Education Politics.

Education 45

Education MOOC E-rate Facebook 45

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

The only other media attending the event would be a national crew from ABC.” Chalkbeat reports that “ Success Academy illegally changes special education services without parent input, complaint claims.” Via Mashable : “The e-waste nightmare lurking in your kid’s toy box.” Such a small world.

Education 58

Education MOOC Social Media E-rate 58

Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

” More on the teacher prep law from The Hechinger Report. ” “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. More via Inside Higher Ed.

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. Department of Education has withdrawn a proposal that could have fundamentally changed the flow of federal dollars to schools that serve low-income students,” NPR reports. It was a disaster. ” “The U.S.

Education 40

Education Pearson E-rate MOOC 40

Hack Education

JULY 27, 2018

. “ Conservative High Schoolers Want to ‘Own the Libs’,” The Atlantic’s Adam Harris reports from the Turning Point USA ’s conference. Via Wired : “Congress Has a $65 Million Proposal to Study Tech’s Effect on Kids.” ” Coleman University will close, IHE reports.

Education 43

Education MOOC E-rate Coursera 43

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The Horizon Report. In 2017, just a week before Christmas, the New Media Consortium abruptly announced its immediate closure “because of apparent errors and omissions by its former Controller and Chief Financial Officer.” But as the ed-tech sector is never willing to let a bad idea die, the report will live on. with Pigeons.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

” An op-ed in The Hechinger Report : “ Betsy DeVos ’ slippery slope of religion , ethnicity and race.” Via The Verge : “ Juul has 60 days to prove it can keep its e-cigs away from kids, FDA warns.” ” Via The Hechinger Report : “A new challenge for colleges: opioid-addicted students.”

Education 54

Education MOOC Blackboard E-rate 54

Hack Education

APRIL 27, 2018

For your “yes, Microsoft is still horrible files,” this from The Washington Post : “ E-waste recycler Eric Lundgren loses appeal on computer restore disks, must serve 15-month prison term.” Via The Wall Street Journal : “Some Colleges Try to Burnish Student-Loan Default Rates.”

Education 44

Education Facebook Company MOOC 44

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.

Education 48

Education MOOC Report Company 48

Hack Education

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Senate ’s education committee on a party-line vote Wednesday advanced the nomination of Carlos Muñiz for general counsel at the Department of Education ,” Inside Higher Ed reports. ” The website: Victory Media. Via CNET : “ Verizon to pay $17M to resolve FCC, Justice E-Rate probes.”

Education 48

Education Coursera MOOC Report 48

Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

” The Hechinger Report asks , “What can Betsy DeVos really do?” Via The Chicago Tribune : “ Chance the Rapper writes $1 million check to CPS as a ‘call to action’ ” “The History of the Future of E-rate ” by me. ” Saved you a click.). That’s UC Berkeley.

Education 46

Education Robotics E-rate Social Media 46

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Did you share this Raw Story story – “Education officials expect ‘ineffective’ Betsy DeVos to step down as her agenda collapses: report” – or this Salon story – “Expert: Expect DeVos to resign from Trump administration”? ” asks The Hechinger Report. ” asks Edsurge.

Education 45

Education Facebook Company Report 45

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2017

.” Elsewhere in Trumplandia: “ Columbia University has declined to comment on recent reports that Monica Crowley , an appointee of President-elect Donald J. dissertation at the university,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reports. More on the report via Edsurge. ” Price tag for the report: $3599.

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 The Hechinger Report : “How Silicon Valley schools are trying to boost lower-income students into high-tech jobs.”

Khan Academy 45

Khan Academy Education Facebook E-rate 45

Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2016

” “ Elon Musk and the chief executive of Uber are now advising Donald Trump ,” The Washington Post reports. Wheeler supported e-Rate reform and “ net neutrality.” “Online Education Pioneer Boots Up a Jobs Program for the Tech Industry,” the MIT Technology Review reports.

Education 40

Education Elsevier Report Company 40

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

” “Betsy DeVos Won’t Shed Stake in Biofeedback Company , Filings Show,” The New York Times reports. was named in an investigation by The Associated Press last year for sharing racially charged content on social media.” ” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Jerry Falwell Jr.

Education 40

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 8, 2016

“ Trump Education Secretary Pick Has Indirect Stake in Student Lender ,” The Wall Street Journal reports. That’s Betsy DeVos , of course, and Social Finance a.k.a. “Obama Administration Mistakes Threaten Student Loan Relief Programs,” Buzzfeed reports. ” Inside Higher Ed reports.

Education 40

Education Report E-rate Company 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

One of the flaws, I think, of much of the reporting on education technology is that it treats “ed-tech” as a product without a politics and without a practice. This reporting treats “ed-tech” as a product built in and by Silicon Valley, not as something built in and by public institutions around the world.

Technology 40

Technology Education Facebook Company 40