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Coronavirus is poised to inflame inequality in schools

The Hechinger Report

Their students have internet connections at home, laptops they can work from, teachers who know how to design online lessons and a strong foundation of in-school blended learning experience. If entire K-12 districts move online, what can schools expect of early elementary schoolers? For some schools, that’s a small leap.

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‘Where We Went Wrong’ Atlanta Educators Reflect on ‘Failed’ Tech Implementation

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There was a catch, however: school leaders had to commit to implementing personalized learning models as a prerequisite to receiving free laptops and iPads. District leaders even went so far as to dub the hardware “personalized learning devices.” “At 8 points, respectively, between 2015 and 2016.