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Kajeet Awards $550,000 To 22 Organizations for Purchasing Connectivity Solutions That Drive Digital Inclusion in Education

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With many students returning to in-person learning after a two-year hiatus, we cannot lose momentum in working to close the Homework Gap, which still plagues millions of American students,” said Daniel J.W. patents in mobile technologies. To learn more, visit? Neal, chairman, CEO and founder of Kajeet. kajeet.com ?and

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TEACHER VOICE: Children displaced by Hurricane Harvey get a warm welcome from teachers, students — and a couple of robots in this Texas school library

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As the school year starts here at Dr. Pablo Perez Elementary school in McAllen — where I am the school librarian — we are enrolling 40 to 60 newcomers in Harvey’s aftermath. In the library, we’re ready to let them talk about what has happened. This is not your grandmother’s library. These days, as it turns out, quite a lot.

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Top School & District Innovator Awardees 2019

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Vrain is also the only district Learning Counsel has found that is deeply involved in workflow aimed at personalized learning, with 100% digital coverage for core curriculum, 90% for electives, 80% for special needs and 100% for professional development. Most recently they unveiled a new mobile Innovation Lab.

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3 tips for connecting students to internet resources during summer

eSchool News

In “ Closing the Homework Gap: Equity of Access for All Students Outside of School ,” Rhonda Schroeder, EdD, principal, Arthur Elementary School, Oklahoma City, OK; Mike Cory, EdD, principal, Gettys Middle School, SC; Barbara J. Leverage Partnerships. Provide Out-of-School Access on Devices. Out-of-School Access Chart.

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North Carolina School District Expands Access to Books with Online Literacy Platform from Fuel Education

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Herndon, Virginia, April 23, 2018 — Although every elementary school has different student needs its teachers must support, each needs an extensive library of books for its students. Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) in Cary, NC, the 15 largest school district in the United States, has 114 elementary schools.

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Leading an Orchestra of Learning

Educator Innovator

At Eastern Heights Elementary School in St. Paul, a vast new space called the Learning Studio is home to personalized learning. On any given day inside the sprawling Learning Studio at Eastern Heights Elementary School in St. The teachers weeded out half the books and moved the rest onto mobile shelves.

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

The Hechinger Report

After schools went remote in 2020, Jessica Ramos spent hours that spring and summer sitting on a bench in front of her local Oakland Public Library branch in the vibrant and diverse Dimond District. In May 2021, Think College Now elementary students sit in class after returning to in-person learning. OAKLAND, Calif.