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3 ways to support special education students with college and career readiness

eSchool News

Regardless of ability, all students are entitled to access the resources that help them develop a successful and fulfilling post-secondary plan. College and career readiness software is a valuable tool that keeps everyone on the same page, allowing multiple individuals to easily track and monitor student progress.

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With Budget Cuts Looming, Here’s How Districts Will Decide What to Keep or Cut

Edsurge

Here are five existing policies that policymakers and local officials are likely to lean on to ensure that funds are used effectively, with regard to investments in remote learning programs and services. Evidence-based Investments There is a long-standing interest in spending academic intervention funds on programs with a record of success.

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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

” This letter marked the launch of the implementation of the first federal program dedicated to ensuring universal access to information and communications technology for improved teaching and learning in the nation’s schools. the more detailed program rules, as determined by the U.S. FY 2001: $450,000,000.

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This Tech Encourages Career Planning When It Matters Most—Before Graduation

Edsurge

Our job as educators is to inspire and inform our students. The more informed they can be, the more successful they will be. Today, Lee is a Post Secondary Programs Coordinator for Valley Center USD 262. Cody Lee Our job as educators is to inspire and inform our students. This year, we switched to Xello.

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An Interactive Tool Empowers High Schoolers To Take Control of Career Planning

Edsurge

Our job as educators is to inspire and inform our students. The more informed they can be, the more successful they will be. Today, Lee is a Post Secondary Programs Coordinator for Valley Center USD 262. Cody Lee Our job as educators is to inspire and inform our students. This year, we switched to Xello.

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A Unified Approach for Digital Integration

edWeb.net

DET, working with all things data, develops processes for evaluating digital content, measures efficacy of implementations, and informs decision-making, training, and evaluation. According to Bridget Hildreth, Performance and Evaluation Analyst at Vancouver Public Schools, that last part is very important. About the Host.

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Why You Need More Than "One Good Study" To Evaluate EdTech

MIND Research Institute

Yet teachers, usage, and content vary tremendously from K-2, to 3-5, to secondary. At MIND, we believe a high volume of effectiveness studies is the future of a healthy market of product information in education. To illustrate and promote this new paradigm, we’ve created a program evaluation rubric.

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