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Report: The way we buy digital instructional materials may need an overhaul

eSchool News

Educators stress the importance of state leadership, transparency for purchasing digital instructional materials. A new report urges care when purchasing digital instructional materials, and notes that factors such as interoperability, accessibility, and device access should be considered during the process.

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Newsela Raises $100M to Challenge K-12 Textbook Publishers, Eyes Acquisitions

Edsurge

Complementing these materials on the instructional content platform are lesson plans and assessments aligned to state learning standards organized by subject and grade. Last March, when Newsela raised $50 million in Series C funding , it reported 20 million students and 1.8 million teachers using its platform. million teachers.

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Report: 41 percent of schools are under-connected

eSchool News

A new report details the importance of state advocacy in connecting schools, students to broadband internet. A new report from SETDA and Common Sense Kids Action focuses on K-12 broadband and wi-fi connectivity, state leadership for infrastructure, state broadband implementation highlights, and state advocacy for federal broadband support.

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Utah State Board of Education Approves 95 Percent Group Resources as Evidence-Informed, Recommended Supplemental Programs for Grades K-5

eSchool News

This approach is proven to be as effective at teaching children to read as the explicit instruction delivered by the teacher. We design rigorous research studies, multifaceted data analytic reporting, and dynamic content to disseminate insights. There are multiple studies that demonstrate its effectiveness.

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US Edtech Raises $803M in First Half of 2020 As COVID-19 Forces Learning Online

Edsurge

Pitchbook reported a similar trend, noting that the pandemic’s “impact on aggregate VC activity was hardly apocalyptic,” with healthcare, digital enterprise and consumer-service startups attracting plenty of capital. Those that help bridge the communication gap and provide high-quality instructional materials will fare better, says Sharpley.

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PROOF POINTS: The life of an online tutor can resemble that of an assembly line worker

The Hechinger Report

Screenshot from Zoom interview with Jill Barshay of The Hechinger Report.). There, he tutored fellow undergraduates the old-fashioned way, in person, in the library. This story about an online tutor was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education.

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Broadband Provides More Equitable Access to Education and Workforce Preparation

edWeb.net

Essential Elements for Digital Content is a free professional learning community on edWeb.net that provides policy makers, school administrators and educator leaders a better understanding of policies and practices related to digital instructional materials.