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

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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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SETDA launches guide on digital instructional materials

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Free tool is intended to support clear understanding of state policies and practices related to digital instructional materials. state and territorial educational technology leaders, has launched of a free online tool to support the implementation of digital instructional materials.

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Carolina Certified Version of OpenSciEd for Middle School Receives All-Green Rating from EdReports

eSchool News

The organization provides free reports and reviews online that help K-12 educators evaluate math, language arts and science instructional materials because high-quality content matters to teachers, to kids, and to their collective future. Read the full report on EdReports.org.

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Testimony in Favor of Texas SB 6 Instructional Materials Allotment

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Today I gave testimony in favor of the passage of Texas SB 6 , which institutes an Instructional Materials Allotment (IMA) in lieu of the textbook allotment and the former Technology Allotment. Everything I accessed was an instructional material with content relevant to my course of study. Another 37.8%

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Do You Know the Edtech Adoption Rules in Your State? SETDA’s New Guide May Help.

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A new report from the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) aims to clear up the murky waters surrounding the adoption of digital learning materials, a process that varies wildly between states. Even within that framework, states set their own requirements to meet accountability standards.

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OPINION: School district leaders must make early education a priority, so children enter school prepared

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One Idea to Keep Teachers From Quitting — End the Teacher Time Crunch

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After somewhat predictable sections about low teacher pay and the need for better teacher-training pathways, the report includes a section on a topic so mundane it’s almost startling: “Demonstrate Respect and Value for Teacher Time.” Teaching is like two full-time jobs,” a Texas teacher who recently quit wrote in a survey to the task force.

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