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A Few Educators 'Going the Extra Mile' Cannot Save the Education System

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The phrase “going the extra mile” turns up frequently in schools. But that’s a dangerous misconception. How This Phrase Shows Up Let me explain. This phrase and the message behind it shows up in many ways. Here’s a look at how this plays out in the minds of educators.

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Is School Surveillance Going Too Far? Privacy Leaders Urge a Slow Down

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Increasingly, many schools and states are deciding that the answer is to surveil—through social media monitoring, facial recognition cameras, threat assessment and other emerging technologies. million security system that uses facial recognition technology to identify individuals who don’t belong on campus. (The

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How our district uses tech to fight cyberbullying

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Bullying is a real danger for students today. It is the primary job of the education system to teach our children. It involves creating positive school climates, adopting rigorous reporting systems, and educating students and parents about digital citizenship and how to use social media responsibly. More than 28 percent of U.S.

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Why Talking About 'Screen Time' is the Wrong Conversation

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Just about every week new articles warn about the dangers of excessive screen time for childhood development. That can leave parents and educators feeling a sense of anxiety about technology and kids, even as more schools use iPads and Chromebooks and other tech in classrooms. I do like to say screen media instead of time.

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Millions of Students Are Still Without WiFi and Tech—Why Haven’t Policymakers Stepped Up?

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California Department of Education, which charges that schools in the state are violating the constitutional rights of children of color by not providing adequate distance education, called out state Departments of Education for failing to provide better WiFi options than visiting a local Taco Bell.

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High-Tech Surveillance Comes at High Cost to Students. Is It Worth It?

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The phrase “school-to-prison pipeline” has long been used to describe how schools respond to disciplinary problems with excessively stringent policies that create prison-like environments and funnel children who don’t fall in line into the criminal justice system. Students with disabilities also experience disproportionate punishment.

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Ed-Tech Agitprop

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I have never been able to make it to this event -- it's always coincided with the end-of-the-year series I've traditionally written for Hack Education. They didn't like when I admonished other speakers for using the "Uber for education" catchphrase, or something. I'm also thrilled that the book is mostly done.).

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