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Hiring a workforce development coordinator with deep industry knowledge and connections, and making it easier for CTE instructors to get licensed, helped an Arizona district grow its network of business partnerships. -
As the new five-year funding cycle for E-rate begins, experts at the Future of Education Technology Conference in Orlando urged districts to plan early, document thoroughly and stay vigilant on compliance.
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Now headed to the state Senate for consideration, House Bill 4141 would require all of Michigan's public and charter schools to adopt policies forbidding students from using cellphones during instructional time.
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Teachers in Hamilton County Schools, Tenn., have learned to use ed-tech tools and platforms with the help of a local digital literacy program, boosting their confidence while adjusting to remote instruction.
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Georgia spends about $10 billion a year on schools, and it has collected more than half that much in additional funding over the past 12 months. Some of it will go toward training, tech upgrades and temporary expenses.
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Cooperative support services and cloud backups helped the district recover from a ransomware attack on Friday, which didn’t affect student information or grades but targeted servers. The FBI is still investigating.
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The novelty of remote instruction has long since worn off, but school administrators in New Hampshire say online worksheets, recorded lectures and live video feeds will play a role in school going forward.
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A SaaS platform that hosts thousands of digital K-12 coursework materials pulled in its best-ever fundraising haul in February, while some say remote instruction is heralding the end of the era of textbooks.
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President Joe Biden signed a stimulus bill on Thursday that includes funding to expand Internet connectivity for underserved students during the COVID-19 pandemic, which ed tech advocates hail as a major step forward.
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Cedar Rapids Community School District will spend up to $5 million over the next two years on options such as summer school or after-school programs for helping students who fell behind during the pandemic.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has forced students to adapt to new classroom technologies and learning platforms, but educators are skeptical the experience will translate to job skills later in life.
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Some schools are offering hotlines and virtual options for teacher mental health services, but it hasn’t always been enough for those feeling stressed and hopeless in the face of hardship and wavering public support.
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One year after a pandemic forced schools to set up new learning environments and change the way they conduct classes, superintendents in the Manhattan, Kansas area reflect on hurdles and accomplishments.
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Many schools have moved their teacher professional development programs online out of necessity, and probably for good, which has created a chance to update the training to suit evolving needs.
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A game called Unruly Mats is introducing elementary students to computer coding at the most basic level while Hawaii legislators push for integrating computer science into other curriculums over the next four years.
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The American Association of School Administrators will host a two-day virtual conference this Sunday and Monday aimed at highlighting innovative digital classroom strategies and district culture.
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Five years ago, Rhode Island committed to putting a computer science class in every public school. Today administrators are confident the program has made headway, but there’s still work to do.
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After nine days of part-time, in-person instruction, failing grades among students dropped by 14 percent, students reported feeling more on-task and teachers felt their lessons were more focused and detailed.
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Should Bernalillo County see the requisite drop in COVID-19 transmission, the district is preparing to give K-12 students the option of going to school two days a week, in groups organized by last name.
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Amid all the concern about how students and parents have adopted to COVID-19, teachers say their work-life balance and mental health have suffered too, as they try to meet unrealistic expectations.
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In order to make learning more inclusive, ed tech expert Ken Shelton believes schools need to look beyond digital equity and consider changing the very culture of public education.
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