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Not every ed-tech tool has to be a bespoke platform or mobile app. A fourth-grade teacher at the Future of Education Technology Conference this week presented a collection of useful or fun websites available for free. -
North East Independent School District, which is located in San Antonio, may soon be fighting a legal battle with the Texas Education Agency over its controversial cellphone policy.
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One of the key lessons from Florida Virtual School’s collaboration with the AI-enabled data platform Doowii was the importance of spending time with users to understand their needs and limits.
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The BullyBøx, an application available on both iPhone and Android devices, allows students to anonymously report bullying or safety concerns to school administrators.
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Nearly every state has faced legal battles over school funding. In November, the political battle moves to Mississippi, where voters face two competing (and confusing) ballot questions on the issue.
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In a 6-2 vote, the Board of Education formally severed ties with the copyright that accompanied Arizona's College and Career Ready Standards, formerly known as Common Core.
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The playbook includes more than 30 “plays” and local case studies teachers can take back to their districts and use as a guide to develop similar collaborations within their own communities.
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The move comes amid growing opposition from teachers and parents who assert that high-stakes testing has classrooms focused on rote preparation, squelching creativity.
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Instead of compensating for social inequality, the world’s educational systems appear to be making it worse.
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New Mexico is among a growing number of states that have turned to the EducationSuperHighway nonprofit to help develop and execute a plan to bring modern digital capability to classrooms.
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The Roy B. Kelley school has been recognized as a 'Distinguished School' largely in part to their commitment to adopting technology into the classroom.
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Students at one Sonoma County high school will build electric cars as part of a partnership that intends to both create a flow future-employees and strengthen the local market for alternatively powered vehicles.
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By launching a balloon, students can get a feel for how the science of weather technology would work a few hundred million miles from Earth.
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In efforts to "fix" schools, a baseline of key information helps policymakers see the big picture.
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Computer science has become a popular major and public schools want to extend instruction. Where are the teachers?
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"The purpose of Common Core is to open your mind,” Viji Sundar, professor of mathematics, told concerned parents explaining that the program teaches kids to understand math, not just do problems.
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The aim of Read for the Record Day is to push literacy and bridge the word gap, and by offering free versions of books online, some Bay Area librarians are hoping to reach a wider demographic.
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The Watertown City School District does not know yet how it will spend $3.6 million in funding, but it may be used for software and security.
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For students equipped with personal Chromebooks or tablets, the feeling of being called to the front of class to be tested is seldom experienced.
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An odometer-like gauge on the front will show your child’s score and where it falls on four performance levels.
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If the referendum passes, and it's all one yes-or-no question, the district would be able to provide laptops for all students in high school.
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