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After Net Neutrality, Experts Expect Changes to FCC’s E-Rate

Edsurge

It’s no great overstatement to say that the Federal Communications Commission’s recent decision to rollback net neutrality protections has shaken the education community’s faith in open and equitable internet access for all students. But the tea leaves for E-Rate are pretty positive actually.

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How to Prevent the Summer Slide and Help Reduce Educational Inequality

Waterford

But even over summer break, students still need educational opportunities so they can return to school strong and ready to learn more. Because at-risk students don’t always have educational resources over the summer, they are particularly vulnerable to losing knowledge gained over the school year.

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Using Hybrid and Blended Learning to Promote Student-Centered Classrooms

Waterford

There are, however, a few distinctions between the educational strategies that are important to note. This means that students can work at a rate that is most comfortable for them, which is useful for all learners.[11]. Computers & Education, August 2008, 51(1), pp. Blended Learning, Classroom and E-Learning.

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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

Secretary of Education Richard W. Yet, understanding this history is crucial to understanding the meandering path we are on with respect to determining the best and appropriate future role for the federal government with respect to educational technology – a task I have set out for myself in a series of posts on this very topic.

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How to use spaced repetition to study math

Brainscape

Brainscape's digital flashcards, which are delivered via a spaced repetition algorithm, require you to rate how well you knew the answer on a scale of 1 to 5 with 1 being "not at all" and 5 being "very well" If you rate a concept a 1, the algorithm will show you that flashcard again within minutes.

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Community Colleges Have Long Powered the Economy. To Sustain That Role, They Must Innovate.

Edsurge

The marriage between industry, community colleges, and career and technical education is real. Dating back to the groundbreaking Morrill Act of 1862, which formally recognized the role of higher education in preparing citizens for vocations , community-based education has been a staple in America’s history.

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Five Learning Strategies that Work

Digital Promise

The education research and cognitive science fields are no different. For each technique, the researchers provided a rating of its overall effectiveness as “high” “moderate” or “low.” recommend educators provide ways for students to re-test frequently on their own and in class. Dunlosky et al.

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