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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 38 Edition)

Doug Levin

" Tagged on: September 18, 2017 Too Much Technology in AR Elementary Schools? Arkansas Matters → Arkansas lawmakers want to take a closer look at technology in schools and ask if it's really helping- not hurting- students.

EdTech 150
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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 38 Edition)

Doug Levin

" Tagged on: September 18, 2017 Too Much Technology in AR Elementary Schools? Arkansas Matters → Arkansas lawmakers want to take a closer look at technology in schools and ask if it's really helping- not hurting- students.

EdTech 150
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The college-going gap between Black and white Americans was always bad. It’s getting worse

The Hechinger Report

Already down by 22 percent between 2010 and 2020, or by more than 650,000 students, according to the National Center for Education Statistics, it has fallen by another 7 percent since then, more recent figures from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center show. That’s down from 66 percent in 2010. “In

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Connecting SEL with Academic Achievement to Achieve True Education Equity

edWeb.net

In this role, she works to fill current gaps in research, policy, and advocacy to ensure that schools holistically support the well-being and development of students, and especially for low-income students and students of color. Nancy is a P-12 Research Associate and leads the Social, Emotional, and Academic Development work at EdTrust.

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The Challenges of Broadband Access in Rural Schools

edWeb.net

He then transitioned to the role of Instructional Technology Resource teacher at the same school, which he continued until 2010. In 2010, he was hired by Albemarle County Public Schools as an instructional technology specialist. Jamie started his career as a language arts and science teacher at Fluvanna Middle School. About the Host.

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STUDENT VOICE: College students struggle to get academic accommodations they need to succeed

The Hechinger Report

However, for students transitioning from under-resourced high schools, and without self-advocacy skills, legal knowledge or access to medical resources and insurance, pursuing accommodations in college can be daunting, prolonged and expensive. Little has changed since.

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Charters felt pressured to promise miraculous progress — but none met the targets

The Hechinger Report

10 Percent — Yearly increase in the percent of students achieving basic scores on state tests required by No Child Left Behind Act in 2010. Ken Campbell, who was director of charter schools for the Louisiana Department of Education between 2007 and early 2010, agreed that federal mandates likely had something to do with it.