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How diplomas based on skill acquisition, not credits earned, could change education

The Hechinger Report

By 2025, four additional subject areas will be included: a second language, the arts, health and physical education. Former state education commissioner Stephen Bowen was a cheerleader for the idea during his tenure at the Maine Department of Education from 2011 to 2013. Key tenets of proficiency-based learning.

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Mission (Almost) Accomplished: Nonprofit EducationSuperHighway Prepares to Sunset

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The median cost of internet access has gone down dramatically as well, from $22 per Mbps in 2013 to $3.26 But at least one organization will pick up the mantle and manage a new online database —code-named “JAM”—that EducationSuperHighway is building to track K-12 E-rate usage and internet access through 2025.

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These Educators Grew Up Before DACA. Now Their Students Face the Same Barriers.

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Stuck in Limbo In a recently released report , immigration advocacy organization FWD.us By 2025, no undocumented high school graduates will be eligible for DACA under current rules.” González Camarena says that roughly 400 educators with DACA protection have gone through the teaching program since 2013.

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A superintendent made big gains with English learners. His success may have been his downfall

The Hechinger Report

Alonzo attended Russellville schools from 2008 to 2013. Grimes received a state award for his “remarkable contributions and tireless advocacy for English Learner funding in Alabama schools.” Thanks in part to his advocacy, the state now has instructional support for districts, 12 coaches and a state director of English learning.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. In 2013, 3D printer manufacturer MakerBot launched its MakerBot Academy with a goal “to put a MakerBot Desktop 3D Printer in every school in America.” billion by 2025. Siegler: “ The End of the Library.” Interactive Whiteboards.

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