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Testimony in Favor of Texas SB 6 Instructional Materials Allotment

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Today I gave testimony in favor of the passage of Texas SB 6 , which institutes an Instructional Materials Allotment (IMA) in lieu of the textbook allotment and the former Technology Allotment. Everything I accessed was an instructional material with content relevant to my course of study. Another 37.8%

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US Edtech Raises $803M in First Half of 2020 As COVID-19 Forces Learning Online

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In the first half of 2020, U.S. But the 2020 tally is still in line with first-half fundraising totals for the previous five years. Those that help bridge the communication gap and provide high-quality instructional materials will fare better, says Sharpley. But not all startups are affected equally.

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EduJedi Leadership Society Grants Awards at Learning Counsel’s 2020 National Gathering

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It is important to remember how far we have come in only a few decades with technology to be able to still see our students via video, to both distribute instructional materials and watch them progress in software, to talk to them live from a distance and help them to learn.

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School Instructional Materials Market Takes Major Year-to-Date Hit in Sales

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The first seven months of 2020 were tough ones for PreK-12 publishers, according to an analysis by an industry group. The post School Instructional Materials Market Takes Major Year-to-Date Hit in Sales appeared first on Market Brief.

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Pandemic Spurs Changes in the Edtech Schools Use, From the Classroom to the Admin Office

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Market data and services firm MDR has updated a wide-ranging survey it last fielded in 2018 about teachers and tech, and the resulting report, “How 2020 Shifted Perceptions of Technology in the Classroom,” illustrates how COVID-19’s disruptions have upended some edtech trends and accelerated others. Popular educational apps. Accelerated?

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ACTION ALERT: Texas HB 6 With Vital Instructional Materials Funding- House is Voting April 6th!

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Inform them that HB 6 will be voted on by the House on Wednesday (April 6th) Ask them to vote for HB 6 and Oppose any amendment that might delay the implementation of the Instructional Materials Allotment. HB 6 deletes the word ''''textbook'''' from current education law and updates it to the phrase ''''instructional materials''''.

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How Library Closures Hurt Adult Learners as Kids Doubled Down on Digital Reading

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adults lost their main source of internet access as libraries started to shut down in March 2020. A new RAND Corporation research report, “ Stress Topped the Reasons Why Public School Teachers Quit, Even Before COVID-19 ,” singles out “challenges of remote instruction” as one of the top five COVID-19-related reasons for leaving.

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