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Why experts say now is the time to assess your district’s edtech use

eSchool News

Making tough choices Later this year, the final round of federal pandemic funding, known as Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER), will expire, leaving school budgets uncertain in many districts. If funds are allotted, however, districts can request an extension to use them through March of 2026 in some cases).

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PROOF POINTS: New studies of online tutoring highlight troubles with attendance and larger tutoring groups

The Hechinger Report

Online attendance is a struggle In the spring of 2023, almost 1,000 Northern California elementary school children in grades 1 to 4 were randomly assigned to receive online reading tutoring during the school day. These were young, low-income children, in kindergarten through 2nd grade, who were just learning to read.

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How to program greater diversity among Mississippi’s computer science grads

The Hechinger Report

The field of computer and information technology is expected to grow by 13 percent from 2016 to 2026, among the fastest of any occupation, according to the U.S. This year, thanks to a donation from an MSU alumnus, they have expanded the residential camp to elementary school students. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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OPINION: A better democracy starts in our schools

The Hechinger Report

We can put education for democracy front and center by bringing this type of experiential civics to classrooms in all 50 states by 2026, to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. We need to repay that long-accumulated civic debt.

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