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Computer science education sees more investment, but access gaps linger

eSchool News

It features national and state-level policy and implementation data, focusing on high school data. And while the increase in states requiring computer science education is encouraging, millions of students still lack the access necessary to learn, and most states have yet to make it a graduation requirement. .

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Why Don’t Early Childhood Programs Have Access to Substitute Teachers?

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Most professionals have access to sick leave and other paid time off; they are also, importantly, empowered to take that leave when they need it. Its physically, emotionally and psychologically demanding work, and we provide no respite, from a system or policy level, for this, she adds. Nancy Sylvester Its so sad, Sylvester says.

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Ensuring Access to Robust Broadband for ALL Students

Doug Levin

Benjamin Herold of Education Week has put together a real cracker of a series on the challenges of ensuring school broadband access in rural communities – and how E-rate (pre- and post-modernization) is helping to address the situation. We should demand more of our political leaders and from our education advocacy organizations.

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More Than Half of High Schools Offer Computer Science, But Access Isn’t Equal

Edsurge

That’s according to the 2021 State of Computer Science report jointly released last week by the Code.org Advocacy Coalition, Computer Science Teachers Association and the Expanding Computing Education Pathways Alliance. The group has issued nine state-level policy recommendations aimed at increasing computer science offerings in schools.

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Our Nation’s Policy & Advocacy for Behavioral and Mental Health

EdNews Daily

By Kelly Wolfe Presence works every day to ensure children have access to the services they need to be healthy and successful. At Presence, our advocacy for children extends beyond the therapy session to our state and federal elected officials and regulatory agencies.

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States Are Adopting More Computer Science Policies. Are High Schools Keeping Up?

Edsurge

Talk of education policy—or any policy, for that matter—can often be dry, divisive or both. But when it comes to policy that expands access to computer science education, legislators tend to be interested and in agreement. In other words, more policies equals more programs. Across individual U.S.

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Computer Science is Growing in K-12 Schools, But Access Doesn’t Equal Participation

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Computer science has a wider footprint in schools than ever before, but there are differences when it comes to who has access to computer courses and who’s enrolling. Nevada is one of several states that have adopted all nine of Code.org’s policy recommendations, including recently making computer science a graduation requirement.