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

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While staff absences are rarely seamless in any setting, in K-12 schools, there is at least a system designed to support such occurrences. 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. Nancy Sylvester Its so sad, Sylvester says.

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How Access to Technology Can Create Equity in Schools

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Students can access learning materials outside of school. One of the most straightforward ways that technology contributes to equity in schools is ensuring that every student has access to learning materials, even outside of the classroom. Ensuring internet access outside of school. Here are some examples.

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Announcing the 2021-2022 League of Innovative Schools Cohort

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College Connect serves any interested student; however, its target population is the district’s most at-promise students, including young people experiencing homelessness and in the foster care system, English learners, and undocumented students. Jacob, the district’s superintendent.

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Nine New Lawsuits Target ?Inclusive Access? Textbook Programs, Alleging Antitrust Violations

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Nine lawsuits filed in March, April and May against major textbook companies and retailers take aim at their bulk deals with colleges to offer online course materials, sometimes referred to as “inclusive access” programs. The new lawsuits argue that inclusive access deals strangle the used book market and therefore drive up textbook prices.

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A Tale of Two American Education Systems: An Edtech Investor’s Perspective

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She shares one computer with her family of five, lacks home internet access and uses a smartphone to connect online. As the years pass, the gap between Jennifer’s and Maria’s access to technology widens: Jennifer has everything she needs at her fingertips, while Maria does not.

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Revisiting the Legacy of San Francisco’s Detracking Experiment

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But these hierarchies affect students belief systems and also tend to lower teachers expectations of students labeled worse at math, Nguyen says. Performing the Autopsy Proponents of the detracking effort see themselves as fighting against the tide of the countrys education system and, even more difficult, its culture.

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Activating the Community to Support Education Innovation

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KMSD knows that innovation and change, however, are not sustainable without systemic buy-in at all levels. Deklotz and her team are committed to setting up teachers with the resources they need to be successful, providing extensive and differentiated professional development opportunities through the district’s micro-credentialing system.