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It’s Time to Take College Student Hunger and Homelessness Seriously

Edsurge

Through advocacy on campuses and in communities and ongoing state and federal investment in the real cost of higher education—including housing, food and other supports—we can and should make a firm commitment to students who are doing everything they can to become economically self-sufficient. But it doesn’t have to be this way.

Advocacy 206
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How the Substitute Teacher Shortage Is Impacting Teacher Professional Development

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Excited for the opportunity to focus on their learning, teachers find their seats and start to chit chat about the lesson plans they’ve left for their students. This workshop is part of a tech ambassador program, which builds technology advocacy across the district.

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Students Are Online Like Never Before. What Does That Mean for Their Privacy?

Edsurge

The nonprofit Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT), hoping to understand how these groups perceive issues surrounding privacy and technology, conducted surveys and focus groups from May to August of this year. For both groups, 76 percent support increased levels of online learning even after students return to school full time.

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As Child Care Challenges Threaten the American Workforce, Business Leaders Call for Action

Edsurge

Synchrony has conducted listening sessions and surveys with employees at all levels, including call center employees, to find out pressing child care needs. Synchrony also offers virtual summer activities and online learning for the children of employees, flexibility in hours and the opportunity to work from home.

Policies 198
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Four Tips for Choosing the Right Edtech Resources

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3P Learning works with over five million students and educators across the globe, providing online learning solutions in math, science and literacy. Match available resources to your strategic goals Ensure the resources you consider align with your district’s mission, vision and student learning objectives.

EdTech 163
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OPINION: School leaders must come forward to help Latino students after the pandemic set back long-awaited progress

The Hechinger Report

A viral photo of two young Latinas sitting outside a Taco Bell in California so they could access Wi-Fi to do their homework crystalized a national problem: Too many students do not have access to the tools they need to participate in distance learning. Related: Survey reveals stark rich-poor divide in how U.S.

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OPINION: Creating better post-pandemic education for English learners

The Hechinger Report

In a spring survey in California, nearly one-third of Spanish-speaking families said that they could not understand the distance learning information sent home by their children’s schools. This issue is particularly important for English learners and their families , given that many U.S.

Education 140