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Funding School Services in the Midst of Multiple Crises

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The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund follows the same formula as Title I, so it can be used to help bridge the digital divide for students from low-income families. Arati Nagaraj is an education consultant, edtech advisor and school board trustee in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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65 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

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Here’s what they had to say: Text-based AI interfaces provide an opportunity to help close the digital divide…and avoid an impending AI divide. Pearson Mudhol, High School Student, Meridian World School, Round Rock, Texas Let’s be candid: the education headlines from 2023 were bleak.

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Education Stimulus Funding: The Who, What, and Why

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billion went to the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER). Districts must use the money on evidence-based programs that help stem learning loss, close the digital divide, and address social and emotional learning needs. Thus, of the $30.7 billion designated for education, only $13.2

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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The implication, according to one NYT article : “the digital gap between rich and poor kids is not what we expected.” The real digital divide, this article contends, is not that affluent children have access to better and faster technologies. (Um, Pearson PARCC "Spies" on Students. Um, they do.)

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Contrasting community college takes: a Pearson op-ed in Edsurge versus pretty much anything “ Dean Dad ” writes. Dan Meyer writes “Why Secondary Teachers Don’t Want a GitHub for Lesson Plans,” in a response to Chris Lusto who suggests that we do (or at least “We need GitHub for math curriculum.”)