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Ed tech companies promise results, but their claims are often based on shoddy research

The Hechinger Report

Edgenuity boasts that the first case study in its long list of “success stories” shows how 10th grade students using its program “demonstrated more than an eightfold increase in pass rates on state math tests.”. In 2002, federal education law began requiring schools to spend federal dollars on research-based products only.

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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

Finally, somewhat for the sake of brevity, I have excluded consideration of the role of the E-rate (which is overseen by the Federal Communications Commission and not the U.S. By 2002, a new education law had replaced the program and a new presidential administration was in place.

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How a New Hampshire Tech Director Convinced His School District to Upgrade to Fiber

Education Superhighway

With a Master’s Degree in Education in Instructional Technology, he understood both the technical nuances of school broadband and the real-life implications of classroom connectivity. In an ideal classroom, teachers and students wouldn’t even think twice about their devices, because those devices would simply work.

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8 Ways to Help New Teachers Thrive (and Veteran Teachers Too!)

The CoolCatTeacher

K., & Bruegmann, E. The Learning Policy Institute says in their 2016 study, Well-designed mentoring programs improve retention rates for new teachers, as well as their attitudes, feelings of efficacy, and instructional skills.(32) Beginners in the classroom. 25) Learning Policy Institute. (24) 24) Jackson, C. 25) Kraft, M.

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How the federal government abandoned the Brown v. Board of Education decision

The Hechinger Report

North Smithfield Manor has long been zoned for Gardendale schools as part of the district’s integration efforts, and Williams had planned her life around sending her children to Gardendale High, where more than seven out of 10 graduates enroll in college—one of the highest rates in the district. You are trying to take that from them.

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