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Edtech, Equity, and Innovation: A Critical Look in the Mirror

Digital Promise

When schools persistently graduate less than half of their students of color and students with disabilities, we call those schools dropout factories. Like any business, the edtech industry includes actors that prioritize profit. This is not a condemnation of edtech as much as it is an acknowledgement that edtech is a business.

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Improving Social-Emotional and Reading Skills

edWeb.net

As the importance and benefits of social-emotional learning (SEL) have become more widely recognized, many teachers have struggled to combine this type of learning with their required curriculum. And, the goals for students engaged in this type of learning include self-esteem, empathy, motivation, and commitment.

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The ‘forgotten’ part of special education that could lead to better outcomes for students

The Hechinger Report

But she has no interest in the food industry. Nearly 80 percent of students with learning disabilities had jobs, compared to 45 percent of those with autism and 55 percent of those with an emotional disturbance, the federal report found. Future of Learning. Mississippi Learning. At this time, the bakery job suffices.

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The messy reality of personalized learning

The Hechinger Report

In another room, children rotate through learning stations, sometimes at screens, sometimes putting pencils to paper. Danusis and her teaching staff practice personalized learning, an individual-comes-first approach, usually aided by laptops, that has become a reformist calling card in education. Future of Learning.

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Is California saving higher education?

The Hechinger Report

Then she was summoned to the financial aid office, where she learned that the university, part of the California State University System, was giving her a grant of up to $1,500 to help her get across the finish line. “I That didn’t make Deas feel any better. She considered quitting, or transferring to a community college. Those spending more?

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

. “Now that MOOCs are mainstream, where does online learning go next?” Via The Daily Times : “Blount County Schools building new options to personalize learning.” ” Boy, it seems as though “personalized learning” is really just code for “virtual charter schools.” ”).

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‘State-sanctioned violence:’ Inside one of the thousands of schools that still paddles students

The Hechinger Report

Families, faced with the prospect of missed learning time and a daytime scramble for childcare, opt for the faster, physical discipline and a return to class. Related: Some kids have returned to in-person learning only to be kicked right back out. Support for paddling is common in Collins, a place where families have deep roots.