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Millions of Students Are Still Without WiFi and Tech—Why Haven’t Policymakers Stepped Up?

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One example is New Jersey, where schools and districts were required to submit to the state “a survey weekly of how many students lacked devices and/or WiFi,” according to Erica Hartman, Director of Technology Integration at New Jersey’s Morris School District. Jennifer E. Federally, mandates do exist for schools and districts.

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The SLIDE Study: A chat with Deb Kachel (Part 2)

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Districts are also eliminating library clericals and paraprofessionals at alarming rates. When we did the state survey it was pretty shocking to see the correlation between the number of universities that prepare school librarians, and the number of actual school librarians employed in schools in that state. . .” 2021, July).

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The Human EdTech for Diversity

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By definition, it’s the “motion” of “e.” Unlike in the tech industry, where “e” is “electronic,” in “emotion,” it’s “excite,” signifying that motion is present but not always seen. Learning Counsel’s 2018 National Digital Transition Survey of 406 schools and districts in the U.S. The Urgency. indicated trends worth mentioning.

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