ED Surge

OCTOBER 10, 2024

And a growing body of research, popularized by the Jonathan Haidt book “The Anxious Generation,” argues that smartphone and social media use harms the mental health of teenagers. When it’s proving hard enough to regulate the appropriate use of smartphones, what will it be like to manage a rush of kids wearing computers on their faces?

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Digital Promise’s Learner Variability Navigator , for example, is a free, research-based tool that provides educators with tailored recommendations for lessons that support the full diversity of learners. We should use this moment to catalyze a digital transformation of education that will prepare schools for our uncertain future.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

“These risks are particularly acute for adolescent girls, who have a short window of opportunity to get back to school before they are forced to take a different path — including marriage or migration for work,” researchers write. One of those researchers is Cassandra R. In the U.S.,

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ED Surge

MAY 29, 2024

The federal investment in the MIECHV program is set to double from $400 million to $800 million annually, by 2027. In interviews with more than 20 individuals who conduct, receive or research home visits, and in observation of two home visits in Colorado and Texas, the extent of this service’s impact on families and communities became clear.

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ED Surge

JULY 19, 2024

So he felt frustrated, isolated: “I am stranded on this desert island because that site doesn't work [with my screen reader],” Jacob later told a researcher , also adding, “You can't just re-change your whole teaching plan, especially when you've distributed it.” While not new, the obligations in the rule have become pressing.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

According to the World Economic Forum , creative thinking is the second most in-demand skill organizations will prioritize in workforce development initiatives through 2027, followed by AI.

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ED Surge

JUNE 25, 2024

Historically, they’d received state and local funds, as well as money from private foundations, says Sarah Crowne, senior research scientist at Child Trends, a nonprofit research center focused on children and families. Now, under a new funding formula, that allotment will double to $800 million annually by 2027.

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