The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Ninety percent of the brain develops before age 5, but only 6 percent of public education spending goes to the early years — and just 4 percent and 6 percent of education philanthropy and edtech investments. We are both underfunding this area — and under innovating. The IPCC report on climate change still offers us cautious glimpses of hope.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 6, 2018

As an ESL student and a child from an immigrant, economically disadvantaged family raised in blue-collar northern Ohio, I know first-hand the power a good book can have on a child who feels different and inferior from everyone around him. Students who are economically disadvantaged, black, Hispanic, and have IEPs (i.e.,

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ED Surge

AUGUST 19, 2024

It wouldn’t be responsible to lean on AI as the quick fix for all our economic shortages in schooling. What these leaders want is evidence that suggests which tools actually work, as well as help navigating edtech tools and training their teachers, she adds. So how should educators approach AI?

Sociology 138

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 13, 2022

She hopes that the transparent review process can influence edtech companies to prioritize strong outcomes for all students. Reviews take into account some information provided by courseware makers, but Jones-Davis says suppliers don’t have input into the design of the review rubric. history surveys.

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ED Surge

MAY 8, 2024

In a time when technological advancements shape our daily lives and drive economic growth, focusing on STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education in K-12 schools is not just a trend but a necessity. Initiatives like the U.S.

K-12 137

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Honoring the work of several institutions that successfully pivoted to the online space, in fall 2020, NASPA contacted researchers, edtech experts and higher education professionals, including myself, to advise them on what became the Virtual Innovation Awards: Excellence in Delivering Virtual Student Services.

Government 128

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ED Surge

MAY 16, 2024

She’s also director of the Center for Teaching Excellence there, which provides faculty with support for instruction, edtech, course design, classroom management and grading. You think there might be an economic prompt, if nothing else, to maximize this experience, but it sounds like that's not the case for everybody? You would think.

Economics 131

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ED Surge

MAY 6, 2022

The buzz from employers, meanwhile, is that many industries are changing so fast that workers will need to “upskill” more often —making the economics of asking users to take more courses more viable. In that context, it’s probably natural that online course providers are adopting sales tactics long used by other industries.

EdTech 113

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ED Surge

AUGUST 2, 2023

This is the third in a three-part series of conversations with Latino educators and edtech experts. This way of thinking has been dubbed “toxic gratitude” or self-gaslighting, and the pressure immigrant children feel to help improve their family’s economic circumstances has been called “toxic stress.”

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Digital Promise

MARCH 24, 2020

Organizations and coalitions including Learning Keeps Going , Tech for Learners , Google , and Digital Promise have also compiled lists of resources from various education organizations as well as available edtech products. Bridging The Digital Divide.

K-12 132

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Digital Promise

APRIL 23, 2019

Recently, I attended the 2019 Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) in Portland, Oregon, hosted by NTEN , to catch up on the newest trends in educational technology (edtech) and learn about cutting-edge tools that may be integrated to boost adult learning and workforce development initiatives at Digital Promise.

Civic Engagement 112

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 19, 2023

But LeBlanc, who was enthusiastic about technology and had worked in edtech, made a bet that was unusual at the time: He decided to grow the university’s online offerings. We were very much influenced by the book “Power and Prediction: The Disruptive Economics of Artificial Intelligence.” What kind of output do you think you'll have?

EdTech 123

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Mahajan, who was part of national leadership at the Self-Employed Women's Association , noted that her interest in early childhood education stemmed from the perspective of motherhood, through which she recognized the importance of quality childcare for women's labor force participation and economic empowerment.

Education 113

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ED Surge

JULY 26, 2022

The way we accommodate child care, and time for our loved ones, is both the greatest challenge and the greatest economic opportunity of our time,” Nooyi said, adding that it is a core challenge for employers. economic health and competitiveness, noted Reshma Saujani, founder and CEO of Marshall Plan for Moms in an interview.

Economics 132

Economics Advocacy Education EdTech 132

Digital Promise

JULY 31, 2018

According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), nearly one in six adults in the U.S. This is the power of communities. Today, communities have an opportunity to use that power to address a significant, yet often overlooked, challenge — adult literacy. Enter the Adult Literacy XPrize Communities Competition.

EdTech 63

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 12, 2023

And studies show that the majority of the students who graduate from college end up economically much better off than those who don’t go to college. But Strachman counters that as the cost of college increases, colleges aren’t living up to that promise of economic opportunity. Millions of students in the U.S.

Economics 125

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ED Surge

APRIL 12, 2022

The venue was the Teacher Tech Summit, a two-day virtual event last month run by T4 Education, and co-hosted with the World Bank and the edtech investment firm Owl Ventures. With a few notable exceptions, they do not train skills that students need to gain economic independence. EdSurge was asked to moderate the debate session.

Cultures 98

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 12, 2016

LearnLaunch has graduated 31 #edtech companies and has 120 mentors. Boston: Eileen Rudden of LearnLaunch announced a new multi-sector partnership to scale personalized learning throughout Massachusetts, and discussed the funding approaches they have leveraged to support the expansion of the ed tech network in Boston.

K-12 76

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Joint International Programs As dean of online learning at Stevens more than a decade ago, I ran three hybrid master's degrees at two top Chinese institutions: Beijing Institute of Technology and Central University of Finance and Economics.

Pedagogy 110

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Moler's Musing

OCTOBER 18, 2024

We also tied this back to mercantilism, which we covered last week, emphasizing how England’s focus on economic gain allowed the colonies to develop their own political systems. This was my attempt to help them visualize how the government was structured differently on either side of the Atlantic.

Government 109

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Edthena

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Importantly, the conversation goes well beyond the “expected” versions of diversity drawn on racial differences or socio-economic status. Seeing diverse classrooms makes it real for a teacher.

Lesson Plan 52

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ED Surge

AUGUST 30, 2023

For early learners, exposure to math concepts can be at the mercy of their family’s economic status or related factors like whether their parents are college-educated. However, reliance on edtech introduces further questions. Knowing what works in edtech is difficult. That’s exciting, she adds.

EdTech 136

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

In some small ways, edtech may be beginning to catch up, especially through new investments into family-related support systems. Advocates argue that this will help to decouple institutional racial bias from life outcomes for children, such as their long-term physical health, economic status and educational success. “So

EdTech 104

EdTech Education Social Justice Advocacy 104

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 1, 2022

Larger groups are more economical and reach more students. One suggestion to help tutoring deliver on its promise comes from Bart Epstein, president of the EdTech Evidence Exchange, a nonprofit that aims to help schools make better decisions in buying education technology. But attendance is uneven.

Tutoring 118

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

But if the government doesn’t lead research into the uses of AI, we could see a proliferation of companies claiming to use AI without any evidence, said Bart Epstein, founder and former president of the EdTech Evidence Exchange. Related: Edtech companies promise results, but their claims are often based on shoddy research The U.S.

EdTech 134

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ED Surge

APRIL 25, 2022

That economic influence is powerful, yet we fail to use it to protest companies’ actions that run counter to our ethos. Take, for instance, the businesses that were so dependent on Facebook that one algorithm change destroyed their companies. Higher ed spends billions of dollars a year on advertising.

Civic Engagement 123

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