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College ‘Deserts’ Disproportionately Deter Black and Hispanic Students from Higher Ed

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Hillman says that he began looking at geography out of frustration with an emphasis during the Obama administration on providing consumer information about higher education as a solution to college access. The dominant narrative was, ‘If students just have better info about where to go to college, more would go,’” he says. “I

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State Leaders Are Turning to Students to Shape Education Policy

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“We talk a lot about inequity in education and under-resourced schools,” Hill says, explaining that it’s important for the board to hear from the people living through these experiences—especially students. Even with the increase in student participation in education policy, 18 states lack any type of student engagement on their state boards.

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For Families, School Choice Doesn't Mean Easy Decisions

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One such person, Jon Valant, director of the Brown Center on Education Policy at Brookings, interprets the studies as showing that students perform similarly on math and reading tests in public and private schools, except in urban charter schools where students performed slightly better.

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Are Schools and Edtech Companies Ready for the Digital Accessibility Deadline?

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It updated Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the law that requires state and local governments to supply equal opportunity — including in services like public schools, community colleges and public universities — for people with disabilities. On the Hook Accessibility has become a major focus area in education policy.

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How can we close the digital divide?

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The newly released National Education Technology Plan from the U.S. Department of Education aims to highlight that disparity and many other inequities in the use and design of ed tech, as well as access to it. The report also offers ways that those digital divides can be mitigated. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

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Revised Federal Edtech Plan Calls for Closing Digital Divides

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When the federal government released its revised edtech plan last month, it was laying down its hope for a future that delivers on effective instruction for students. January’s update was published alongside guidance concerning the use of technology for helping students with disabilities.

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PROOF POINTS: We have tried paying teachers based on how much students learn. Now schools are expanding that idea to contractors and vendors.

The Hechinger Report

Then, in 2020, Harvard University’s Center for Education Policy Research announced that it was going to test the feasibility of paying tutoring companies by how much students’ test scores improved. The foundation is also seeking to expand the use of outcomes-based contracts beyond tutoring to education technology and software.

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