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The Power of Local and National Community Connections

Digital Promise

Education Innovation Clusters (EdClusters) are local communities of practice that bring together educators, entrepreneurs, funders, researchers, and other community stakeholders (families, local government, nonprofits) to support innovative teaching and learning in their region.

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Making an environment where teachers can create bespoke lessons

The Hechinger Report

In September, the state government announced the RI Personalized Learning Initiative , a program meant to bring personalized learning to every public school statewide. That foundation in technology from the emphasis on blended learning could put the state in a strong position to take personalized learning to all schools.

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After Transforming a College With Online Offerings, a President Steps Down to Tackle AI

ED Surge

Will you release a white paper, or tools? So we're working on the architecture and the governance, and we're going to have to have enormous safeguards around student privacy data, and we don't want to minimize those. It's written by three economists out of the University of Toronto. What kind of output do you think you'll have?

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A regional public university’s identity crisis

The Hechinger Report

Last fall, a white paper by O.U.’s In Ohio, which has 14 public universities and 24 branch campuses, the government cut its higher education budget by $110 million. Related: How higher education’s own choices left it vulnerable to the pandemic crisis. Others agree. This spring, with the pandemic, everything got worse.

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Making Rhode Island a Home for Innovation

Digital Promise

EduvateRI recently exemplified the power of this model through the public release of their personalized learning paper , which aimed to “ignite a statewide conversation” by sharing the contributions and aspirations of organizations and individuals across the state. The power of bringing these stakeholders together is monumental.

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Practicing Self-Care Beyond Self

Anthropology News

In response, the Korean government launched a national suicide prevention project to expand access to psychological and psychiatric support, framing suicide, particularly for women, as a result of mental difficulty ( jeongsinjeok eoryeoum ). Data Source: 2024 White Paper on Suicide Prevention (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2024).