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The nonprofit Kapor Center is launching the Rising STEM Scholars Initiative to provide low income students and students of color opportunities to take AP courses in math, science and computer science.
11/01/2019
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A study of data available from various security incident-tracking resources found that there have been 301 reported cybersecurity attacks against schools so far this year, compared to just 124 in 2018.
11/01/2019
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Teachers who encourage their students to become more creative with online tools can promote more student engagement, according to a new report from Gallup.
10/31/2019
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The vast wealth of data that is the "Nation's Report Card" showed that average math scores stayed steady across states for fourth and eighth graders in this year's round of testing by the federal National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) compared to scores in 2017.
10/30/2019
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A new survey from Common Sense finds young people are watching twice as many online videos every day than they did four years ago.
10/30/2019
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More educators want to be trained on how to incorporate technology into their daily teaching practices, but a new report from Project Tomorrow shows that they are concerned how their students will be able to access those tools outside the classroom
10/30/2019
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The KIBO Home Robotics Course gives home educators and caregivers a new way to introduce coding and robotics to young children without using computers or screen time.
10/30/2019
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A new report from Project Tomorrow identifies three “pre-existing conditions” that provide context on how teachers use technology as an engagement tool.
10/29/2019
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Creating opportunities to engage with primary source documents and virtual labs can provide students with more valuable learning experiences in the classroom, according to a new report.
10/29/2019
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Professional development for improving teacher effectiveness has residual benefits that last for decades. A project that took place from 2013 to 2017 to provide "high-intensity mentor support" for new teachers in a large urban district appeared to have three major outcomes.
10/29/2019
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Renaissance, the ed tech company that produces Star Assessments, Accelerated Reader and MyOn, among other assessment and learning tools, has acquired Schoolzilla. Schoolzilla offers data-driven dashboards on everything from grades to attendance, with the aim of providing actionable data.
10/29/2019
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The CITGO Fueling Education Student Challenge tasks students with developing solutions to issues that impact their local communities.
10/29/2019
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School districts in Arkansas can now ask the state for help from “a small group of IT professionals” who are ready to respond cyber threats.
10/28/2019
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Even as at least one school in San Bernardino City Unified District dealt with unexpected closure owing to public safety power shutoffs stemming from dry weather and winds in the region, the school system has also been hit by a ransomware attack that made its computer servers inaccessible.
10/28/2019
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RoboWunderkind is launching The Robo Coding Saga to give young children opportunities to experiment with building and coding robots.
10/28/2019
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The calculator company is adding new features into ClassPad.net, giving students access to a virtual protractor and compass tool, the ability to create grids and incorporate real world-images in geography.
10/28/2019
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Upcoming funding opportunities for schools
10/28/2019
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Helping students prepare to apply for college is no easy task. With the ACT making changes to its testing rules, there are steps that students, parents and educators can take to ensure positive results.
10/24/2019