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A nonprofit that helped introduce the concept of social-emotional development into education has teamed up with an educational technology company to update its software.
02/26/2020
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The series touches on the basics of how federal and state privacy laws affect teachers and staff, how to decrease the most common privacy risks and how to improve the transparency of what schools do with student data.
02/26/2020
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The Institute focuses on better understanding the human-technology relationship in order to improve it. Members do research on the factors of technology that shape our attitudes about it and how adoption of tech can change people's lives.
02/25/2020
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NWEA has updated a free tool that helps students identify a good college fit for their areas of interest and academic strengths.
02/25/2020
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The lessons use esports to teach a variety of career skills. The project, which involves schools in Miami-Dade County Public Schools, is being done in partnership with affiliate Florida Scholastic Esports League (FLSEL), a nonprofit that uses experiential learning to support teenagers and young adults in the state. The curriculum has been credentialed by the state.
02/24/2020
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Indiana has launched an education data portal to replace a previous one. INview, which has replaced Compass, was designed to meet federal accountability requirements for transparency under the rules of the state's Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plan.
02/24/2020
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With schools in Asia shuttered in response to the coronavirus outbreak, a UK company has offered its education technology software free to affected students so they can continue taking classes in digital form.
02/24/2020
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Upcoming funding opportunities for schools
02/24/2020
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CTE received a burst of support from state lawmakers when it committed funding to the development and expansion of CTE programs across the state through a CTE "revitalization grant" program.
02/20/2020
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A new philanthropic investment firm has launched that focuses on the future of learning.
02/20/2020
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A nonprofit pursuing the goal of helping prepare 100,000 teachers to teach STEM subjects in American classrooms by 2021 recently issued a report on 10 trends for 2020, placing diversity challenges at the top of the list.
02/20/2020
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The Future Engineer program funds computer science courses at more than 2,000 high schools, according to Amazon. The goal is to support students in underserved and underrepresented communities.
02/20/2020
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Epson will be rolling out seven new education projectors in its PowerLite line this spring. The new models range from budget classroom projectors to network projectors.
02/20/2020
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Kajeet, which produces a device delivering wireless Internet access to students who lack broadband connectivity, has expanded its selling options.
02/20/2020
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Students attending schools that belong to the High School Esports League (HSEL) will be eligible for "For the Gamers" scholarships being granted by eFuse. So far, slightly more than $200,000 have been donated, almost all of that by eFuse, which operates a social network for esports and video games.
02/20/2020
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Special education and STEM were two areas where the shortages have been "persistent."
02/19/2020
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Instructure's CEO will step down in a couple of weeks after the latest purchase agreement with Thoma Bravo is complete.
02/18/2020
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Under the program, students progress from grade to grade at their own pace, based on mastery of concepts and skills laid out in Florida's Next Generation Sunshine State Standards.
02/18/2020