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From school year to summer: Why reliable edtech matters to boost literacy

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That early access to knowledge helped shape who I am today, and I carry that legacy into my work leading library services and digital learning for more than 30,500 students in the heart of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Equity, access, and the power of informational text Irving ISD is a proudly diverse district.

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How ZIP Codes Determine a Child’s Future — and What We Can Do to Fight Back

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These disparities don’t reflect differences in ability, they reflect differences in access. How Redlining and Gentrification Influence Education Policies This modern funding pattern isn’t accidental; it echoes a much older system of structural exclusion. And if that weren’t enough, I’m now navigating this very system as a parent.

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Why I Left the Classroom to Build a School Black Children Deserve

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A space where test scores didn’t define worth. It’s a buzzword I hear often these days on social media, especially in teacher groups where educators are reimagining their futures. My original vision was simply to help Black students and their families better navigate the public education system. Where learning is personalized.

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Dual Enrollment Numbers Are Rising. Colleges Want Them to Keep Growing.

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Research shows that it can also be difficult to access these courses, though, especially for students of color and those from lower income areas. This data has broadened education researchers understanding of dual enrollment programs, including how access varies from state to state and which subjects are the most crucial for dual enrollment.

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An Edtech Pioneer Considers the Mixed Record of Her Field

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Writing a history that you helped to create is awkward, as Anne Trumbore acknowledges in her new book “ The Teacher in the Machine: A Human History of Education Technology.” It really showed me the benefit of technology. That kind of turned the knob in my head to make me see the possibilities of education technology.

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Has the Supreme Court Resolved the Charter School Identity Crisis?

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Partly, these schools are successful because they can access public money while retaining the unique character of an independent school, he added. Drummond at the end of April, less than a month before issuing its decision. The dangers were significant.

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Students’ AI Chats Reveal Their Largest Stressors

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The remaining hot topics were interpersonal conflict; lack of motivation; test anxiety; focus and procrastination; how to reach out for support; having a bad day and poor grades. For many children, communicating via technology is more natural than face-to-face conversations, especially about sensitive topics,” he says.