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Demystifying the role of the school board director

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Because the nature of their elected office is collaborative, school board directors are in constant communication with various audiences: families, taxpayers, district voters, students, legislators, local government leaders, and their peers in other districts or associations.

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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. It hasn’t received enough attention, she adds.

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What Will Schools Do in the Fall? Here Are 4 Possible Scenarios

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Click to Brick Learning The gist: The school district will continue online learning in the fall, monitoring public health benchmarks and communicating with local government and health personnel to determine when it is safe to return to brick-and-mortar classrooms.

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Dear Liberal Arts Major: STEM Companies Need Your Skills to Grow

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A sociology degree from Harvard led to a number of local government and nonprofit jobs in New York after graduation. Jess Aragon majored in communications at St. I was constantly studying how people communicate, what they communicate, and why they communicate the way they do and what happens as a result,” she said. “I

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Election Organizing Went Online This Year With Help From Students Too Young to Vote

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Student organizers worked with school administrators to get permission to make announcements during virtual classes, recruited peer volunteers to text information to their friends, and asked leaders of student organizations to communicate with club members. She estimates that MoCo to 100 helped register more than 3,000 people.

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From Relief Funds to Online Classes, COVID-19 Upends Early Childcare Software Startups

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Wonderschool CEO Chris Bennett, along with leaders of similar companies, say one major change has been communications to providers to keep them aware of new federal, state and local guidelines related to COVID-19. She’s not convinced this medium would capture preschoolers’ attention for more than 10 minutes.

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The Digital Divide 2.0: Navigating Digital Equity and Health Equity in Education

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It’s an important idea, and one to which educators and education institutions should pay close attention. According to the National Digital Inclusion Alliance, digital equity is a “condition in which all individuals and communities have the information technology capacity needed for full participation in our society, democracy, and economy.”