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ParentSquare Partners with MyVRSpot to Enhance Video Messaging to K-12 School-Home Engagement Platform

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” Educators that participated in the initial pilot testing with ParentSquare and MyVRSpot are eager to begin implementing this new video capability school- and district-wide. and handles the backend video transcoding and hosting needs for several state and local government agencies, not for profits, and corporate entities.

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Students Call for Hands-On Civic Education to Prepare Them for Democracy

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In recent years, a number of states have passed civics testing mandates to pressure students to become more civically active. Challenging the Gentrocacy Compared to test scores and academic performance, people often forget about how vital civic development is, says Jilli Jung, a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University.

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Dismantling the U.S. Department of Education

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Dismantling the United States Department of Education One of the most compelling arguments for dismantling the United States Department of Education lies in the principle of localized control. Critics argue that education is best managed by state and local governments because they are closer to the specific needs of their communities.