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Empowering girls with STEM education to build tomorrow’s tech industry

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Today, math scores are at pre-pandemic lows (thanks in part to years of remote learning) and elementary-aged children are falling behind grade-level standards, posing significant risks to children’s educational development.

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5 ways to buoy early science learning at home

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The survey from Education Development Center (EDC) and SRI International includes data from more than 1,400 parents of young children ages 3 to 6—many of whom (63 percent) are from low-income households. But a smaller number said they are comfortable with science learning.

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Post-pandemic, a new era of teaching and learning

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Educators developed new strategies to engage students remotely while balancing the demands of their own disrupted lives. Concerns arose about the long-term effects on learning outcomes, particularly for younger students and those with special educational needs.

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Underappreciated No More: A Free Edtech Platform Shines as Schools Go Remote

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And particularly for those teaching middle- and high-school students, tens of thousands have turned to one of the quietest but steadiest edtech entrepreneurs, Neeru Khosla. Khosla is the founder and CEO of CK-12 , the 30-person nonprofit that she started in 2007 to deliver free digital books, particularly on math and science topics.

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Marketplace trend update: 5 tools to help you stay ahead of the curve

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Below, we’ve gathered some of the latest and most relevant marketplace news to keep you up-to-date on product developments, teaching and learning initiatives, and new trends in education. Despite its unprecedented growth, the district has maintained an 85 percent graduation rate among its four comprehensive high schools.

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Social-Emotional Learning Matters. for Students AND Teachers

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To be effective, educators wishing to teach and model SEL must first develop their own skills in self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationships, and responsible decision-making. They came across Breathe For Change’s new two-day SEL*F certification, and sent 19 high-school teachers to participate.

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Beyond Build or Buy: The Case for Co-Designing Edtech

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It doesn’t work to develop technology at arm’s length from the educators developing new teaching practices, especially when trying to enable teachers to focus more on students’ individual learning needs. But for edtech companies that aim to transform teaching and learning, it's not enough to solicit feedback from teachers.