Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2025

Rather, its the years-long attempts to make school discipline more fair that earned ire. There's such compelling evidence in education research that racial discrimination contributes to racial disparities, Perera explains. The executive order also frames attempts to address disparities in school discipline as unfair.

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Edsurge

MAY 7, 2025

Among the NEH grants canceled was more than $300,000 for National History Day , the annual competition that is the humanities equivalent to a national science fair. The history day foundation plans to continue with this years program and launched a fundraising campaign to make up for the lost grant money.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 31, 2020

Whether the 2020-21 school year is starting in the classroom or remotely, Follett is ensuring elementary and middle school students won’t be missing out on one of their favorite back-to-school traditions: the book fair. The ease with which Follett’s online fairs are carried out are extremely attractive to school and book fair coordinators.

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2019

Dougherty convened the first Maker Faire in 2006 in San Mateo, Calif., The faire became a way to foster a sense of community and to give people a place to celebrate and share what they made. Like a sports season or a date to perform a play, Maker Faires became a rallying moment for students. So Maker Faires bloomed.

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Edsurge

MAY 3, 2024

The Texas Education Agency did not respond to EdSurge’s request for comment. She’s spent much of her career thinking about how education technology and assessments can be improved for bilingual children. Raña is not against the idea of using natural language processing on student assessments. 20 years ago as a student.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2018

Then there are the psychometricians—the math savants who design tests and create complex algorithms that attempt to make them fair to all students. Mark Moulton : Here that whole question is, what does fair mean? It makes the test more fair because it guarantees that everyone is being measured with the same degree of precision.

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Edsurge

JULY 2, 2017

To help you plan your upcoming travels, we’ve compiled a shortlist of more than 50 education technology events for the K-12 community happening across the world through June 2018. There are also recurring events—such as EdCamp and Maker Faire—that take place year-round across the country.

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eSchool News

MAY 28, 2024

Among the winners of the 2024 CODiE Awards in Education Technology Awards last week was an organization that doesn’t lead with tech specs, speeds, feeds, or even literacy scores. Congratulations to all of this year’s winners.”

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2025

Ready to tackle the toughest challenges in educational technology leadership? Through engaging discussions and real-world examples, participants will explore strategies to address bias, promote fairness, and enhance transparency in AI-powered educational tools. – 2:15 p.m.; South 230B) 4.

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Edsurge

MARCH 30, 2020

While many well-intentioned commentators have warned teachers against this practice, the fact is that copyright law—specifically fair use—permits many read-aloud activities online. As instructors and learners adapt to new educational environments, copyright concerns about reading aloud need not be among the challenges they face.

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eSchool News

APRIL 7, 2023

The RAI for Educators course is designed for K-12 and promises to revolutionize how they think of and implement artificial intelligence (AI) in the classroom. Educators need an understanding of what AI is and is not. With this exceptionally valuable resource, educators get to learn about AI, by engaging with AI in a demystified manner.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Produced with the insights of an international panel of experts, and with nearly one million downloads per year, this report on emerging technologies for learning is likely the most well-read report identifying key technology trends for primary and secondary education. Rethinking How Schools Work. Students as Creators.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Following an abrupt shift to remote learning this past spring, school and district administrators have had their fair share of summer homework as they prepare for a technology-first fall term. With COVID-19 showing few signs of slowing down, schools will likely not get through the next school year without some form of remote learning.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

10, 2022) – Renaissance , the global leader in pre-K–12 education technology, is honored to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the community reading initiative Read on myON , a first-of-its-kind partnership between Renaissance and Hillsborough County Public Schools. Bloomington, Minn.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Produced with the insights of an international panel of experts, and with nearly one million downloads per year, this report on emerging technologies for learning is likely the most well-read report identifying key technology trends for primary and secondary education. Rethinking How Schools Work. Students as Creators.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2023

This year has seen ample debate about the value and fairness of colleges prioritizing diversity among the students they serve. New research suggests one way to consider the question: by looking at how the mix of students in a given course affects their grades. Of course, neither kind of rationale seemed convincing to the U.S.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 4, 2019

Curriculum and Teaching Curriculum and teaching is top of mind for students curious about educational technology, and this was the most frequent topic that students have written about about so far. Are standardized tests a fair gauge for predicting college success?

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

This raises a question of fairness: If teachers rely on AI, why can’t students? It prompts educators to personalize AI-generated content and foster an open dialogue on AI use. As students start advocating for AI in their education, they’re also learning to think about its broader impact.

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Edsurge

MAY 22, 2024

With the average child care worker earning just $32,070 annually, fair compensation, benefits and federal support are imperative. The absence of adequate support for the early childhood workforce resonates throughout the entire child care system, impacting early educators, children and families.

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Edsurge

APRIL 22, 2020

We have the authority right now to require that new funds for our telehealth initiatives are distributed fast and fair, without playing favorites—as I fear we are seeing elsewhere in the national response. We need to move fast and be fair with getting this funding out the door where it is needed. It’s a tall order.

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eSchool News

APRIL 6, 2022

We took on an initiative, working with the Michigan Educational Technology Leaders (METL), trying to get our hands wrapped around data governance, and that’s like a greased pig at the county fair,” Sharpsteen said. Just when you think you’ve got your hands wrapped around it, it’s off and running again.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

We believe this is a market-backed strategy that allows us to widen our lens and give more founders a fair swing at the plate when it comes to access to capital and mentorship,” says Qadree. Many focus their investments on the coasts (mostly San Francisco and New York); Zeal believes there are just as many promising opportunities elsewhere.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

How Monolingual Teachers Can Support English Language Acquisition As a monolingual teacher of newcomers, I operate on the understanding that my students may not yet have the language skills to provide reliable evidence of their learning. Just the recognition of this counter narrative has changed my teaching.

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Edsurge

JUNE 7, 2017

It started with an underwhelming science fair—the type we’re all familiar with: students standing next to handmade posters, listlessly describing their projects, usually alone. Not your typical science fair . Want to shake up your local science fair? Some tips from the pros 1. Make it cheap.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Medina: Well, the brain rules start out with a fair amount of skepticism. I was asked a while back, if you had an unlimited budget and few bureaucratic constraints and could do anything for the system of education in United States, what would you do? EdSurge: In your book you define a list of so-called “brain rules.”

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Edsurge

MAY 25, 2021

After the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police a year ago, momentum grew to try to reform the admissions process at the school to try to make the process more fair, and the student body more diverse. It is the second in our series of episodes called Bootstraps: Merit, Myths and Education.

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Edsurge

MAY 17, 2019

How about fair use? Carson Arias /Unsplash Incorporating listicles into your teaching allows you to discuss the four elements of fair use. Giphy Whether you’re team GIF (as in gift) or GIF (as in JIF peanut butter), you can find GIFs at giphy.com and gifer.com. Students (and teachers too!)

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Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2018

Gender bias has been around for generations and making is hardly immune in that respect, notes Sue Cusack, an assistant professor of education technology at Lesley University and co-director of the Lesley STEAM Learning Lab , which has helped Boston Public Schools design makerspaces and train educators.

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Edsurge

APRIL 27, 2021

Miller is quick to note that the authors of the original study did nothing wrong, and that it is typical for small studies to have findings that turn out to be “fragile” when submitted to follow-up studies.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

We want all children to attend a public school where there is a nurse, the arts, band, orchestra, novels, field trips, technology and daily classes in the “untested subjects” (such as science and social studies). Teachers want fair funding for all schools. It’s time to return the education field to the educators.

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Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2021

One student, standing up and projecting his voice, declared: “Virginia objects to New Jersey demanding that She give away Her fair and right voice in the new government. Therefore, it is right and fair we have more influence on the actions of government.” We have a larger population. A student on the opposing side retorted: “No way.

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Edsurge

JULY 20, 2021

The hard truth is too many children lack the internet access and speed required to get a fair shot at 21st century success. It means children won’t have to sit outside fast-food restaurants or in dark parking lots just to get a free Wi-Fi signal. And after the last year, the FCC is saying enough is enough.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The dual role of educator and parent is a precarious balance to maintain and often feels impossible. Because of that, I’ve been adamant that there is a clear need to build an inclusive family partnership system that provides all families with a fair opportunity to be as involved as they can be in support of their child’s school experience.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 20, 2022

For this reason, it is important to review and ensure that hiring practices are fair, reasonable and equitable. As I learned myself, representation matters; it helps to enrich learning environments where all students can see themselves reflected in those that serve them.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2020

Or if success looks like a student likely to graduate in four years, high school grades may matter more, says Bob Schaeffer, interim executive director of the National Center for Fair & Open Testing, an organization that advocates against reliance on standardized tests. “We Yet Zwick, author of the book “Who Gets In?

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2018

This article is part of a collection of op-eds from thought leaders, educators and entrepreneurs who reflect on the state of education technology in 2018, and share where it’s headed next year. In the past year, many educational institutions began to address the challenge of digital misinformation.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2024

It’s a fair question given the widespread concern in the field about students using AI to write their essays or bots to do their homework for them. If students are required to make clear when and how they’re using AI tools, should educators be too? Should they disclose that to students?

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