Educational Technologies Participation Textbooks 
Edsurge
JULY 9, 2025
As a founding school leader, I’ve helped design systems and a student-initiated promotion process that gives students a voice in their education. When I taught fifth grade at a school in Nevada, I had to follow the curriculum in the provided textbooks, and there was no room to deviate.
Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 28, 2025
Moreover, virtual classrooms often utilize a variety of technological tools that enhance interactivity and collaboration. Research indicates that active participation leads to higher retention rates, which can be upwards of 60% for students engaged in interactive learning. Cost-effectiveness is another critical advantage.
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Edsurge
APRIL 28, 2025
Served a Majority of Schools Approximately 74 percent of schools nationwide participated in farm-to-school programs, according to a 2023 USDA census. Research has shown that a lack of nutritional meals can impact the cognitive and mental health development of children, especially those in early childhood education, from birth to age 8.
Edsurge
JULY 26, 2017
Some 25 years ago, three textbook companies heavily dominated the business of providing materials to public K through 12 schools. At this year’s ASU+GSV education technology conference, organizers shared data that showed about 34 percent of nearly 180 companies presenting at the event had a woman founder or CEO.
Edsurge
JUNE 30, 2020
Among contemporary education critics, the textbook is a classic and perennial foil—perhaps because its very construction is essentially a compromise between experts and politicians, groups with sometimes competing agendas. Yet despite these limitations, textbooks are still the most popular way to teach and learn history.
Edsurge
MAY 21, 2020
Student complaints about the digital textbook and courseware bundles now assigned in many college classes have escalated into a new batch of legal challenges. And students are used to being able to resell their print textbooks after a semester is over, but digital codes can’t be shared or resold.
Edsurge
JULY 11, 2024
There’s a new battle raging in the long-running war over costly college textbooks , one that may strike a serious blow to the textbook subscription programs promoted by publishers and criticized by student advocates. Searching for Savings The business of textbooks elicits strong opinions from nearly everyone in higher education.
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