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AI’s transformative role in accessibility

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The report is a comprehensive guide for educators, district leaders, and policymakers as it offers insights into the benefits and challenges of AI in education and offers practical strategies for effective and ethical AI implementation, with a focus on enabling accessibility.

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New Resources For Managing AI in Schools

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As AI technologies like Generative AI (GenAI) and assistive tools become increasingly prevalent in educational settings, it is crucial to understand both their benefits and limitations. Policy and Frameworks This report highlights the importance of policy frameworks and guidelines to ensure the safe and ethical use of AI in education.

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Are Schools and Edtech Companies Ready for the Digital Accessibility Deadline?

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(The article cites Jacob’s story, though the author declined to provide further details to EdSurge, citing ethical concerns.) Department of Education flagged “access” as one of three major technological divides — access, design and use — that can prevent students from fully engaging with education. But there’s a push to change that.

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

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But instead of a classroom, Wolochow now works on the Silicon Valley campus of a company that’s using technology to make learning more accessible to people throughout the world. More companies in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics—or STEM—fields are hiring workers with liberal arts backgrounds, according to a recent report.

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In Search of OER’s Future and Edtech’s Missing Evidence at SXSW EDU

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As local governments and industry professions share more information around what they want, there’s also a role for aggregators to provide that data to optimize the recruiting and hiring process. If you’re talking about beer pong and darts,” she adds, “you’re creating a bro culture that doesn’t foster, but excludes.”

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

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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.” The phrase “information technology” represents access, or a lack thereof, to digital infrastructure.

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Teachers Have Reached a Breaking Point. But Remedies Do Exist.

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Several things, actually, according to a new evidence-based research brief focused on improving teacher wellbeing put out by EdResearch for Recovery, a project from the Annenberg Institute at Brown University and Results for America, a nonprofit that connects policymakers and local governments with research-backed strategies.

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