eSchool News

MARCH 5, 2021

Nonprofit VHS Learning is partnering with Continental Han Feng Network Technology (CHF) to develop a full Chinese language high school program. We know there is a huge demand for Chinese language instruction, but not all high schools have the staff or resources to offer these courses.

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Languages Language Technology Exams 229

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Across the country, many schools and universities have had to shut down physical campuses and have rushed to roll out online learning. Now, educators are stitching together online offerings on the fly and rolling them out across entire schools and universities. Yet for many, education must go on. Prep smarter, not harder.

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Testing Exams Study Online Learning 246

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APRIL 15, 2020

The College Board says it is preparing to offer digital versions of the SAT test in students’ homes later this year, “in the unlikely event” that schools remain closed through the fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We That’s a different approach than what the organization is taking to make its AP exams available at home in May.

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Testing Exams Internet Questions 209

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OCTOBER 14, 2022

Even before the pandemic, a mental health crisis among high schoolers loomed. According to a survey administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2019, 37 percent of high school students said they experienced persistent sadness or hopelessness and 19 percent reported suicidality.

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Exams Students Testing Learning 198

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JANUARY 25, 2022

Among the changes , the exam length has been cut down by an hour, from three to two, with shorter passages about a broader range of topics and one question per reading section. The College Board argues that the new changes will increase the amount of options for schools regarding when and how to administer the exam. “As

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Testing Exams Internet High School 174

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

With schools and testing centers closed across the country, COVID-19 has prevented at least one million students in the high school class of 2021 from taking the ACT or SAT exams. Many hundreds of thousands of students are still waiting to take an exam. Is There a ‘Better Way’?

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Testing Exams Internet Fairness 162

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JANUARY 6, 2023

By Rebecca Koenig Some entrepreneurs predict that a new digital world is being born, one where internet users retain ownership of their online activities, thanks to blockchain technology that reduces the control of education institutions and corporations. What should teenagers do after high school in these changing times?

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Education Exams Instructors Essay 174

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JUNE 18, 2020

She has her own computer, educational software and high-speed internet. She attends a highly resourced school with computer science courses, well-trained teachers and one computing device per student. She shares one computer with her family of five, lacks home internet access and uses a smartphone to connect online.

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Education Internet Exams Science 186

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NOVEMBER 30, 2020

This reality—combined with recent survey findings that metropolitan K-12 school districts are experiencing a 1-to-5 percent decline in student enrollments—is sure to negatively affect student success, college preparedness and workforce development. This is especially true for students from lower-income families.

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Education Failure Students Exams 205

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MARCH 18, 2020

Name: EduRev HQ: Gurgaon, India Founded: 2017 This startup aims to help students in India between 15 and 23 years old study for a variety of entrance and occupational exams. Now, he leads the team at Pahamify , which provides an app for college entrance exam test prep for students in Indonesia.

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Exams Coaching Science Testing 184

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JANUARY 27, 2017

According to the 2016 World Economic Forum (WEF)’s The Future of Jobs report , the “fourth industrial revolution,” described as the confluence of emerging technology breakthroughs (such as artificial intelligence, the Internet of things, and 3D printing) are utterly transforming everything we experience and understand. In 2013, among B.A.

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Science Beliefs Exams STEM 148

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 6, 2021

Educators can log into their grade book from any computer with Internet access. High School GPA Calculator – Enables high school students to calculate their high school GPA, record their scores and track their cumulative academic performance. Are there any apps that you would add?

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Grades Exams Assignments English 158

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DECEMBER 15, 2023

Endless Network , a worldwide organization dedicated to tackling equity gaps resulting from challenges like insufficient internet access, strategically allocates investments in global companies that align with their mission and actively work toward achieving it. This is still an issue in countries like the U.K.

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Education Science Internet Accessibility 189

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JULY 22, 2019

In 2015, fewer than 10 girls of any race took the AP Computer Science exam in ten states, and not a single African-American student took the exam in nine states, including Mississippi, where 50 percent of high school graduates are African-American. In 2013, among B.S.

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Beliefs Exams Science STEM 167

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JULY 25, 2016

Back in 1988, the College Board offered high schools two options for AP computer science courses: AP Computer Science A, which covered one college semester’s worth of learning a programming language (first Pascal, then C++ and now Java), and AP Computer Science AB, which covered two semesters.

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Science Exams Accessibility Syllabus 113

k12 Online Schools

APRIL 22, 2025

Introduction High school is a defining period in a teenagers life. But over the last decadeand especially in recent yearsan alternative model has emerged: online high schools education. But over the last decadeand especially in recent yearsan alternative model has emerged: online high schools education.

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High School High School Exams Schools 52

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JANUARY 24, 2022

To folks in the crypto community, these developments all seem to point to a new era of the internet: Web3. Plus, not everyone thinks it’s a good idea for students to drag their permanent record chains around the internet with no hope of escaping them—like Marley’s ghost. Students could get in on the action, too.

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Education Ethics Internet Exams 196

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JUNE 26, 2018

When Mosi Zuberi learned that his 18-year-old son, Kaja, might not graduate from McClymonds High School in Oakland, he anguished over his parenting missteps, wondering where he had gone wrong. percent of households don’t have internet subscriptions, according to the 2016 American Community Survey conducted by the U.S.

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Local Government Schools English Exams 142

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JULY 10, 2020

Back before the internet made it possible—and popular—for people to document their lives in real time, teenagers found themselves preserved between the pages of their high school yearbooks—forever young. We encourage schools to define success as four-year, or slightly longer, graduation rates,” Schaeffer explains.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Last year when I visited home, I made a stop at my alma mater, Kongjiang High School, a top-ranking school in Shanghai. At least I can say my high school has Wi-Fi and does not restrain the use of mobile devices after class. When I asked if she uses any technology in class, I got a blank stare in return.

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Mobile Devices English Exams Testing 118

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AUGUST 27, 2019

Sara Rowe and Lennelle Gilpin, who teach middle school geography in Wentzville, Mo., Michael Milton, a high school history teacher in Burlington, Mass., Kenneth KellerResults from NAEP's geography exam from the past 25 years reveal that less than a third of students are proficient in the subject.

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History Exams Culture Knowledge 166

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AUGUST 8, 2016

As a senior in high school he persuaded his parents to upgrade their internet speed so that he could stream online course videos from MIT. These are evidenced by poor performances on international assessments such as the OECD’s PISA and the low rate of high school students enrolling in higher education.

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Exams Secondary Education Testing Achievement 105

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 1, 2018

Depending upon the level of service subscribed to, students can view videos, take practice quizzes and exams, and get credit for classes passed through a proctored exam. All they need is an internet connection and a webcam (for proctored exams). Take quizzes and proctored exams available in your subscription.

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Exams Quizzes Textbooks Mobile Devices 83

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JULY 18, 2017

These are just a few of the challenges facing Lane Moore, principal at Bentley High School in the Wolf Creek Public School district. Like many small rural high schools, Bentley has also been challenged by a lack of resources and declining enrollment.

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Schools Coaching Social Studies Mobile Devices 141

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OCTOBER 2, 2017

Now the superintendent of Henry County (Virginia) Public Schools, Cotton is himself looking for new ways to leverage technology to teach his students. In that vein, he is also impressed with how Bieber used the Internet to find a following as a homemade YouTube sensation. “We

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Writing Feedback Exams Middle School 124

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JULY 2, 2018

For these parents, understanding how local school systems are serving the needs of English Language Learners (ELL) is critical. When students enter middle and high school, proficiency in English can have big consequences. Many of these students are also not considered “college-ready” by the time they make it to graduation.

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English Exams Schools Language 118

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AUGUST 4, 2021

High-stakes entrance exams determine which students are admitted to the top high schools, then the top colleges, then the top jobs in cities that citizens view as “ first-tier.” The popularity of the private tutoring industry may also be a response to how educational—and therefore economic—opportunity is awarded in China.

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Culture English Exams Cognitive Development 162

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

We typically talk about the “last-mile” – the connection between the larger Internet network and neighborhoods and communities. 5G can provide a cost-effective way to deliver fiber-like Internet speeds to schools, through Fixed Wireless Access (FWA). –Lisa Cumming, Science Teacher, Olmsted Falls High School.

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Hybrid Learning Communication Accessibility Languages 297

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

–Lisa Cumming, Science Teacher, Olmsted Falls High School. Some of our kids haven’t been in school for two years and are having a hard time adjusting to being back in the classroom. This should be ringing some alarms about the ways we have failed to prepare students for postsecondary success. — Keith Look, Ed.D.,

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Learning Communication Hybrid Learning Languages 363

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 7, 2018

Taking the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) has become a right-of-passage for high school students as they leave formal education and enter the next phase of learning. Albert’s test prep courses offer 40,000+ rigorous, subject-aligned questions written in the style of the AP, SAT, and ACT exams. Kaplan Test Prep.

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Exams Learning Styles Testing Questions 89

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JANUARY 19, 2017

“I want my 5th grader to be well-educated… Tapping away at multiple choice questions is not high level math,” another parent said. These bright guessers are going to be in big trouble in high school if we don’t push them beyond that.” These statements echoed their concerns in a letter signed by 180 parents on Dec.

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Learning Multiple Choice Questions Math Evaluation 147

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AUGUST 21, 2017

I am a 15-year veteran of the Junior High science classroom. I graduated high school in 1997, which means I remember a time before the Internet. In fact—and I am very proud of this—in my 4th grade class, I was chosen to set-up and rewind the film projector, a skill that sadly has not been in high demand since.

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Learning History Exams Knowledge 116

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JULY 24, 2023

And this summer, we have 200 Black and brown teachers, apprentices, in high school and college, who are interested in teaching. Actually, teaching comes up twice in the top 10 professions for Black men attending HBCUs: [teaching both] elementary and high school. What do the certification exams look like?

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Teachers History Culture Attention 29

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JUNE 11, 2021

Ideally, hybrid schooling models can offer significant opportunities for personalizing learning, from special education students to students in rural areas who don’t have adequate wireless connectivity at home. Internet service providers (ISPs) have been working with schools seeking to use CARES Act funding for remote learning.

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Distance Learning Students Accessibility Internet 182

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OCTOBER 3, 2019

Jerard Briscoe is away at school. He studies for GED math exams. I just put my mindset like I’m really at school,” he says. I went through and found people who already had a high school diploma or GED to fill out their FAFSAs,” Lopez says, referring to the federal forms to apply for financial aid. “I

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Teachers Students Study English 167

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AUGUST 30, 2017

There’s no federal law banning undocumented immigrants from entering postsecondary institutions—in fact, 20 states (including California, Florida, Texas and New York) offer in-state tuition to undocumented students —but most universities require applicants to submit a high school diploma, if not proof of U.S. citizenship.

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