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Kajeet Awards $550,000 To 22 Organizations for Purchasing Connectivity Solutions That Drive Digital Inclusion in Education

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(PRWEB) JUNE 23, 2022 — Kajeet® , a leading provider of wireless connectivity, software and hardware solutions that deliver secure, reliable and managed IoT solutions to over 3,000 businesses, schools and districts, and state and local governments, today announced the 22 recipients of its 2022 Homework Gap Grant.

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A Lockdown Abroad Disrupts Testing at Home

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Students who were expecting to take online tests proctored by Examity received a notice that the service had been temporarily suspended. Upon logging on, they saw a message which said in part: “Due to staff safety concerns related to COVID-19, the Examity platform is temporarily down. An official at Examity, based in Newton, Mass.,

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How Transparent is School Data When Parents Can’t Find or Understand it?

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In addition, federal and many local governments are advocating for policies that would make educational data — similar to what Zuberi saw on the California School Dashboard — more accessible, transparent and helpful to parents. She is hoping to see a change from state and local governments. 126 on the waiting list.

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Students Call for Hands-On Civic Education to Prepare Them for Democracy

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For example, she says, the civics exam asks a question about what the longest river in the U.S. Jefferson, also with the Student Voice Team, says that making students in middle school and high school get involved with their local government in some way would help. So giving students practical guidance is useful, she argues.

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