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What to know about the newest cyberattack strategy putting K-12 schools at risk

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Cybersecurity monitoring and rapid response Most education institutions and systems are already scrimping to provide basic student materials and keep up with textbook updates. Crack IT teams and in-house cybersecurity infrastructure are rarely part of the program.

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Are History Textbooks Worth Using Anymore? Maybe Not, Some Teachers Say

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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.

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Why It’s So Hard to Lower the Cost of Textbooks

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The college textbook publishing industry is trying to move in a similar direction. And it’s recruiting colleges to help by offering them a new kind of deal: Order digital course materials in bulk at a discounted rate, then pass the savings on to students, who are automatically billed for subscriptions to online versions of their textbooks.

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Can AI help reduce math anxiety?

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The 16- to 18-year-old students queried are participants in this years MathWorks Math Modeling Challenge (M3 Challenge), an annual internet-based, intensive math modeling contest organized by SIAM. The survey polled 1,500 11th and 12th grade students from across the U.S. How can AI help reduce math anxiety?

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Newsela Raises $100M to Challenge K-12 Textbook Publishers, Eyes Acquisitions

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The crisis also revealed that access to devices and the internet remained uneven in many places. Taking on Textbooks Like its peers in the digital curriculum market, Newsela has its sights set on beating textbooks; in fact, the press release devotes a paragraph pointing out their shortcomings. That traction is paying off.

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Will a Netflix Model Work for Textbooks?

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During the second semester of his first year as an undergraduate, Olivier Mercier was looking for the cheapest way to get the textbooks he needed for his classes. Perlego gives users access to a library of content, including digital textbooks. Non-textbook publishers it works with include Atlantic Books and Greenleaf Book Group.

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Creating smart campuses to transform student life

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Enhanced internet connectivity In today’s digital age, robust internet connectivity is essential for effective learning. Smart campuses leverage high-speed internet to support a range of educational tools and resources. To support these advancements, the E-Rate program plays a crucial role.

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