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AI’s transformative role in accessibility

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Key policies include the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and to Title II (Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services, 2024), which require state and local government entities to provide fully accessible digital resources.

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Increasing K-12 tech accessibility

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Students have long been learning advanced concepts without the help of advanced tech, and teachers can continue teaching without devices like computers, tablets, interactive whiteboards, and more. What’s more, giving children access to technology from a young age allows them to begin building the tech skills they will need in the workforce.

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

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Jennifer Wolochow, product manager at Coursera The trend, at one level, underscores how more opportunities have opened up for liberal arts majors for whom it is now easier to acquire new skills to land a job in tech. A sociology degree from Harvard led to a number of local government and nonprofit jobs in New York after graduation.

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How to Teach Cyber Safety in Kindergarten

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How to Teach Cyber Safety in Kindergarten. But how do you teach a child as young as 5 how to safely navigate such technology? The key to teaching young children about correct online behavior, she says, is to adopt age-appropriate lessons and strategies — and not scare them. K–12 Schools Use Video to Teach Digital Citizenship.

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Service-Learning Can Be the Bridge to Social Emotional Learning. Educators Should Embrace It.

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Despite the setback, I believe there is still a way for students to re-engage in school, support their communities and learn leadership skills. Sheliya then brokered an agreement between local government officials and Airbnb to publish more data on the effectiveness of these types of programs in the city.

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What Will Schools Do in the Fall? Here Are 4 Possible Scenarios

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The summer is also an opportunity for educators to improve the quality of their remote instruction, in the event they must teach remotely again. The details: Over the summer, teachers will need at least 80 additional hours of professional development to prepare adequately for an entire year of online teaching.

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Can Colleges Reach Beyond Campus to Foster ‘Digital Equity’ in Communities?

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There are also big needs in cutting technology costs, teaching people digital literacy and technical skills, and producing online tools and publishing materials that are relevant and helpful to people from diverse backgrounds and different neighborhoods. Just having access doesn’t matter unless you can afford it.”