ED Surge

JANUARY 9, 2023

The quantities were notable, researchers explained, because of well-documented parental concerns over other people having access to their children’s information. They were also concerned that access to Facebook data by third parties like government and police agencies may violate laws meant to protect student privacy.

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DECEMBER 6, 2023

However, many young children have limited access to high-quality educational opportunities because of socioeconomic factors and technological barriers. Mahajan shares, “Rocket Learning’s mission is to make quality education and learning accessible to every child from the earliest stage possible. Programmatically, we reach about 1.5

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 28, 2022

In the 1700’s, when the brand new United States of America, newly liberated from the British aristocratic rule that relied on Kings and Queens, wrote its very first Constitution and Bill of Rights, it decided to establish a system of government by the people. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half.”.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

iCivics is an educational website that offers access to a wide variety of learning resources that include games, curriculum materials, lesson plans, webquests, and videos. These resources are accessible from the Teach hub and are organized by topic. Teachers can create classes on iCivics and add students.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The satellites will be part of the future of internet access, but using them in education will require some creativity, Johannes Bauer, chair of the Quello Center at Michigan State University, says. And that sudden shift exposed inequities in who has access to broadband. And access for rural areas is less built out than urban ones.

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ED Surge

MARCH 25, 2024

Without interoperability, data silos emerge, making it difficult for stakeholders to access and use the full range of capabilities offered by different edtech products. The possibilities are endless now that we have access to this data! We plan to work on resources, tough conversations, pedagogical practices and grading policies.

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AUGUST 30, 2022

Teaching cybersecurity may be complex, requiring making an abstract topic relevant, engaging, and accessible. Government Addresses Lack of Diversity in Cybersecurity appeared first on C-STEM. Similar to what I shared about data science , cybersecurity is a rapidly evolving industry with insufficient qualified candidates to fill jobs.

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ED Surge

APRIL 8, 2024

By serving these families, Gale got access to federal child care subsidies. More than 40 percent of children in West Virginia under age 6 who need child care can’t access it, she explains, pointing to data from Child Care Aware and TEAM for West Virginia Children. ARPA funds allowed Gale to try new teaching activities.

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ED Surge

MAY 19, 2022

As a governance tool, these automated transfers also reduce administrative overhead and record-keeping, which can be challenging for education programs in remote locales. However, there is encouraging data around access and utility for under-priveleged communities.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

Instructors are assigning more content that’s free or at least “not paid for directly” by the student, says Richard Hershman, vice president of government relations at NCAS. Seventy-three percent of students now report being assigned free or non-paid material, the report says.

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ED Surge

APRIL 26, 2024

Recently, EdSurge spoke with John McGrath , Director of sales and strategy at Alight Solutions , where he specializes in the education and government sectors in the firm’s Workday Adaptive Planning practice. McGrath: One common approach from higher education institutions is tuition discounting.

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ED Surge

MARCH 29, 2024

Attend student government meetings. The move to remote instruction — long before that model caught on in higher ed more broadly — came about as the institution searched for a way to stay relevant and accessible to more students given its geographic isolation, Kraft explains. Cook breakfast for a classmate celebrating a birthday.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Being a government teacher and teaching about political elections, I'm really excited to apply what I’ve learned in my classroom. I work in a school with an emerging multilingual population, and AI has been so beneficial in helping me scaffold resources to make them more accessible for my students.

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Magic EdTech

AUGUST 6, 2019

Government lawsuits have made it clear with fines and allowing major lawsuits to proceed that all users have a right to access, experience, and navigate online content ensuring inclusion for all. The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) is the gold standard.

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Magic EdTech

OCTOBER 12, 2020

It is time to bring on board new technologies to incorporate accessibility in web interfaces and present it to digital users. Accessibility is not a feature, is a social trend” – Antonio Santos, a social influencer on digital transformation and inclusion. Accessibility is not a component that is added one-time to your platform.

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The Innovative Educator

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

The Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 say the websites of all government agencies and those that receive federal funding must be accessible to everyone including those with disabilities. When you do, you may find that the content management system hosting the website is not accessibility friendly.

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Magic EdTech

AUGUST 6, 2019

Government lawsuits have made it clear with fines and allowing major lawsuits to proceed that all users have a right to access, experience, and navigate online content ensuring inclusion for all. The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) is the gold standard.

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Magic EdTech

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

If you are based in Canada, the chances are high that you are well-versed with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). A legal regulation passed in the year 2005 in Ontario, Canada, AODA is responsible for enforcing accessibility standards for the Government, business organizations, and public sector companies.

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Magic EdTech

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

If you are based in Canada, the chances are high that you are well-versed with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). A legal regulation passed in the year 2005 in Ontario, Canada, AODA is responsible for enforcing accessibility standards for the Government, business organizations, and public sector companies.

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The Innovative Educator

APRIL 14, 2019

Is accessibility baked into to the development process? Their site says: When you Tweet photos using the Twitter app for iOS or Android, or on twitter.com, you have the option to compose a description of the images so the content is accessible to people who are visually impaired. Twitter has not stepped up its accessibility game.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 18, 2022

After nearly three years of disruption to learning caused by the pandemic, government funding has enabled many schools to invest in new devices and upgrade their technology infrastructure to accelerate learning and improve the education experience for all students.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

and one that “established a government duty to protect citizens from climate change.” The climate anxiety international survey found that “a perceived failure by governments to respond to the climate crisis is associated with increased distress” among youth. NPR called it “a first-of-its- kind trial in the U.S.”

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Magic EdTech

MAY 7, 2020

For *Differently abled people the rate of poverty is 70% higher than the average partly due to limited access to education and employment. * The much-awaited Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 was published in June 2018, representing the most far-reaching overhaul of accessibility standards to date. and WCAG 2.1

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

A recent analysis of federal government data by Jeff Seaman of Bayview Analytics shows that enrollment in on-campus courses fell nearly 11 percent in the past decade and almost 30 percent from 2020 to 2021. Many depend on accessing course resources and lessons seamlessly from online textbooks or other digital resources.

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ED Surge

MAY 2, 2024

In fact, students might use a different online system for every class subject on their schedule, and log into other systems to check their grades or access supplementary resources to help with things like social well-being or college planning. If more people are accessing information because of Ed then maybe that’s a win,” he added. "My

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Magic EdTech

JULY 22, 2019

The Accessible Canada Act is legislation intended to help to create a barrier-free Canada by identifying and removing or preventing barriers to access “wherever Canadians interact with areas under federal jurisdiction.” Support the Government of Canada as it works with stakeholders to create new accessibility regulations.

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ED Surge

MARCH 22, 2022

In the last year or so, there’s been an increase in the amount of private capital going towards specialized and innovative solutions in the sector, which has investors hopeful that those new investments will improve access to early education services, especially in the absence of federal aid to the sector. So the appetite for change is there.

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Magic EdTech

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Accessible educational content isn’t just a good idea—in many cases, it’s a legal requirement. In the UK, new accessibility laws were passed that require a wide range of customizable features for learners with both physical and cognitive challenges. Lisa Jo Rudy. Who Is Regulated?

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Magic EdTech

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Accessible educational content isn’t just a good idea—in many cases, it’s a legal requirement. In the UK, new accessibility laws were passed that require a wide range of customizable features for learners with both physical and cognitive challenges. Lisa Jo Rudy. Who Is Regulated?

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The Innovative Educator

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

All government agencies must have accessible websites. This means all public schools or schools who receive federal funding must have accessible websites. They came from around the globe to be a part of the largest school district accessibility projects in the world.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 24, 2022

It’s a digital world where internet users retain ownership of their online activities—their intellectual property, or IP—which are tracked by blockchains, which help everyone make money without having to rely on governments, institutions or corporations. In the developing world, most people don't even have access to Wi-Fi.

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ED Surge

APRIL 10, 2023

While advocates welcome the national initiative’s goals to boost after-school options, they say challenges remain regarding programming accessibility and sustainability due to barriers that include limited funding and staff shortages. Yet key challenges persist that inhibit more students from accessing high-quality programs.

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Magic EdTech

OCTOBER 12, 2020

It is time to bring on board new technologies to incorporate accessibility in web interfaces and present it to digital users. Accessibility is not a feature, is a social trend” – Antonio Santos, a social influencer on digital transformation and inclusion. Accessibility is not a component that is added one-time to your platform.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 12, 2022

This week, the Aspen Institute announced its 2022 Ascend fellows, a cohort of 22 individuals hailing from a range of disciplines including medicine, research, entrepreneurship, government and policy, and nonprofit leadership and advocacy. I want him to have access to things I didn’t have in my early years. So I find time.

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ED Surge

JULY 28, 2022

Tribal leaders have long known that access to child care is essential to making sure their members can work. There are a handful of government offices—like the Bureau of Indian Affairs in the Interior Department and HHS—that would need to collaborate on the issue, Smith says. Tribal members move off reservations to find access to jobs.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 11, 2023

Why it matters: The federal government spent almost $2 billion on tutoring over the course of 2020 and 2021, and venture capitalists followed suit in 2022, investing more than $300 million in tutoring companies. Hypothesis 2: Tech-Infused Schools Every classroom and workplace now has reliable access to the internet.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 4, 2023

Education and government leaders are talking about mental health and well-being more directly. These resources have bolstered our teaching, strengthened our connections with families and improved access to high-quality health care and social services. If not now, then when?” In 2021, U.S.

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