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Equity and Access in Math Education

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The emergence of the coronavirus pandemic exacerbated this phenomenon, impacting teaching and learning for all students, especially students from underserved communities. Overnight, the modality of remote learning became necessary, and these underserved communities encountered the most difficulties.

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Fields of Opportunity: Cultivating Youth Development and Online Access

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Endless Network , a global organization committed to addressing equity disparities, strategically invests worldwide to tackle challenges such as insufficient internet access. The four Hs in 4-H — Head, Heart, Hands and Health — embody values cultivated through experiential learning initiatives.

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8 Great Chrome Accessibility Extensions for Students

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In this post, I am sharing with you 8 great Chrome accessibility extensions to use with students in class. The purpose is to enhance digital equity and make learning accessible to all students. Using.read more.

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Facing a Digital Divide, Student Success Requires Connectivity and Access to Technology

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At the time, nearly 16 million students in the United States lacked home internet access, according to a widely cited report from Common Sense Media. Despite incremental progress made to narrow the digital divide, students’ success today hinges on having access to a connected device and high-speed internet in the classroom and at home.

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Universal Design for Learning: What is it? Why use?

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Today, we offer one more: Universal Design for Learning (UDL) What is UDL Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is an educational framework based on research in the learning sciences that can accommodate individual learning differences. It is based on the idea that no one-size-fits-all.

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Computer Science is Growing in K-12 Schools, But Access Doesn’t Equal Participation

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Computer science has a wider footprint in schools than ever before, but there are differences when it comes to who has access to computer courses and who’s enrolling. Looking to a Tech-Driven Future The report makes a case for computer science as part of the solution for pandemic-related learning loss, touting its high level of engagement.

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Harvard and MIT Launch Nonprofit to Increase College Access

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What would you do if you had $800 million to build a new nonprofit to support innovation in online learning? The $800 million underpinning the effort derived from a controversial decision by the two universities in 2021 to sell their edX online learning platform to 2U. And in retrospect, the timing of the sale was fortuitous.