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AUGUST 8, 2024

Creating “universal” access to high-quality pre-K will require a massive, long-term public investment (as much as $33 billion, according to NIEER). In the near term, states can increase access by leveraging the existing infrastructure for providing pre-K in the home-based programs that already serve many rural families.

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APRIL 7, 2025

With the latter, preschool programs are vulnerable to changes in governance or an economic downturn. Preschool teachers are also getting access to health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off and other benefits that are regular features of K-12 school district employment but can be hard to come by in early childhood.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2025

It elevated them in their communities, it allowed them to access dangerous ideas, dangerous learning, and gave them the ability to wield the power of the word to reinterpret reality, to reinterpret American ideas or to simply interpret them and apply them to their own situation in a way that was very revolutionary. Religion cant do that.

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MAY 29, 2024

The model — and others like it — has provided a lifeline for families, especially those for whom access to quality early education is scarce or out of reach financially. Beginning this year , the federal government will match $3 for every $1 in non-federal funds spent on home visiting programs, up to a certain amount. In the U.S.,

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DECEMBER 17, 2021

That means for many institutions, HEERF funds will cease to be accessible in the year 2022. Based on recent guidelines from the Department of Education, institutions of higher education generally must expend their HEERF grants within one year of the date when the department processed funds for each specific grant.

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DECEMBER 19, 2024

Some students have more access to parents who can help them with their math homework than other students, Burdman says. That includes resources available to schools like the ability to attract math teachers versus making do with substitutes and the resources of students.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2025

But her brand of tutoring services isnt something that all kids have access to. The federal government funneled millions of dollars into schools up until recently, in hopes of turning the tide of falling scores and keeping students on grade level. Theyre further behind, and thats a big population.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Things Can Go Terribly Wrong Idahos conservative legislature generally favors deregulation and a free-market approach, believing that most industries can govern themselves better than any public entity can. There is no single way to achieve shared objectives of child care access, quality and safety.

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MAY 1, 2024

Without it, students can struggle to turn in or even access school assignments. And the pandemic focused attention on inequitable access to broadband services in education. In rural tribal areas, about 30 percent of people were unable to access broadband. The landscape itself makes internet access difficult.

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DECEMBER 29, 2021

If a team digging a tunnel in Tennessee discovers unusual soil conditions and attempts an innovative approach to managing those conditions, federal coordination and information management makes it possible for teams in, say, Arkansas and elsewhere around the country to access those lessons learned when they discover similar soil conditions.

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MARCH 5, 2025

Although the overarching goal of public education in the United States is not well defined, the Federal Department of Educations mission statement claims it is meant to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access.

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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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OCTOBER 21, 2024

Linch and her partner, who works in car insurance, make a combined household income of $120,000, which, at $10,000 per month, is 400 percent of the federal poverty level for a family of four — an amount that would usually be considered far too high to receive any sort of meaningful government subsidy. actually receive.

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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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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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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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APRIL 2, 2025

EdSurge: What types of data do higher education institutions find most difficult to access, and why? Carbonaro: Despite the abundance of student data, higher education institutions face significant challenges in accessing and using it effectively. The first issue is [the existence of] data silos. Privacy concerns also play a role.

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OCTOBER 4, 2016

In about half the world’s nations–such as those ruled by socialism, communism, dictators, and autocracies–law and order are decided by government agencies, often people placed in power by those already in power. C-Span provides American’s access to the live gavel-to-gavel proceedings of the U.S.

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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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NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Higher ed has been paying more attention to this idea since pandemic-era remote learning underscored students’ uneven access to computers and internet. Higher ed should think beyond just helping people access devices and Wi-Fi, the panelists argued. Just having access doesn’t matter unless you can afford it.”

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MAY 1, 2024

That’s why it’s so important to bring everyone together, including educators from both K-12 and higher education, edtech suppliers, non-profits and government organizations, to ensure the solutions we build benefit all. Is it accessible to all learners? How will the technology work with other tools? Does it align with the curriculum?

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JUNE 25, 2024

While home visits are proven to lead to positive outcomes for children and families, only some have access to these programs, due to lack of funding. government invests in home visiting programs, and funding is set to expand. “So it is helpful to be able to get resources and get assistance when you need help.

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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 26, 2024

When the federal government released its revised edtech plan last month, it was laying down its hope for a future that delivers on effective instruction for students. The plan separates technological divides — barriers that block some students from full participation — into access, design and use.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Interoperability is why your Bluetooth earbuds connect to myriad devices and your bank account can be accessed at most ATMs. Think of interoperability as the plumbing and access to information and ease of use as the hot shower that we can enjoy by simply turning on the tap.

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DECEMBER 22, 2023

Although digital technologies hold great promise in the realm of education, access remains limited for many communities worldwide. One such company, Information Equity Initiative (IEI), is working to bridge the digital divide so that all students have access to educational information. households didn't have broadband access.

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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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JANUARY 2, 2024

We Need Better Pathways for Becoming an Early Childhood Teacher By Jay Lee “Access to high-quality early childhood education is among the most powerful, proven ways to close equity gaps and support communities,” writes Jay Lee, an early childhood teacher in Oakland, California.

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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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APRIL 18, 2024

While the fiasco primarily derailed high school seniors, plenty of college students like Artica also rely on the process to access federal student aid, especially with the cost of college rising. It may have unleashed an enrollment drop that some experts worry could have a greater impact on college access than COVID-19.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Meta itself, the artist formerly known as Facebook, spent $10 billion on building its grand vision of a digital world and allocated $150 million to immersive learning projects, including funds for universities to create digital versions of their campuses that students can access—wearing Meta VR headsets, of course.

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JUNE 26, 2024

While steps have been taken to improve access to resources and outcomes for this group of students, there are still gaps in services to ensure their academic and social success. As educators, it is imperative that we acknowledge the challenges this life can bring and our role in supporting military children and families.

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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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JUNE 18, 2024

Child Care Is a Top Concern Regardless of demographics, family structure and income, parents are concerned about child care — affording it, accessing it, and ensuring that it’s safe and high quality. “The throughline across all of them,” Carman notes, “is that families need more economic stability.”

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

One of the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic was that many families didn’t have reliable internet access at home. And even before the pandemic, educators were working to close the “ homework gap, ” the divide between students who can easily log on at home to access critical school materials and those who lack reliable home internet.

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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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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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