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Federal Government Launches First-of-Its-Kind Center for Early Childhood Workforce

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It felt like the right time for the federal government to have an explicit focus on this β€” and one that is cross cutting,” Hamm tells EdSurge. government. Since 2020, HHS has been monitoring data from the field, including data that showed a strained workforce. β€œIt The fact that the center was proposed and exists is exciting.”

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COVID-19 Hit Schools Unequally, But Data Shows Learning Recovery Is Equally Slow

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Government Accountability Office. Government Accountability Office found that, for example, teachers found some success mitigating learning declines among English language learners using one-on-one check-ins with students and assigning small-group work in person. And research from the U.S.

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Are Schools and Edtech Companies Ready for the Digital Accessibility Deadline?

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It updated Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the law that requires state and local governments to supply equal opportunity β€” including in services like public schools, community colleges and public universities β€” for people with disabilities. While not new, the obligations in the rule have become pressing.

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Evidence Shows That Home Visits Support Children and Families. Here’s What to Know.

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It's almost equally … about helping our families find the proper resources to improve their lives and improve maternal mental health,” notes Pedlar, the home visitor in San Antonio. government invests in home visiting programs, and funding is set to expand. But the role of a home visitor extends beyond that.

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Students Know What They’re Looking for Online. Are Colleges Delivering What They Want?

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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. An almost equal fraction of online officers hesitate, saying that their colleges need time to do the right thing.

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Edtech Has Grown More Common, More Global and More Sophisticated. What’s Next?

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Dozens of companies raised venture funding at equal or lesser values β€”β€œdown rounds”— compared to rounds raised during the pandemic-induced edtech boom of 2020 and 2021. Public and private edtech companies felt the pain of these poor results, announcing more than 8,000 layoffs in an industry that only employs about 100,000 people.

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Breaking Barriers to a Foundational Early Childhood Education

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Every child deserves equal opportunities regardless of where they come from.” Due to the way current education systems are structured and how governments, philanthropy and others choose to invest their resources, these children will not get access to the quality early learning they deserve. Programmatically, we reach about 1.5

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