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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 — and one that is cross cutting,” Hamm tells EdSurge. Chrishana Lloyd, a research scholar at Child Trends, will be heading up the ECE Workforce Center’s research efforts. government. They go hand in hand,” says Montoya.

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

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For example, teachers serving schools with high levels of student poverty were far more likely to report that their students lacked appropriate remote-learning workspaces free of distractions during the pandemic, according to research from the U.S. Government Accountability Office. 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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So he felt frustrated, isolated: “I am stranded on this desert island because that site doesn't work [with my screen reader],” Jacob later told a researcher , also adding, “You can't just re-change your whole teaching plan, especially when you've distributed it.” 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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Will AI Shrink Disparities in Schools, or Widen Them?

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AI has fed hopes of reaching more equality thanks to its promise to increase personalized learning and to boost efficiency and sustainability for an overworked teaching force. If you ask some researchers, though, it’s not enough. The report, “ Wicked Opportunities ,” also calls for more investment into research and development.

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One Idea to Keep Teachers From Quitting — End the Teacher Time Crunch

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We started making a fuss about it, and they ended up getting an equal number [of teachers],” Capo says of the task force, which ultimately had 23 teachers and 23 administrators. “It The typical teacher works a median of 54 hours a week, according to a nationally representative survey from 2022 administered by the EdWeek Research Center.

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Does the way we fund scientific research benefit everyone equally?

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Does the way we fund scientific research benefit everyone equally? Funding agencies allocate money to scientific research projects with aims that could benefit society. But how do we know what the full effects of research are, and who these benefits reach? TALK LIKE A SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY RESEARCHER.