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• Smartphones for School Work = Lower Grades

  

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  We Tested the Best Phones for Kids' Safety and Parents' Peace of Mind

  Parents - By Olivia Campbell

  From flip phones to smartphones to ones with the strictest parental controls, these picks keep kids connected and safe. Deciding when to give our kids …

• COVID 19 School Closures Could Last Another Year!

  

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  The Pandemic Blew Up Education Budgets. The Entire Economy Will Feel The Effects.

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  Schools across the country have shut down from coronavirus stay-at-home orders. A generation of students, and the economy in general, face dire …

• What is Innovation without Student Learning? #The EffortfulEducator #BlakeHarvard

  

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  Pumping the Brakes on Innovation - The Effortful Educator

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  Innovation is a word you hear tossed around a lot in education. Everyone’s looking for an innovative technique or a bit of technology in the …

• Algebra, Harmful?

  

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  Does Algebra Do More Harm Than Good? Community Colleges Rethink Requirements

  kqed.org - Kayla Lattimore and Julie Depenbrock

  Algebra is one of the biggest hurdles to getting a high school or college degree — particularly for students of color and first-generation undergrads. …

• Fake Facts Information Literacy

  

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  Fighting Fake News in the Classroom

  EdSurge - Chris Link

  PISA scores were recently released, and results of the international test revealed that only 14 percent of U.S. students were able to reliably …

• Is Tech Making Kids Dumber?

  

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  How classroom technology is holding students back

  MIT Technology Review - Natalie Wexler

  Educators love digital devices, but there’s little evidence they help children—especially those who most need help. In a first grade classroom I …