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Key points: Students’ access to technology has improved over time, although it continues to vary across family income categories and racial and ethnic groups, according to a new study released today by ACT, the a provider of assessments, research, and work-ready credentials. And a majority of students–70 percent–are concerned about having … Read More
This post on accommodating invisible disabilities originally appeared on CoSN’s blog and is reposted here with permission. Key points: The concept of accessibility for individuals with disabilities has been an evolving journey, significantly propelled by landmark legislation such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Enacted over three decades ago, … Read More
Key points: As we mark the 70th anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision, it’s worth reflecting on a simple experiment’s role in dismantling the doctrine of “separate but equal.” In the 1940s, psychologists Kenneth and Mamie Clark conducted the now-famous “doll test,” which revealed the negative … Read More
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. In her two years of high school at Dearborn Public Schools’ Virtual K-12 school, rising junior Weaam AlAliyi has already learned about computer programming, understanding algorithms, and data analysis in three computer science courses. Weaam believes … Read More
Key points: Believing that all students have the same access to technology is a mistake. According to the U.S. Census, 90 percent of American households have a broadband internet subscription, and 95 percent have a computer–but that doesn’t mean kids are learning to use these tech tools as they should. … Read More
I was a chemist, not a teacher. As I sat in the principal’s office interviewing for a teaching role at a school closer to my home than the factory where I conducted polymer research and development, I faced a tough question: “Where do you see yourself in five years?” Not … Read More