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Unfamiliarity with technology contributed to lower scores for online test-takers in 2015, but the effects diminished over time, researchers found. from Digital Education - Education Week http://bit.ly/2RtQpQS

The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers' Healthy Schools Tracker will allow educators, parents, and others to use their smartphones to report mold, asbestos, and other environmental hazards in schools. from Digital Education - Education Week http://bit.ly/2SiXEQd

The Covington High School students should reflect on what they did, but who were the adults there who failed them? from The Intersection: Culture and Race in Schools http://bit.ly/2DESTYY

The leading London education consultancy announced the launch of a new initiative this week and is seeking talented international students to be awarded coveted school and university placement packages in the UK.Star of the Year 2019 will be the first of an annual competition to attract entrants of school and university age around the world to receive a full school or university consultancy programme, with all tutoring fees also granted to the winner. Each year... Source: RealWire from education-secondary education feed from realwire http://bit.ly/2Ul1x4k

The leading London education consultancy announced the launch of a new initiative this week and is seeking talented international students to be awarded coveted school and university placement packages in the UK.Star of the Year 2019 will be the first of an annual competition to attract entrants of school and university age around the world to receive a full school or university consultancy programme, with all tutoring fees also granted to the winner. Each year... Source: RealWire from education-higher education feed from realwire http://bit.ly/2Ul1x4k

A recent report that analyses the thoroughness and quality of student-data privacy laws passed in the U.S. may be more misleading than it is illuminating. from Digital Education - Education Week http://bit.ly/2FNYzSD

Spurred on by the busiest year to date for the leading London education consultancy, William Clarence Education hinted this week at big plans for 2019.Managing Director, Stephen Spriggs, reflected this week upon the firm’s success in 2018, and how the education consultancy plans to build upon its achievements. The firm also launched its search for a number of key new team members to take the firm into the new year.Mr Spriggs commented:“This is a very... Source: RealWire from education-higher education feed from realwire http://bit.ly/2FKMzBz

Spurred on by the busiest year to date for the leading London education consultancy, William Clarence Education hinted this week at big plans for 2019.Managing Director, Stephen Spriggs, reflected this week upon the firm’s success in 2018, and how the education consultancy plans to build upon its achievements. The firm also launched its search for a number of key new team members to take the firm into the new year.Mr Spriggs commented:“This is a very... Source: RealWire from education-secondary education feed from realwire http://bit.ly/2FKMzBz

Young workers are poised to be hit especially hard by automation, the Brookings Institution found, but schools can help by focusing on students' digital skills, creativity, and emotional intelligence. from Digital Education - Education Week http://bit.ly/2UhY3Qd

AI-powered tools may augment teachers, a new RAND report argues--but only if big concerns around bias and transparency are first addressed. from Digital Education - Education Week http://bit.ly/2HsUPYz

Seemingly little actions add up to the daily sparks that can begin igniting our students to take action and make change. from The Intersection: Culture and Race in Schools http://bit.ly/2W8lA7H

A new effort shows promising signs that carefully crafted text messages to family members can help young children learn new vocabulary words they are seeing in the classroom. from Digital Education - Education Week http://bit.ly/2FH2fVj

HANGZHOU, China, Jan. 15, 2019 - Responsibility. Hard work. Loyalty. These are the three tenets of a good life according to Zhejiang University Associate Professor Imran Haider Shamsi; a man who embodies the university’s motto: seeking truth, pursuing innovation.Eighteen years at ZJU has helped to cultivate Shamsi’s talent, from undergraduate student to Ph.D. and Postdoc holder to becoming its first foreign faculty member of the Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology. “I was... Source: RealWire from education-higher education feed from realwire http://bit.ly/2FsdXUL

HANGZHOU, China, Jan. 15, 2019 - Responsibility. Hard work. Loyalty. These are the three tenets of a good life according to Zhejiang University Associate Professor Imran Haider Shamsi; a man who embodies the university’s motto: seeking truth, pursuing innovation.Eighteen years at ZJU has helped to cultivate Shamsi’s talent, from undergraduate student to Ph.D. and Postdoc holder to becoming its first foreign faculty member of the Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology. “I was... Source: RealWire from education-technology feed from realwire http://bit.ly/2FsdXUL

The intersectionality of students can eventually become a force for change for the individuals and the collective, once it is recognized and once actions to counterbalance injustice are created. from The Intersection: Culture and Race in Schools http://bit.ly/2QETq0i

A new book from the International Society for Technology in Education offers guidance for teachers hoping to prepare students for a rapidly changing society and labor market. from Digital Education - Education Week http://bit.ly/2D4zZdO

Crossword Cybersecurity plc review of nearly 1,200 global projects finds Cyber Physical Systems, Privacy, IoT and Cryptography are the strongest cyber security areas to watch - But Artificial Intelligence is an “apparent omission” London, UK – January 10, 2019 – Crossword Cybersecurity plc (AIM:CCS), the cyber security technology commercialisation company, has today released insights from its global review of academic cyber security research. The new database looked at nearly 1,200 current and past research projects... Source: RealWire from education-higher education feed from realwire http://bit.ly/2Cn33vB

Districts are increasingly confident in their networks' ability to support one or even two digital devices for every student, according to a new survey of school technology leaders. from Digital Education - Education Week http://bit.ly/2SJWtGi

Entrepreneur and business founder Elon Musk will donate $423,000 for laptops in the Michigan district, a few months after making a gift focused on improving water quality in the school system. from Digital Education - Education Week http://bit.ly/2LMRBxi