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A recent report from Common Sense Media reveals that teachers don't feel they have the right tech for their classrooms. from Digital Education - Education Week http://bit.ly/2GDdZaj

This work must be led by those who have been historically oppressed, and if I want to support them, that means I must work to explore their writing and show my students just how powerful those voices are. from The Intersection: Culture and Race in Schools http://bit.ly/2GpoleY

The field of education is missing a critical voice in how we can go about creating substantial and lasting change within public education and beyond. from Education Week: Entrepreneurship http://bit.ly/2Ukj7oH

The field of education is missing a critical voice in how we can go about creating substantial and lasting change within public education and beyond. from The Intersection: Culture and Race in Schools http://bit.ly/2UJiD0A

A new survey from the Council of the Great City Schools reveals trends on English-learner enrollment, linguistic diversity, student achievement, professional development, and staffing in the nation's largest school districts. from Education Week: English Language Learners http://bit.ly/2KvTuBy

A study finds that the achievement gap between the most and least wealthy students barely budged and scholars met last week to hash out some reasons why. from Education Week: Achievement Gap http://bit.ly/2P4P9nM

Three leaders in the field of learning analytics tackled questions at the American Educational Research Association about whether ed-tech and K-12 schools use their research to its fullest advantage. from Digital Education - Education Week http://bit.ly/2X0HRnH

Schools are still figuring out how to stitch together disparate technologies to both improve student outcomes and tap into student interests, said University of WIsconsin professor Richard Halverson. from Digital Education - Education Week http://bit.ly/2VtS3o9

With statewide enrollments, full-time online charters could upend public education's pattern of racial segregation. But would that be a good thing? from Digital Education - Education Week http://bit.ly/2OYrZ2o

Tune in to the #edCTOchat on April 9 at 2 p.m. ET for more information about how to fend off K-12 cybersecurity threats and how to handle attacks when they come. from Digital Education - Education Week http://bit.ly/2UmpcWF

Groups like the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and Michael & Susan Dell Foundation are pushing a 'technocratic' approach to school reform that could change the way we think about public-school governance, says USC professor Patricia Burch. from Digital Education - Education Week http://bit.ly/2UCdiqK

Readers using screens perform worse and tend to think they're processing and understanding texts better than they actually are, according to a new review of nearly three-dozen studies over the past decade. from Digital Education - Education Week http://bit.ly/2FU9k3n

Matt Bowman is the founder and CEO of My Tech High, which partners with innovative public school districts to offer tuition-free, home-centered education programs to 5,000 students, primarily in Utah. from Education Week: Entrepreneurship https://ift.tt/2HXFIpd

Google is working with Washington's Evergreen Public Schools on a new effort that have big implications for the way K-12 districts store and analyze student data. from Digital Education - Education Week https://ift.tt/2HW1zO3

Hurricane Maria created hard decisions, scarce resources, and an opportunity for the island's Department of Education, writes Julia Keleher. from Education Week: Entrepreneurship https://ift.tt/2WKCyZy

Building trust takes technical skills, strong communication, and a willingness to own your failures, said district leaders at the annual conference of the Consortium for School Networking. from Digital Education - Education Week https://ift.tt/2CRkx4g