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On Bilingualism, Bias, and Immigration: Our Top English-Learner Stories of 2019

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Education Week's top English-language learner stories on 2019 explored who's teaching the nation's English-learners and the struggles those educators encounter on the job, how the Trump administration's immigration policies affected students and their families and examined why more schools in the Un from Education Week: English Language Learners https://ift.tt/2MGS8Cz

Facial Recognition Tech Discriminates. Ten Questions to Ask About K-12 Use

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Facial recognition technology is often significantly more likely to misidentify people of color, according to a new report. from Digital Education - Education Week https://ift.tt/2ZADtOC

Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education: Lessons for K-12 Tech Leaders

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Artificial Intelligence is being cited as the next big teaching tool, and new area of study for students. But it may also make life easier for Information Technology departments. from Digital Education - Education Week https://ift.tt/2Sd4MwP

Is Requiring Online Courses a Good Thing? Teachers in Canada Aren't So Sure.

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A proposed in Ontario to require students to take two online courses before high school graduation has drawn objections from a teachers' union in the province. from Digital Education - Education Week https://ift.tt/35JfFKA

Federal ELL Official Leaves for Job With Rosetta Stone

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José Viana led the office of English-language acquisition since April 2017. The Education Department has not announced a successor. from Education Week: English Language Learners https://ift.tt/2M2nsvp

Digital 'Dora the Explorer' Helps Young Children Learn Math, Study Finds

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Learning math from a virtual character who children have a strong connection with can boost math skills, a new Georgetown University study finds. from Digital Education - Education Week https://ift.tt/2PyNjMo

Standards for Online Learning Updated for First Time Since 2011

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One of the authors of the updated standards says they reflect the growing importance of digital accessibility and student engagement in online courses. from Digital Education - Education Week https://ift.tt/349cuu7

Flywire and iSAMS Integrate to Provide Seamless Cross-Border Tuition Payments

Solution integration streamlines transactions for international student families attending K-12 schools in the UK LONDON, 11 DECEMBER, 2019 – Flywire, a provider of vertical payment and receivables solutions for businesses and institutions, today announced a new integration partnership with iSAMS, a 100% web-based school management and integrated accounting solution. Flywire will integrate its comprehensive payment and receivables platform for Education with the iSAMS iFinance solution, streamlining international payments for K-12 students and their families while... Source: RealWire from education-secondary education feed from realwire https://ift.tt/34fLF7X

Flywire and iSAMS Integrate to Provide Seamless Cross-Border Tuition Payments

Solution integration streamlines transactions for international student families attending K-12 schools in the UK LONDON, 11 DECEMBER, 2019 – Flywire, a provider of vertical payment and receivables solutions for businesses and institutions, today announced a new integration partnership with iSAMS, a 100% web-based school management and integrated accounting solution. Flywire will integrate its comprehensive payment and receivables platform for Education with the iSAMS iFinance solution, streamlining international payments for K-12 students and their families while... Source: RealWire from education-technology feed from realwire https://ift.tt/34fLF7X

Flywire and iSAMS Integrate to Provide Seamless Cross-Border Tuition Payments

Solution integration streamlines transactions for international student families attending K-12 schools in the UK LONDON, 11 DECEMBER, 2019 – Flywire, a provider of vertical payment and receivables solutions for businesses and institutions, today announced a new integration partnership with iSAMS, a 100% web-based school management and integrated accounting solution. Flywire will integrate its comprehensive payment and receivables platform for Education with the iSAMS iFinance solution, streamlining international payments for K-12 students and their families while... Source: RealWire from education-primary education feed from realwire https://ift.tt/34fLF7X

How Teachers Talk About Educational Disparities (Data)

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In a national survey, we dug into how teachers use language to make sense of disparities in student outcomes by race and income level. from Education Week: Achievement Gap https://ift.tt/2PnEoNA

Only 3 States Expect Teachers to Learn About Institutional Bias. That's a Big Problem

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Students of color don't need to get "grittier," writes New America's Jenny Muñiz. They need us to fix institutional racism. from Education Week: Achievement Gap https://ift.tt/34XFLJG

I Study How Teachers Collaborate Online. Here's How They Can Do It Better

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Researcher Robin Anderson shares what happened when one online community of teachers tried to unlearn their deficit mindsets together. from Education Week: Achievement Gap https://ift.tt/367vYRp

Instagram Now Requires New Users to Disclose Their Age. But Will It Work?

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The social media platform says it's trying to prevent children from seeing adult content, but some critics are skeptical the new policy will be effective. from Digital Education - Education Week https://ift.tt/2YlFUnN

The Dangerous Narrative That Lurks Under the 'Achievement Gap'

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Black students are not to blame for their lack of educational opportunities, argues assistant principal Eric Higgins. from Education Week: Achievement Gap https://ift.tt/33WEfpI

Does 'the Achievement Gap' Evoke a Negative Stereotype? What the Research Says

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What we call education inequality defines how—and even if—we solve it, write three researchers. from Education Week: Achievement Gap https://ift.tt/2LqpC7V

K-12 Students to Test Future of Work Skills in Global Hackathon

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Young technology enthusiasts from around the world will spend all day Saturday learning new skills and creating innovative projects as part of Local Hack Day: Build. from Digital Education - Education Week https://ift.tt/2OWY1NP

New report on Virginia schools says achievement gaps persist

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from Education Week: Achievement Gap https://ift.tt/2OL8GLu

Babies as Young as Twelve Months Get Nearly an Hour of Screen Time a Day, Study Finds

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Babies as young as twelve months are exposed to nearly an hour a day of screen time, despite warnings from pediatricians to avoid digital media exposure for children under a year and a half, according to a new analysis. from Digital Education - Education Week https://ift.tt/2Y6B79E