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  1. Woman practicing yoga in lotus pose on a cliff by the sea at sunset, embodying tranquility and balanceInformED Report: Schools Promote Mental Wellness for StudentsSchools taking on student wellbeing in New Zealand and Manchester, Texas biology standards that kept evolution challenges, and the Snap Foundation.Mar 165 min readEdCircuit Staff
  2. A white student microscope with black objective lenses and stage on a plain white background, bright clean studio lightC & A Scientific Gives Large Donation to Prince William County Public Schools$300,000 donation to engage students in STEM skill developmentMar 152 min readEdCircuit Staff
  3. A student in a blue hoodie and gray hat asleep with head down on a yellow desk beside a notebook, plain green wall behindInformED Report: Many Students Are Underprepared for College EducationMore than half a million college students in remedial classes, placement tests that mis-assign many of them, Armenia's TUMO, and a record giving year.Mar 25 min readEdCircuit Staff
  4. African secondary school students in white shirts sharing textbooks at crowded wooden desks in a simple brick classroom, daylight from windowsInformED Report: Educating Out of PovertyUganda's Educate! program, a Supreme Court case on special education standards, and a West Michigan band director honoured for doubling his band.Feb 275 min readEdCircuit Staff
  5. A gray paper cutout of a human head in profile with small music notes drawn inside the skull, on a bright yellow and black backgroundInformED: Music Can Improve Memory and Increase Student AttentionThe February 22, 2017 InformED Report looked at how music can improve memory and attention, Thailand's higher education crisis, and help for Charlotte School of Law students.Feb 224 min readEdCircuit Staff
  6. Three apples in a row on a black reflective surface, two shiny red apples flanking one dull gray apple in the middle, dramatic top lightInformED Report: Are Special Education Services Being Ignored?Federal officials returned to Texas over a special education cap, UNICEF warned of a lost generation in Turkey, and chefs went back to school.Feb 185 min readEdCircuit Staff
  7. A bald man in a navy blue suit and tie sits smiling on a leather chair in an office, with a small table holding stacked books beside him and bookshelves in the background.ChanceLight Behavioral Health, Therapy & EducationImpacting over 20,000 students ChanceLight provides behavioral health, pediatric therapies, and special education services across the U.S.Feb 164 min readEdCircuit Staff
  8. U.S. Department of Education seal with a green tree on a blue flag with white starsInformED Report: DeVos Confirmation ControversyBetsy DeVos was confirmed after a bitter fight, while the travel ban touched 17,000 students and a Massachusetts college answered with a scholarship.Feb 145 min readEdCircuit Staff
  9. University admission quotas in China: parents and a teenage daughter gather outside the closed gate of a universityInformED Report: Chinese Parents Protest University Admission QuotasThe February 14, 2017, InformED Report covered parent protests over university admission quotas in China, Carmen Fariña's call for teachers to act as facilitators, and tolerance programs in Dubai schools.Feb 144 min readEdCircuit Staff
  10. Free college in San Francisco: a student walks up stone steps through the open doors of a college, a cable car on the hill behindInformED Report: San Francisco Makes City College Free for ResidentsThe February 14, 2017, InformED Report covered free tuition at City College of San Francisco, Ireland's two-year stay-back option for international postgraduates, and a charity that equips children in domestic violence shelters for school.Feb 144 min readEdCircuit Staff
  11. Frustrated teenager over a heavily erased math worksheet, lacking math skillsU.S. Teenagers Lacking Math SkillsThe InformED Report for February 10, 2017: U.S. math scores on PISA 2015, the case for starting math early, learning analytics in K-12, and an education for 21 Chibok girls.Feb 104 min readEdCircuit Staff
  12. Close-up top view of hands typing on a laptop at a home desk surrounded by study materialsStudents Using Social Media to Become Online InfluencersThe February 2, 2017 InformED Report looked at students who aspire to be online influencers, flexible seating in early grades, and Teacher of the Year finalist Megan Gross.Feb 24 min readEdCircuit Staff
  13. Two men with exaggerated, caricatured features stand next to each other. The man on the left gestures with his hand and has orange hair, while the man on the right has white hair and looks on with a serious expression.International Students Going IncognitoTrump's international position costing colleges and universitiesFeb 13 min readEdCircuit Staff
  14. Two teenagers talking openly on a bench, changing the stigma of mental illnessChanging the Stigma of Mental IllnessCareer education grants, Oklahoma's low Quality Counts grade, Britain's mental health pledge and new ESSA protections for homeless students.Jan 305 min readEdCircuit Staff
  15. Empty chair behind a federal desk with an American flag, the Secretary of Education's officeHow Will Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education Impact You?President Trump's nominee for Education Secretary, Betsy DeVos, has quite quickly polarized U.S. education from the water coolers of our schools to the conference rooms of EdTech companies. Tell us your one hope and one challenge you see with a DeVos confirmation. Check out more thought leadership regarding DeVos. Visit edcircuit.com!Jan 301 min readEdCircuit Staff
  16. Red FREE EDUCATION TO ALL banner hanging from a brick building with a clock and an American flagA Closer Look at Free TuitionThe January 27, 2017 InformED Report examined New York's free tuition proposal, questions about the record graduation rate, and $17.2 million in grants for two Oakland schools.Jan 274 min readEdCircuit Staff
  17. An abandoned brick school building with a tall smokestack behind an overgrown playground with a faded red slide, cloudy skyMotor City MadHouse – are school closures a new trendDetroit schools closing due to underfunding and horrible conditionsJan 264 min readEdCircuit Staff
  18. College student on a phone with social media icons floating toward a campus buildingFuture of EdTech Devices – Using Social MediaSocial media's promise and costs for students, what schools need before adopting wearables, and a mother's push for early intervention data.Jan 245 min readEdCircuit Staff
  19. Three smiling elementary school boys sitting at a table in a bright classroom, each looking down at a tablet computer, soft daylightAnswerables by NexEd – a personal learning environmentAnswerables by NexEd is a K-8 personal learning environment and virtual LMS, blending 3D spaces and digital citizenship for modern, effective e-learning.Jan 248 min readEdCircuit Staff
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edCircuit is a mission-based organization entirely focused on the K-20 EdTech Industry and emPowering the voices that can provide guidance and expertise in facilitating the appropriate usage of digital technology in education. Our goal is to elevate the voices of today’s innovative thought leaders and edtech experts. Subscribe to receive notifications in your inbox

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