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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. An ornate vintage brass key resting on a modern computer keyboardOnline School TrendsWashington's school funding formulas came under scrutiny, colleges looked at online quality, and a former Head Start child won a federal grant.Jan 204 min readEdCircuit Staff
  7. Old school paddle in a museum case as students walk past, ending corporal punishmentKeeping Students Safe: An Education Secretary’s Farewell RequestOutgoing Education Secretary John King said schools can save lives, as Senator Warren challenged Betsy DeVos and a young founder reframed heroes.Jan 195 min readEdCircuit Staff
  8. Close-up of US dollar bills on a wooden table, representing finance and commerceThe Literacy Of FinanceStates invested in school counselors, teachers learned personal finance, and a UAE nonprofit brought books to children in hospital.Jan 185 min readEdCircuit Staff
  9. Low-angle view of the American flag waving against a bright blue sky on a sunny dayAre Public Schools Under Attack?The DeVos nomination divided school choice and public school advocates, while Virginia, Connecticut and New York debated disability and charter issues.Jan 175 min readEdCircuit Staff
  10. Early education pays off: a preschooler builds a rising staircase of colorful blocks toward a sunlit windowInformED Report: Early Education Pays Off, From Preschool to Eighth GradeThe January 15, 2017 InformED Report covered a 13-year early education study, Save the Children's call for early years support in Scotland, and California's Proposition 58.Jan 154 min readEdCircuit Staff
  11. Mostly empty STEM classroom in Kuala Lumpur, declining STEM studentsInformED Report 12/13/16Schools recruit early for STEM, college presidents urge Trump to condemn harassment, and Stanford finds most middle schoolers fooled by sponsored content.Dec 135 min readEdCircuit Staff
  12. Girl in safety glasses building a circuit in a school engineering labInformED Report 12/09/16Eighth-grade girls outscore boys on NAEP's first tech and engineering test, while writers call for vocational training and tuition keeps rising.Dec 95 min readEdCircuit Staff
  13. A businessman's open hand with a glowing blue holographic world map and network of connected points floating above it, dark blue backgroundFreshGrade Named One of Canada’s Companies-to-Watch in the 2016The award honors early stage Canadian companies...Nov 303 min readEdCircuit Staff
  14. Two open human hands held up against a cloudy sky, painted with a colorful map of the world's continents and oceansInformED Report 11/29/16Students march in London over fees, Polish teachers protest a plan to close middle schools, and Finland tries phenomenon-based teaching.Nov 295 min readEdCircuit Staff
  15. Looking down into a swirling vortex of piled open books, magazines and loose papers spiraling toward a dark center, bright even lightThe Pleasure-Pain Principle Of InstructionAlex Terego | AuthorNov 289 min readEdCircuit Staff
  16. A stack of old encyclopedias and dictionaries with copy space on a neutral backgroundInformED Report 11/23/16Mississippi teachers say the formula needs funding, not a rewrite, and North Carolina's own study calls its system too complex and uneven.Nov 235 min readEdCircuit Staff
  17. A man sitting on a prison cell floor with his head in his hands, the shadow of the bars across him, light from a small windowInformED Report 11/18/16Over half of U.S. inmates lack basic math skills, Dallas, Pa. teachers strike, and a study finds the girls' math gap opening in kindergarten.Nov 185 min readEdCircuit Staff
  18. Teachers at a traditional lecture-style training with a rising graph on screen, professional development and growthCan Traditional Professional Development For Educators Lead to Growth?Professional development models are changing to impact. Are they moving the needle?Nov 164 min readEdCircuit Staff
  19. A large group of people in graduation gownsInformED Report 11/14/16New Jersey is sued over PARCC graduation rules, charters face closer scrutiny, and federal data show one in four teachers chronically absent.Nov 146 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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