How to maintain secure access and data privacy
Cybersecurity is a priority concern for most people accessing the internet. Unfortunately, students aren’t thinking about cyberattacks when they access sites for curriculum, research, and entertainment from their 1:1 devices–devices that are now so prevalent since the pandemic. Schools’ exposure to cyberattacks has also greatly increased due to expanded remote and hyperflex learning. Join eSchool […]
Edtech trends are enabling more diverse learning
Edtech is the combination of IT tools and educational practices aimed at facilitating scalable individualized learning. It comprises the whole world of computer-aided education and training, along with the use of digital tools and resources. There are numerous advantages to educational technology. Students learn at different rates, and from diverse ways. Efficient reading is best for […]
Why Trump wants to take $3 billion from Harvard and give it to US trade schools
Trump threatens to cut $3 billion in Harvard funding to boost US vocational education US President Donald Trump announced that he is considering redirecting $3 billion in federal grants from Harvard University to trade schools across the country. The announcement came via his social media platform, Truth Social, where he described the move as “a […]
Free internet could erase the digital divide
Local leaders must play a critical role in closing the digital divide for 18 million American households that have access to the internet but can’t afford to connect, according to a new report. The urgent prompt comes from EducationSuperHighway, a national nonprofit with a mission to close the broadband affordability gap. The organization released its […]
How our district engages students in a CTE program
Over the past decade, industries across the world have voiced their concern over the lack of tech skills among high school and college graduates. At the end of 2020, there were an estimated 1.4 million unfilled computer science jobs; this figure continues to rise. However, the education sector’s response is that currently less than half of high […]
UPenn climate professor under fire after invoking ‘second amendment territory’ over Trump education ruling
University of Pennsylvania climate professor Michael Mann and US President Donald Trump. (Getty Images) A University of Pennsylvania climate professor and senior administrator has sparked controversy after suggesting the country is in “second amendment territory” if President Donald Trump does not comply with a federal court ruling blocking his efforts to dismantle the Education Department. […]
Big thoughts in edtech
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College completion–not simply access–critical to nation’s future
Making higher education the norm for everyone in the nation—and ensuring that people have not just access to higher education, but also the support to complete that education—is paramount to the nation’s future success, said Arne Duncan, former U.S. Secretary of Education and former CEO of Chicago Public Schools. Duncan, who is a distinguished senior […]
Who is UPenn climate professor Michael Mann? A look at his career, controversies, and contributions to climate science
Michael Mann. (Getty Images) Michael Mann, a renowned climate scientist and professor at the University of Pennsylvania, has recently been in the news due to a controversial comment he made on social media. In response to President Donald Trump’s refusal to comply with a federal court ruling blocking his attempts to dismantle the Department of […]
Nuclear option: Indonesia seeks to grow energy, cut emissions |
Nuclear option: Indonesia seeks to grow energy, cut emissions (Photo: AFP) Goal of a first small modular reactor by 2032.Its first experiment with nuclear energy dates to February 1965, when then-president Sukarno inaugurated a test reactor.Sixty years later, Southeast Asia’s largest economy has three research reactors but no nuclear power plants for electricity.Abundant reserves of […]