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What This Teacher Learned from Visiting 20 Schools Effectively Supporting Kids of Color

As I sat across from Tykia, a 17-year-old student from Success Academy in Lexington, Ky., I could feel her frustration as she detailed a recent argument with a substitute bus driver. Listening to her account, I was reminded of my own aggravations when dealing with adults as a young African American girl in middle school. […]

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Does Engineering and Technology magazine still cover topical issues?

These days, Engineering and Technology magazine is issued ten times per year both in print and in the app. The app version may have more issues per year depending on the variety of topics the magazine decides to cover. What is more, there is also a website where all topical news related to the fields

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Asteroid collision led to Ice Age 470 million years ago – and scientists want to recreate it

The idea of an asteroid collision triggering an Ice Age on Earth might sound like the plot of a science-fiction blockbuster, but according to a new study, it was once a reality. Researchers from Lund University have revealed that a collision in the asteroid belt 470 million years ago filled the solar system with dust,

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Rare California trout species returns to native habitat

For the first time in nearly a century, a rare California trout species will swim in a mountain creek that is its native habitat, marking a major milestone that conservationists hope will lead to a thriving population and removal of its threatened status. About 30 Paiute cutthroat trout will be plucked Wednesday from Coyote Valley

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Are K-12 Curriculum Tools a Smart Investment? What Investors and Our Data Say

“Curriculum is becoming commoditized.” So says Jason Palmer, a general partner at New Markets Venture Partners. And he’s not alone. In conversations with edtech investors, some reported that the K-12 market has seen an influx of instructional content, particularly in the form of open educational resources (OERs). That can give them pause when it comes

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Best tablets for kids in 2019 that will keep your child entertained

Kids growing up in 2019 have a vast amount of digital tools and entertainment at their fingertips – great but somewhat bewildering for parents. Depending on how old your child is, you might not want them to be able to access all of the features that come readily accessible in today’s tablets. In-app purchases linked

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Data breach exposed the personal information of an entire country

The main square in Quito, the capital of Ecuador (Avalon/Universal Images Group/Getty Images) Almost the entire population of Ecuador has had their personal information made public through a data breach. More than 20 million people (including an estimated 7 million children) have had their data exposed in the leak, which was uncovered by security firm

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Facing US ban, Huawei emerging as stronger tech competitor

Long before President Donald Trump threatened to cut off Huawei’s access to U.S. technology, the Chinese telecom equipment maker was pouring money into research that reduces its need for American suppliers. Huawei’s founder says instead of crippling the company, the export curbs are making it a tougher competitor by forcing managers to focus resources on

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Can the Chinese Tutoring Bull Be Tamed?

Investors seeking to fund tutoring companies usually look for those that target massive markets, have scalable tech-enabled products and focus on highly-sought skills. So it’s no surprise that China, India and the U.S., the three most populous nations in the world, are hotspots for investment activity. India and China also boast growing middle classes hungry

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