[ad_1] A Nigerian, Dr Obadare Peter Adewale, Co-founder/Chief Visionary Officer (CVO), Digital Encode Limited, has emerged as Forbes Best of Africa Outstanding Digital Trust Leader of the Year 2023. The award is another testament to Dr Obadare, a well-recognized subject matter expert with numerous successful engagements to his credit in Africa. A letter of notification ...

[ad_1] Under federal law, homeless students are owed a K-12 education. But it’s always been difficult to deliver on that promise. There are a lot of reasons why these students struggle. Poverty in the local community trickles down to affect families, says Lisa Mentesana, executive director of the Beaverton Resource Center, an Oregon-based nonprofit that ...

[ad_1] Since the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling this summer striking down the consideration of race in college admissions, attention has turned to other preferences college leaders have long used: especially legacy admission programs that give preference to the children of alumni and of large donors. Suddenly, selective colleges are under increasing scrutiny about ...

[ad_1] The right team, professional development and buy-in are essential to transformative digital learning, according to leaders of some of the largest K–12 school districts in the U.S. During a panel discussion at 1EdTech’s Learning Impact Conference in Anaheim this summer, distinguished educators shed light on their districts’ digital transformations and emphasized the crucial role ...

[ad_1] For decades, our country has invested in creating a more diverse STEM workforce by launching efforts that increase the representation of women and people of color in the field. Out-of-school time programs have played a large role, funneling more girls and youth of color into K-12 STEM education programs that introduce them to the ...

[ad_1] Ian Cook, a longtime professor and social anthropologist, still remembers the first podcast he ever heard. It was a podcast version of the BBC radio show In Our Time, where a panel of academics discussed the history of ideas. The podcast included not just the radio show, but an extended conversation, where the guests ...

[ad_1] This is the second in a three-part series of conversations with Latino educators and edtech experts. Read the first part here. As Latino children make up a growing proportion of public school students in the United States, they’re also facing unique challenges. Education researchers now know that Latino students were dealt an outsized blow ...

[ad_1] AI-based tools can signal the integration of technology into learning in profound ways; however, the long trajectory of edtech has yet to change the fundamental organizational structure between teacher and student. Teachers – with the vast majority of schools still organized as one teacher for every 15 to 35 students – mediate students’ experiences ...