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How Education can be Continued during a Global Pandemic

By Arun Dey On April 16, 2020 · Add Comment · In Education Techology, Education: General, Education: Industry, Education: Technology, Tutoring
As of now about 18, 849 million children and students have been forced out of schools and universities in a total of 113 countries. Read three recommendations during a global pandemic and play a role in justifying the virus. While countries around the world are racing to understand and limit the extent of the novel [...]
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Volunteer and Internship Opportunities for College Students

By Socrato Admin On June 6, 2019 · Add Comment · In Assessments, General
Community service is a countless way for middle and high school students to build their resumes, discover new interests and practice good employment skills. Middle and high school students can find all kinds of volunteer opportunities, some during the school year, others during the summer. There are volunteer initiatives focused in all kinds of areas: [...]
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U.S. E-learning Market Expanding Rapidly

By Soha Sanchorawala On June 9, 2017 · Add Comment · In Education Techology, Education: General, Education: Industry, Education: Technology, General, In The News
The “E-learning Markets in the US 2016-2020” report indicates that by 2020, the e-learning market in the US will grow by 15.64%. What is e-learning? Jhansi Mary J, lead analyst at Technavio, describes it as “the introduction of education technology and online content into [school] curriculum.” Cloud-based solutions are a large part of the e-learning industry.  Jhansi [...]
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Student Integrates E-Learning into Indian Government Schools

By Soha Sanchorawala On May 31, 2017 · Add Comment · In Education Techology, Education: General, Education: Technology, In The News, Teaching
A student of Social entrepreneurship at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Dickson Eugene Das has focused his attention on a project to implement e-learning into Indian government schools.Das, as part of the initiative ViREd, chose to work in two schools in Kalaburagi district of Karnataka. ViREd is an enterprise that provides flexible and effective learning content [...]
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CBSE NEET 2017: Exam Analysis, Probable Cut-Off

By Socrato Admin On May 31, 2017 · 3 Comments · In Education Techology, Education: General, Education: Industry, In The News, Tutoring
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), has conducted the NEET UG 2017 exam today in 104 cities across the country. The results of NEET 2017 will be published in next month while the official answer key of the medical test will be released in this month. Private educational institutes have come out with various answer [...]
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State Testing, 2016-2017

By Soha Sanchorawala On March 14, 2017 · Add Comment · In Assessments, Common Core, In The News, Test Preparation, Testing
In 2014-2015, 45 states let go of old testing models and opted for new Common Core-aligned exams. In that year, 18 states used Smarter Balanced and 11, plus the District of Columbia, used Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers. Education Week’s 3rd annual survey of state tests found a more stable environment nationwide for [...]
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Updates on the U.S. Department of Education

By Soha Sanchorawala On March 1, 2017 · Add Comment · In Content, Education: General, Education: Industry, In The News, Teaching, Teaching & Tutoring
Demolition of the Department? In early February, Representative Thomas Massie (R-Ky), backed by 7 other GOP members of the House, introduced a one sentence bill. The bill would set the federal Department of Education to be abolished on December 31, 2018. In a statement about the bill, Massie said, “Neither Congress nor the president, through his appointees, has [...]
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Update on Next-Generation Assessment Systems

By Scott Cronenweth On September 18, 2013 · 3 Comments · In Common Core, Education: Industry, Exam: ACT, Testing
The purpose of all this testing is to measure individual students’ educational development, to guide teachers and support intervention. Ostensibly the tests will encompass not only academics, but also “interest inventories,” behavioral skills assessment by teachers, and more.
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President Obama Proposes a College Rating System

By Scott Cronenweth On September 3, 2013 · 5 Comments · In Education: General, In The News
Citing the growing crisis in student loan debt, and with college costs rising faster than grants and aid, President Obama last week proposed a plan design to put a lid on rising tuition costs by tying US federal student aid to college performance.
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A Post-College SAT/ACT?!

By Scott Cronenweth On August 27, 2013 · 2 Comments · In Exam: ACT, Exam: SAT, Testing
Dubbed “an authentic assessment of 21st century skills,” the Collegiate Learning Assessment Plus (CLA+) is designed to give prospective employers a measure of students’ abilities and “employability” independent of grades and academic achievement.
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