by Supporting Education | Oct 19, 2020 | News, Student Issues
In this strange new school year, more than 50 million U.S. children are learning remotely. And as many as a third of those, approximately 16 million, are thought to have inadequate access to either a usable computer, a reliable internet connection, or both, according...
by Supporting Education | Aug 17, 2020 | News, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
“The emergency remote learning that took place as a result of COVID-19 school closures brought to light disparities in our school communities that made student learning difficult in the pandemic environment,” said South Carolina State Superintendent of Education Molly...
by Supporting Education | Jun 26, 2020 | News, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
The New Jersey Student Learning Standards (NJSLS), the required curriculum of the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE), applies to the state’s 1.4 million public school students, making sure that education across the state is consistent and equitable. The...
by Sarah Green | Jul 26, 2018 | News, Student Issues
Federal law in the U.S. requires that all children on American soil receive a free public education. Emphasis on the “all.” The law makes no distinction between children regardless of their immigration status. Despite certain claims made by anti-immigration pundits,...
by Sarah Green | Jun 6, 2018 | News, Student Issues
Tim Cook, CEO of technology giant Apple, is on a mission to make coding a universal skill. “Apple is celebrating Global Accessibility Awareness Day by making coding more inclusive for students across the country. Because when we say Everyone Can Code, we mean...
