K-12 education
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How Big Data and Education Technology Are Changing K-12 Education
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Gone are the days when someone was overwhelmed with joy simply because Amazon or Pandora correctly discerned his or her tastes. It is no longer a secret that businesses are collecting consumers’ digital footprints and translating them into personalized services through cloud computing and machine learning in this era of…
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Examining Intergenerational Differences in Educational Performance of Immigrant Students
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Over the course of the past half-century, the United States has seen the largest wave of immigration since the Age of Mass Migration in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Beginning in 1965, the Immigration and Nationality Act allowed for a significant increase in the flow of immigrants into…
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Budget Cuts Loom as CPS Fail to Pass a Balanced Budget
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CPS passed a budget with a $500 million gap that gambles on Springfield covering the rest. With over 85 percent of CPS students qualifying for free or reduced price lunches, the last thing city and school officials want to do is take away supportive services.
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Can Separate Still Be Equal? A Look at Gender Sorting in American Schools
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A new study finds that school choice increases gender sorting in our nation’s schools.