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Education Technology

The Standard - Article

Connecting the National Educational Technology Plan to State Policy: A Roadmap for State Boards

State leaders can use the plan to gauge whether their policies are expanding technology access, teachers’ capacity, and the learning experience.

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The Standard - Article

Navigating Systemic Access to Computer Science Learning

Real advances to broaden participation in K-12 computing will come when state boards take a 360-degree view.

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Press Release

States Increase Focus on Critical Media Literacy Skills

NASBE analysis identifies six key questions for state leaders to ask to advance media literacy standards.

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Power of the Question

Six Questions to Advance Media Literacy and Digital Citizenship

Adolescents consume a lot of screen media, which exposes them to potentially harmful media messages that impacts their physical, mental, and social well-being. Read how some states are equipping students with skills to navigate a complex media landscape.

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Press Release

States Boards Advance Digital Equity during the Pandemic

NASBE analysis highlights the efforts of New York, West Virginia, Idaho, Mississippi, California, and Utah to ensure digital access and opportunity for digital learning beyond the pandemic.

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Policy Update

State Strategies to Advance Digital Equity

By spearheading efforts to collect data, collaborate with partners, buy digital devices and infrastructure, and reimagine effective technology use, several states have made strides toward digital equity in schools.

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The Standard - Article

The Role of Technology in Reimagining School

Pandemic or no, states ought to press for better technology for personalized learning and making staff and students safer.

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The Standard - Article

Online Learning for Rural Students

Expanded rural broadband service can help overcome inequitable access to digital instruction.

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Policy Update

Remote Learning in Early Childhood

If online learning is not designed with early childhood in mind, many children will not be able to build a strong foundation for their education and will fail to establish the structure and routines that learning requires.

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