Tag Archives: equity
Funding for public schools in trouble
This article from NPR explains the plight of public schools as the downturn in taxable income to states is causing state budget commitments to fail and public employees are an easy target. State revenues will likely suffer some time as … Continue reading
Who is responsible for oversight?
A recent supreme court decision has me confused. The court recently reversed the opinion of lower courts to indicate that K12 students in Detroit had “no right to literacy“. This seems a strange issue to make it to the court. I … Continue reading
Everyone On
Access from home is still an educational issue for many. In those situations in which family income is the issue. EveryneOn.org may offer helpful suggestions. Enter a zip code and the site offers options.
New FCC and e-rate
Educators – if your school makes use of the e-rate, you should probably pay attention to what is going on with the FCC. According to Education Week, the FCC has rescinded a report describing the success of the e-rate program. … Continue reading
Home Internet access should be part of the homework discussion
The recent question of whether students should have homework typically concerns whether students should have to learn/study outside of school hours. If you are a student with no Internet access at home, your homework may be stressful for a very … Continue reading
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Women in CS
My Spring class has just concluded. One of the final issues we consider is that of equity issues related to technology use. A subcategory of this topic large gender difference in “interest” in computer science (coding). On a descriptive level, … Continue reading
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