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Technology is helping support teachers in the classroom -- not replacing them
Steven Engravalle's insight:
As I have said for years, "Technology is not a magic bullet; it is a tool for learning. It shall never replace a dedicated, talented and caring human teacher." 
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab North America has launched the Education, Technology and Opportunity Innovation Competition in an effort to identify effective technology use and provide examples of how learning can be improved through innovation. The competition asks school networks, education agencies, nonprofits and post-secondary institutions to evaluate their education programs based on technology, especially those focused on disadvantaged students.
Steven Engravalle's insight:
The aim is to look into what technologies work best in education and why, while also helping to improve the ability of the education industry to create and use evidence.
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Despite the seemingly ever-growing embrace of digital learning in schools, access to the necessary devices remains unequal, with a new report from the Pew Research Center finding that 15 percent of U.S. households with school-age children lack high-speed internet at home.