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Lighthouse - The Only Learning Platform You'll Ever Need Lighthouse is a learning platform for teachers that lets a teacher organize both their class and the content their class is learning, while also giving a student the choice of what they want to learn about.

87% of the world's student population is out of school because of -19.

That is roughly 1.4 billion students.

The shares some insights into what schools globally are doing to continue learning outside the classroom.

1.5 billion children around globe affected by school closure. What countries are doing to keep kids learning during pandemic. Why the United States has different challenges than many other countries.

For , sheds light on a number of false notions related to school and poverty.

Privation cannot be alleviated at the school level; focusing on the family environment in how it relates to school is a more conversant approach.

Janresseger: Schools Alone Cannot Save Children from Economic Inequality. Public Policy Must Assist Families in Deep Poverty Public policy can ameliorate child poverty without being revolutionary. However, programs need to be redesigned and targeted to alleviate instability, privation and misery for the more than 2 million children living in America’s poorest families. Child poverty overall was reduced in the decade bet...

For , talks about the many companies and industries that have profited from the onset of -19.

We believe acceptance of education technology will come with reliance; this is an unprecedented time where both will be accelerated.

Online Education Becomes Teacher’s Pet In COVID-19 Crisis Online education curriculum tools and the infrastructure to communicate with students remotely are playing a critical role in keeping students connected amid school closures due to the coronavirus.

For expertly separates the differences between 'equality' and 'equity,' while also sharing some insights into how WSFCS is fighting against inequitable systems.

Individualized education works, but we must maintain equity.

Commentary: Equality, equity: Leveling the playing field for black students - WS Chronicle Commentary: Equality, equity: Leveling the playing field for black students

The quick transition to online learning brought on from -19 will be a true test of the effectiveness of online instruction, for all grade levels, and all learning environments.

for on giving MOOC's the ultimate test.

Coronavirus is giving online higher education a second chance to prove its worth MOOCs flourished, then faltered as students failed to complete their courses. Universities may now be relying on them.

Connection and privacy are clearly concerns for schools building a digital classroom; we also question the economic burden digital education can put on students and schools.

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A model for the digital classroom - Education Technology The digital classroom can bring improvements to school operations, from registration to resource management, and student safety and experience.

Mathematics education, when made more 'human' (patience, humor, varying explanations), leads to more positive experiences.

It has been discussed in the past at length: such interactions can help to close the opportunity gap.

How Black Girls Benefit When Math has Social Interaction and Ways to Learn Together - MindShift Research published in the Harvard Educational Review demonstrates the benefits of teaching to Black girls math grounded in social interaction and working together as a team.

Both cultural and socio-economical privilege can be a barrier to equal education.

covers alum and her research on using educational technology to understand cross-cultural contexts.

Culturally disruptive design: USU researcher studies the importance of culture in children's learning technology Breanne Litts had an “academic crisis” when her research excluded Indigenous storytelling, but this didn’t stop her from building technology for children to learn together.

Neetin Agrawal for evaluates why the educational technology industry is ripe for disruption.

The need for personalization through customized study plans is one of Lighthouse's primary tenets; it is valued, and has yet to be done well.

4 Reasons Why The EdTech Industry Is Set To Take Off Online learning and courses are growing at a rapid pace as professionals realize the lack of skill-based courses