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Listening to teachers to support students impacted by COVID-19 

Candid

One in four students is chronically absent , and many continue to lag in math and reading scores. These effects are even stronger in schools where a majority of students face significant equity barriers because of their racial identities or zip codes. It’s use it or lose it—and our students can’t afford to lose it.

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Panorama raises $60M in General Atlantic-led Series C to help schools better understand students

TechCrunch

CEO and co-founder Aaron Feuer did say the company now serves 13 million students in 23,000 schools across the United States, which means that 25% of American students are enrolled in a district served by Panorama today. . In a nutshell, the SaaS business surveys students, parents and teachers to collect actionable data.

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Student-made rocket smashes 20-year-old world record, soaring 470,400 feet above Earth

TechSpot

Launched on October 20 from Nevada's Black Rock Desert, the 13-foot, 330-pound rocket reached a peak altitude of 470,400 feet. That's nearly 90 miles up, shattering the prior 71.97-mile mile amateur record set by the Civilian Space Exploration Team's GoFast rocket back in 2004. Read Entire Article

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VisionLink Supports the National Academy Foundation’s Work-Based Learning Fellows

VisionLink

Members of the NAF WBL Fellows 2014 The National Academy Foundation (NAF) is a leader in preparing high school students for college and career success.

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Campus Party H4SB — Hacking for Something Better Coming to US in 2012

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Not in the Nevada desert, but in huge indoor spaces in pup tents. (In It’s a student crowd, including grad students, and it’s a first job — of the “Is this all there is?&# How does 11K gb connection speed sound to you? Every Campusero gets to hook up to the mother of all servers for a week.

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Here’s how you can donate to support the fight for justice right now

The Verge

According to the website: “Our mission is to use law for the people, uniting lawyers, law students, legal workers, and jailhouse lawyers to function as an effective force in the service of the people by valuing human rights and the rights of ecosystems over property interests.” National Lawyers Guild. Committee to Protect Journalists.

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Seven ATLIS Sessions You Don’t Want to Miss

sgEngage

Join us April 7–10, 2024 in Reno, Nevada Blackbaud is dedicated to fueling impact in schools and we cannot wait to connect with our community at ATLIS 2024. Join us to explore how unleashing financial data with the right technology can empower school leaders.

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