Merit Software Dispatch
views and opinions regarding education and technology
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As businesses and schools adjust to a slower economy, debate is growing about the need, willingness, and ability to help adults sustain and develop their literacy skills. A recent article in the Calgary Herald highlights different sides of the issue.
A newly published report claims that English-language learners academic progress is jeopardized because of flaws in California’s English-language programs.
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Almost one third of students are failing a requirement at an Ontario university that they pass an exam on English language skills. The failure rate has jumped five percentage points in the past few years.
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The U.S. Department of Education released its final guidelines for the $650 million Investing in Innovation (i3) grants.
A new study finds that those students’ who text regularly improve their literacy skills. The researchers say text language uses word play and requires an awareness of how sounds relate to written English.
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Chris Mac Dougall, a UCSB student on his way to a teaching credential in English, published a video review of Business Letter Punch on YouTube.
The review praised the program’s clear, simple, user-friendly features. Click here to watch it.
The U.S. Department of Education has issued additional guidance for its upcoming $650 million Investing in Innovation (i3) grants.
Students learn more effectively when they make mistakes while trying to figure out the correct answers to questions, according to researchers profiled in the latest issue of Scientific American.
Last week, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced preliminary guidelines for the $650 Million Investing In Innovation (i3) grant program.
Unlike the previously announced Race to the Top funds which were only for public schools, i3 funds will also be available to non-profits, charter schools, colleges, and private companies.
Earlier this week the U.S. Department of Education issued guidance for applying for stimulus funds for the Enhancing Education though Technology (Ed-Tech) program.
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