Maryland virtual learning in internet dead zones COVID-19

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Most of the households in the town of Nanjemoy, Maryland, have no internet access, making distance learning a difficult reality. WASHINGTON — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced schools that reopen safely to in-person learning will receive “incentives” saying the state has an additional $345 Million in educational funds. So, will […]

How We Ran a Student Hackathon Online — THE Journal

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Coding How We Ran a Student Hackathon Online This education provider that teaches students to code ran its first hackathon virtually and drew more than a hundred young participants in a two-day event. The Coronavirus-induced lockdown has not only made the classroom go digital, but also onsite events too, such […]

Website details burial sites of New York suffragists

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CLOSE On Election Day 2016, thousands stopped by the grave of Susan B. Anthony in Mt. Hope Cemetery. (Photo: Still photo from film Election Day 2016)  An interactive website is now live that highlights the New York burial sites of suffragists. The website — womenandthevotenys.com — also provides biographies of the suffragists, histories that […]

Schools receive grants for technology to help students, teachers

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CLOSE • Local K-12 schools and Ball State University were among the recipients of grants from the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) fund recently. Statewide, these grants will fund a minimum of 68,689 student devices including Chromebooks and iPads; nearly 2,900 teacher devices including new or upgraded laptops, MacBooks, Chromebooks and iPads, and […]