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Mark Butland, the director of the Iowa EdTech Collaborative (IETC), is joining a higher education institution in San Diego, California.

/PRNewswire/ -- Alchemy, an education technology and services business dedicated to empowering educators, is the founding sponsor of the Iowa EdTech...

Region's competitive advantages in ed-tech include existing companies, University of Iowa “Pear Deck really helps teachers make sure they’re reaching every student, every day,” Pear Deck CEO Riley Eynon-Lynch says, seen here at his office in Iowa City in 2015. (The Gazette) When it comes to ed-tech, Iowa Finance Authority Executive Director Debi Durham says, “We need more cooperation from our education department. We need to be able to work with them to solve problems proactively, but more importantly, to test some of these things.” (Liz Martin/The Gazette) Kate Moreland ICAD Group ...

The new study tools Disparities in remote learning grow Across 13,000 public school districts:  60% of K-12 students in the U.S. started the 2020-21 school year fully remote. 20% of K-12 students started school with a hybrid remote/in-person class schedule. Black and Hispanic students are more likely to be learning remotely: 69% of Black students learn remotely; 16% learn in hybrid models, 14% learn in person. 71% of Hispanic students learn remotely; 13% learn in hybrid models, 14% learn in person. 49% of white students learn remotely; 26% learn in hybrid models, 25% learn in...