Generation Changemakers: 5 ‘Next Great Idea’ pitches funded at Shawnee Mission contest

Editor’s note: Startland is the parent organization of Startland News, though this report was produced independently by Startland News’ non-profit newsroom. Click here to read more about Startland’s education and real-world learning work. [divide] Gabby Lickteig didn’t initially think of herself as an entrepreneur, she said, though the seventh grader knew she had the potential…

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Mother stresses lack of parental consent for school devices amid privacy, development worries

[Editor’s note: The following is part of a limited Startland series, exploring parent advocates’ objections to 1:1 technology initiatives, which typically put a tablet device in the hands of each student and are popularly used as classroom innovation models across Kansas City and the nation.] [divide] Digital dangers are lurking in Shawnee Mission classrooms, as…

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Questioning 1:1 initiatives: Tech devices don’t equal innovation, disillusioned parents argue

[Editor’s note: The following is part of a limited Startland series, exploring parent advocates’ objections to 1:1 technology initiatives, which typically put a tablet device in the hands of each student and are popularly used as classroom innovation models across Kansas City and the nation.] [divide] A $20 million investment in tech-forward learning environments for…

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