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Global Ed-Tech Funding, Propelled by Big Deals, Reaches New Record

Marketplace K-12

Global funding for educational technology has risen to a record $2.98 CB Insights says that much of the upswing was brought about by follow-on investment in education companies that focus on building workforce skills, for individuals or companies. Knewton Launches Partnerships With Ed. What’s driving the growth?

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ACT’s Latest Act: Investing in an Open-Source Assessment Startup

Edsurge

Ever since taking the helm as CEO in 2015, Marten Roorda says ACT has closed 10 deals in which it has invested in, acquired or formed strategic partnerships with educational companies. To illustrate the problem, Oswald says districts and other educational organizations build custom testing content using one authoring and delivery platform.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Education Politics. The Department of Education has released its newly proposed guidelines for school accountability. The Department of Education has released its newly proposed guidelines for school accountability. The changes are due to the replacement of one education acronym (NCLB) with another ( ESSA ). population.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

(National) Education Politics. Thoughts on how this might effect education from Inside Higher Ed , from NPR , from Internet2 (via Bryan Alexander), from The Washington Post , and from Edsurge. Via Education Week : “President Donald Trump has tapped Frank Brogan , who served as former Florida Gov. Education in the Courts.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

The topic of education didn’t really come up, save Clinton’s invocation of “The Trump Effect” and the increased bullying in school. Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “Donald Trump Actually Talked About Higher Education on Thursday. Education Politics. Education Politics.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. Oh yes, I’m sure you can come up with some rousing successes and some triumphant moments that made you thrilled about the 2010s and that give you hope for “the future of education.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Education Politics. ” Via KJZZ : “ Arizona Board Of Education Replaces Common Core State Standards.” Via Eclectablog : “Billionaire Betsy DeVos , Trump’s pick for Sec of Education, has even found a way to profit from the #FlintWaterCrisis.” ” asks Education Dive.