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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via Education Week : “New Test Pitched As Alternative to Common Core-Focused High School Exams.” Via The New York Times : “Dreams Stall as CUNY , New York City’s Engine of Mobility, Sputters.” Udemy, which offers a marketplace for online classes, has raised $173 million total. ” St.

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The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

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Among the major trends Meeker identified for 2017: mobile advertising, gaming, and healthcare. There are, after all, only so many times you can put “mobile” on your list of “what’s on the horizon” before folks begin to suspect your insights might not be that… insightful. Kaltura (video) – $166.1

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