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Adapting to the New Classroom

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The district faced challenges with dropouts and reduced graduation rates due to failed classes, school transfers, and absences due to weather and medical issues. Khan Academy ? Absent students can join classrooms through robotic telepresence. District leaders began a search for adaptive and blended learning solutions.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Meanwhile on Campus… Via ProPublica : “‘Alternative’ Education: Using Charter Schools to Hide Dropouts and Game the System.” ” Via the Khan Academy blog : “Teachers using Google Classroom can now quickly and easily import their class roster to Khan Academy.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Via The Atlantic : “Why Many College Dropouts Are Returning to School in North Carolina.” Khan Academy is launching a new series on US history and civics. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Via Futurism.com : “Here Are the States Where a Robot Is Most Likely to Steal Your Job.”