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Discovery Education Acquires Mystery Science in $140 Million Deal

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Schacht credits the growing availability of broadband internet in schools for helping “get his product into the hands of teachers directly.” Discovery Education was formed in 2003 as a division of its then-parent company Discovery Communications, known for its broadcast television programs.

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The Politics of Education Technology

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And in another post, I will look at the administration’s efforts to promote STEM and CS education via the Computer Science For All initiative launched in January ; in yet another I’ll look at its efforts to encourage schools use open educational resources via the GoOpen initiative which it launched last year.