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Why I’m Optimistic About the Next Wave of Education Technology

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Although we were convinced that technology could transform education, simple internet access was patchy at best. As recently as 1997, only 27 percent of America’s K-12 school had internet access—a number that skyrocketed to 92 percent by 2003. Kaplan thrived during the decade, growing to more than $2.8 billion in 2010.

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Google Offers Free Cloud Access to Colleges, Plays Catch Up to Amazon, Microsoft

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education grant offering free credits for its cloud platform, with no credit card required, unlimited access to its suite of tools and training resources. work with Best Buy, Kaplan and Khan Academy. now, but Google says it plans to extend access to other places in the future. Google in June announced an.