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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security. Google Reader. Google shut down Reader in 2013 , citing declining use of RSS. Arguably, the closure of Google Reader was not just a blow to news consumption; it was a blow to blogging as well. And “free” doesn’t last. The TED Talk.

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.” DeVos’s brother, Erik Prince , is the founder of the private military company Blackwater , infamous for its human rights violations, including the murder of 17 Iraqi civilians in 2007 by its employees. “ Will Trump care about student data privacy? Data, Privacy, and Surveillance.