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The Asian Money Fueling US Edtech Investments

Edsurge

So states a recent Wall Street Journal report on the tens of billions of dollars that Chinese companies have poured on U.S. education industry has not become so dependent (yet). ST Unitas , South Korea’s largest education business, acquired Princeton Review , the iconic U.S. based education startups raised capital from Asia.

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The Makings (and Misgivings) of a Statewide Effort to Personalize Learning in Massachusetts

Edsurge

In Massachusetts, an emerging partnership between private funders and the state department of education aims to help teachers across the Commonwealth learn, share and spread best practices when it comes to leveraging new instructional models and technologies. Personalized Learning, Personal Meanings.

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What I Learned Because of School

A Principal's Reflections

The success and impact of this tiny experiment motivated me to seek out other students whose stories and reflections could provide an inspiration to educators from all over the world. I hope to eventually own my own company, and without leadership skills my dream would not be feasible.

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The Best Way to Predict the Future is to Issue a Press Release

Hack Education

This talk was delivered at Virginia Commonwealth University today as part of a seminar co-sponsored by the Departments of English and Sociology. I pick ten trends and themes in order to closely at the recent past, the near-term history of education technology. Fantasy about a future of education. Any day now. Any day now.

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We know how to help young kids cope with the trauma of the last year — but will we do it?

The Hechinger Report

The office manager of a medical technician company, Ruiz was working to validate her medical degree from her home country of the Dominican Republic, so she could practice medicine in the United States. Across the country, parents and educators are struggling to assess and alleviate the pandemic’s toll on young children.

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Education Technology and the 'New' For-Profit Higher Education

Hack Education

Trump University and the History of the Future of For-Profit Higher Education. If nothing else, it seemed as though for-profit higher ed was poised to rebrand itself, embracing “coding bootcamps” as the new vocational education and career training. The President-Elect refused to accept any wrongdoing.