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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. To adapt, many companies are investing domestically, particularly in China, where edtech companies raised more than $1.2 Edtech Companies With Asia-Based Investors. Based Company. Authess $2.2

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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. You can personalize learning just fine without technology. But it can help.

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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. The slides are also available here.

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

Hack Education

Trump University promised that the instructors for the real-estate and business seminars were “hand-picked” by Trump. million from the company between 2010 and 2015 before he stepped down from his role there. Two of the largest companies in 2009 are now bankrupt, and two more are in the process of being taken private.