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Isn’t it time to stop Wikipedia shaming?

NeverEndingSearch

Like the university professor on the study’s advisory panel, in the higher education sample, students highly valued Wikipedia, considering it a reliable old friend for its ability to get them up to speed on an unfamiliar topic and for its references to both primary and secondary sources. Look for editorial ratings. M., & Hood, E.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. But in 2010, the company, co-founded by Gina Bianchini and Marc Andreessen, announced that it would no longer offer a free version. Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning.

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How to make Cleveland ‘great again’

The Hechinger Report

There have been some improvements, such as new schools and higher graduation rates, but there is still a long way to go. In 2010, the school district was running on a bare bones budget. The graduation rate is up to 66 percent and the percentage of those graduates who are not ready for college level work has dipped from 76 to 66.

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