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Not all towns are created equal, digitally

The Hechinger Report

The district has already spent more than $3 million since 2011 on tablets, laptops, software programs, fiber optic wiring, and engineers to oversee all the instructional technology. But computers are expensive. Colorado is famously parsimonious with its school district funding. It’s perhaps not surprising.

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The Business of Education Technology

Hack Education

NovoEd co-founder Amin Saberi was replaced by Ed Miller, a former Blackboard exec. Blackboard replaced its CEO. ” The Gates Foundation is perhaps the best known organization for furthering political advocacy through its funding mechanisms. Jen Medbery stepped down as CEO of Kickboard. Metaphors in ed-tech are so confusing.)