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SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Larry Hogan (R) declared via executive order that beginning in September 2017, the Maryland school year won’t start until after Labor Day – a decision that prompted sharp criticism from school leaders, who are accusing Hogan of favoring the tourism industry over education.” The states in question: Texas and Nevada.

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MARCH 3, 2017

Via Techcrunch : “ FCC votes to negate broadband privacy rules.” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Inside Higher Ed on online education at Simmons College. More on MOOC and online education research in the research section below. ” More via The New York Times. ” asks NPR.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

” Via Ars Technica : “Senate Democrats fight FCC plan to lower America’s broadband standards.” million to cover federal funds that went to the botched statewide school broadband contract.” million augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality headsets shipped in the second quarter of 2017, a 25.5

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DECEMBER 12, 2017

And then there were MOOCs , of course, and all those predictions and all those promises about the end of college as we know it: “MOOCs make education borderless, gender-blind, race-blind, class-blind and bank account-blind” and similar fables. Vive la MOOC Révolution. Adam Medros became edX’s president and COO.

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APRIL 7, 2017

Via Inside Higher Ed : “Congressional Republicans and the Trump White House appear poised to bring back year-round Pell Grant eligibility , which the Obama administration and Congress nixed in 2012 over cost concerns.” Via EdWeek’s Market Brief : “New Law Nixing Broadband Privacy Protections Stirs K–12 Fears.”

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