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‘Back to School’ Hijinks and Lessons for the Education Industry

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A big deal announced this week was private equity firm KKR’s purchase of a majority stake in Burning Glass , a Boston-based data and analytics platform that serves up insights on changes in the workforce and available jobs. When it comes to data, which do you prefer: single or dating? Wow, what a relief!

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Take Two: Clever’s Newest Effort to Help Teachers Try Before They Buy Edtech

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Provisioning apps quickly and securely has been core to Clever’s business since it was founded in 2012. There is also a link to Clever’s data-sharing agreement , a set of security and privacy rules that the company co-developed with education-privacy lawyers, and which every third-party company that works with Clever has agreed to follow. “The

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Trouble With the Curve: Estimating the Size and Growth Rates of K-12 Markets

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For example, specific policies regarding academic standards, testing requirements, and charter school authorization caps can give rise to specific types of products. Race To The Top (RTTT) and the subsequent introduction of NCLB waivers in 2012. Common Core, Next Generation Science Standards, etc.).

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What Makes Professional Development Work?

edWeb.net

He has been recognized by EdScoop (EdTech Hero, 2017), SETDA (Leader of the Year, 2013), and Common Sense Media (Educator of the Year, 2012). Before joining IMS Global, Bruce worked as an Edtech data analytics consultant after a brief tenure at the big data analytics company Brightbytes. Bruce holds an M.B.A

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How to help principals do a better job? Train their bosses

The Hechinger Report

75 percent of principals think their job has become “too complex,” according to a 2012 survey. A 2012 survey found 75 percent of principals think their job has become “too complex.” Between 2008 and 2012, the same survey found job satisfaction among principals decreased nine percentage points, from 68 percent to 59 percent. “If

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Tests suggest most Kansas students not ready for college

eSchool News

But they stressed that Kansas is reporting its first statewide data from tests that were revised to align with multistate Common Core academic standards, which they view as tougher. Scores put students in one of five categories, ranging from “academic warning” to “exemplary.”

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Where in the World Is Planet3? An Educational Gaming CEO Seeks His Second Act

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have adopted the standards while 21 states have standards based on the framework. Planet3 found its biggest backer in Rob Roy, CEO of Las Vegas-area data center services company Switch, which invested $10 million in the company in 2015. Atari founder Nolan Bushnell started BrainRush in 2012. Nineteen states and D.C.