Hack Education

JULY 15, 2016

Testing, Testing… “ Nevada officials announced Tuesday that a common-core assessment consortium will credit the state $1.8 Via Education Next : “The Politics of the Common Core Assessments.” ” A study has found companies are not happy with their corporate LMSes.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2016

There was some talk that, despite being vociferously anti-union , Michelle Rhee’s support for the Common Core was allegedly a deal-breaker. Of course, DeVos has supported groups that back the Common Core in the past, including Jeb Bush ’s Foundation for Excellence in Education. She serves on its board.)

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 22, 2014

Invent To Learn Hands-on Workshop before ISTE 2014 in Atlanta : Join Sylvia Martinez and Gary Stager on June 28th from 9am - 3pm for an energizing day of “hard fun” as we invent, tinker, and learn how to incorporate hands-on project-based learning in the classroom. See graphics for social media and follow the event to join the campaign!

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MARCH 10, 2017

” Via the BBC : “ Facebook Reports BBC to Police Over Investigation Into Child Sex Images.” ” More on this story and concerns about how Facebook moderates content via Techcrunch. ” Via The Washington Post : “ School offers ‘incentives’ to get kids to take Common Core standardized test.”

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OCTOBER 14, 2016

According to excerpts of speeches published by Wikileaks – stolen data – Clinton called the Common Core a “political failure” in a speech she gave to Knewton. Via Techcrunch : “ Workplace by Facebook opens to sell enterprise social networking to the masses.” Education Politics.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

“ Facebook Is Not a Technology Company ,” media studies professor Ian Bogost also wrote in August. But it’s also time to recognize that some companies – Alphabet, Amazon, and Facebook among them – aren’t primarily in the computing business anyway. And then there’s Facebook.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 13, 2014

Thursday, May 15th in Indianapolis, IN CoSN - 2014 Indiana CTO Clinic , This year''s Indiana CTO Clinic will focus on "Constantly Learning. Tag your questions #eduquestion or post them on our Facebook page or Google+ community. Read more at [link]. Join the session here. Courageously Leading." Tune in here. Join the session here.

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OCTOBER 21, 2016

To be honest, think Thiel and his ed-tech politics have more in common with the rest of Silicon Valley than those that feign outrage at his support of Trump. So has Facebook. The defamation lawsuit against Rolling Stone for its 2014 story “A Rape on Campus: A Brutal Assault and Struggle for Justice at UVA ” has begun.

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AUGUST 26, 2016

Via the Chiago Sun Times : “A suburban father and son accused in 2014 of scamming public school districts out of millions – only to post diamonds and rubies to get out of jail – pleaded guilty Tuesday to mail fraud. million to LACC – making studies for music majors tuition-free.” million in funding.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

Last year, Mark Zuckerberg made headlines when he announced he would donate 99% of his Facebook shares to his philanthropic LLC, the Chan Zuckerberg initiative. The ideological and financial shift from public to private is exemplified by venture philanthropy – that is, venture capital investments framed as charity.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Facebook has decided to obey the law , announcing this week that “ discriminatory advertising has no place on Facebook.” Via databreaches.net : “Data from 2014 hack of children’s online game Bin Weevils leaked online; hacker claims 20m records.” ” Listen. . Patents, apparently.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

AUGUST 28, 2015

After a record breaking 2014 Back to School season, we’ll spend slightly less this fall–only $68 billion down from $74 billion. Someone should do a study on that. Will a twenty-dollar tabbed notebook get that kid past the Common Core? You can’t cry because you haven’t stocked up on tissues yet. say students.

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Hack Education

APRIL 3, 2017

Rather it’s a history itself – ideally one that’s useful for our thinking about the past, present, and future in the way in which the study of history always should be. To become a platform is to be “the next Facebook” or “the next Google” (and as such, to be a windfall for investors).

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

Last year, 74 percent of Summit students met or exceeded Common Core standards for English Language Arts on California’s state tests, compared to 49 percent of students statewide, and 51 percent of Summit students met or exceeded the math standards, compared to 37 percent statewide. Photo: Chris Berdik. Photo: Chris Berdik.

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MAY 20, 2016

And The Next Web headline makes for… something: “ Facebook and Google could be allowed to award university degrees.” Via The Verge : “Lawsuit claims Facebook illegally scanned private messages.” According to investment analyst firm CB Insights, “ Ed Tech Startup Exits Fall From Peak 2014 Levels.”

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