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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Chalkbeat on vouchers in Indiana : “Choice for most: In nation’s largest voucher program, $16 million went to schools with anti-LGBT policies.” I missed this news back in February: Chegg acquired RefMe. million in revenue in 2015, and its executive compensation was $2.8 . “Privileged Whites.”

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Students, celebrities connect for tutoring

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Students will have the chance to connect directly with celebrities in one-on-one tutoring sessions through Chegg Tutors: VIP Edition. All tutoring sessions will take place this fall through Chegg’s online tutoring platform, Chegg Tutors. All applications for Chegg Tutors: VIP Edition are due by October 23rd.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

“ States Are Adopting More Computer Science Policies. ” A data breach at Chegg – more details in the data and surveillance section below. Via Techcrunch : “ Chegg resets 40 million user passwords after data breach.” “ Can Jeff Bezos Bring a Montessori Education to Underserved Children?

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. The startup was later sold to Valore Education in 2015 , which was in turn acquired by Follett in 2016 , which in turn shut down the Boundless site in 2017. Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning.

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