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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. It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security. Pearson PARCC "Spies" on Students. We want to be the Uber for Education,” Udacity founder Sebastian Thrun told the Financial Times in 2015.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Testing, Testing… From the OECD : “ PISA 2015 Results.” “ Oxford and Cambridge are said to be illegally spying on students for money,” says Quartz. ” Via THE Journal : “Report: Ed Tech Startups Stink at Student Data Privacy.” ” Go, School Sports Team!

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Hack Education Weekly News

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He believes the future of education means all STEM, no arts and no humanities. Via Education Week : “ Mississippi Attorney General Sues Google Over Student-Data Privacy.” ” “Who Is Really Benefiting From Early Access to Federal Student Aid ?” Colleges Will Disappear.”