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The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

Hack Education

The Gates Foundation has backed a variety of education reform initiatives : charter schools, the Common Core State Standards, “small schools,” inBloom, teacher evaluations, and yes, “personalized learning.” Udemy (skills training) – $173 million. Perhaps that name, Betsy DeVos, is familiar.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

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.” ” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). “ Are MOOCs Forever ? .”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Testing, Testing… “Most of the questions from New York ’s 2016 state tests are now public,” Chalkbeat reports. Via Education Week : “New Test Pitched As Alternative to Common Core-Focused High School Exams.” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”).