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.” ” Google has released its 2016 Scholar Metrics. “ Are MOOCs Forever ? .”

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Hack Education

JUNE 3, 2016

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.” pic.twitter.com/hi32s3S9ke — Chris O'Connor (@ChristopOConnor) May 30, 2016.

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DECEMBER 4, 2016

The total dollars invested in 2016 are off by about $2 billion from this time last year; the number of deals are down by a third; and the number of acquisitions are off by about 20%. Or lack thereof – see “ The 2016 Ed-Tech Dead Pool.”). Funding has shrunk. ” You are a fool. “ Tweaking the business model.”

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DECEMBER 29, 2017

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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