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The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

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There may be no better example of this in 2017 than “personalized learning.” “Personalized learning” has powerful advocates, least of which US Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos who talks about it as part of her broader initiative to “rethink school.” Manufacturing Trends.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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There’s less than a month left of the 2016 Presidential campaign and The End can’t come soon enough. Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Microsoft -Branded MOOCs for K–12 Leaders.” Presidential Campaign Politics. Education in the Courts.

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Education Technology and Data Insecurity

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Under a Trump administration: I very much want ed-tech companies and schools to reconsider collecting so much data about students — Audrey Watters (@audreywatters) November 10, 2016. 2016 underscored that security flaws aren’t solely a problem of educational institutions and government agencies.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via Gawker : “ Black Elementary School Teacher Body-Slammed By Cop and Lectured on ‘Violent Tendencies’ of Black People.” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). From Berkery Noyes, the “ Mergers and Acquisitions Trend Report ” for the first half of 2016.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” “How Much Hollywood Glitz Should Colleges Use in Their Online Courses ?” ” “In my book, there’s no reason why children in elementary schools can’t be launching their own businesses,” [says founder] Rebekah Neumann. IP concerns.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) December 13, 2016. “What countries can learn from PISA tests” – at least, according to The Economist. This week marked the fourth anniversary of the shootings at the Newton elementary school. Education Politics. “What does a high school diploma prove?”