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‘Where We Went Wrong’ Atlanta Educators Reflect on ‘Failed’ Tech Implementation

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Through a special-purpose local option sales tax , the district hoped to raise over $200 million to add 65,000 devices in schools by 2017. Johnson and Hodge both say that these assumptions led teachers to begin de-emphasizing direct instruction to students, while heavily relying on adaptive software (like Launchpad) to fill the gaps.

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in August has released an assessment on the university’s response and what it could have done better. link] pic.twitter.com/XT9iGmcrJs — Jack Clark (@jackclarkSF) September 13, 2017. Absorb Software has raised $59 million from Silversmith Capital Partners to build an LMS. ” New jobs announced for @AndrewYNg startup.