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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 9 Edition)

Doug Levin

Ever wonder how stories covered by popular edtech outlets – such as edSurge, eSchoolNews, Tech & Learning, and THE Journal – get selected? A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 9 Edition). Filter bubbles are bad, including in educational technology. Strong opinions may be loosely held.

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” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “ Student-Loan Borrowers , by Age Group, Amount Owed, and Repayment Status, 2017.” despite having Arizona ’s third-highest dropout rate.” Via The Hechinger Report : “For students teetering on the edge financially, micro-grants help them finish college.”

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Via The New York Times : “ New York to Shorten Standardized Tests in Elementary and Middle Schools.” Via Chalkbeat : “New York City’s largest school charter network, Success Academy , has won the 2017 Broad Prize for Public Charter Schools.” Smith has been named the next US poet laureate.

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.” let PM = "signed"; if (PM "signed") { let CODING = "4 All"; } pic.twitter.com/QRKQPgbxjW — Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) September 26, 2017. ” Via EdScoop : “Two edtech champions to join White House offices as fellows.” — Gina Neff (@ginasue) September 28, 2017.