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ACT’s Latest Act: Investing in an Open-Source Assessment Startup

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Among them: the New York City of Department of Education, Elsevier, the University of Massachusetts Amherst and PARCC, the organization involved in delivering Common Core assessments. The deal marks ACT’s third investment since 2017. Last year the Iowa City-based nonprofit invested $10.5

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Colleges Are Striking Bulk Deals With Textbook Publishers. Critics Say There Are Many Downsides.

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And of course there are other vendors, like Elsevier and Wiley (like Jones Soda and RC) and openly-licensed resources known as OER, or open education resources (which are something like a Sodastream homebrew). Of course, there are big differences between textbooks and fizzy drinks.

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10 Characteristics of 21st Century Learners

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2017; Zelezny & Schulz, 2000) highlight how environmental awareness influences learners attitudes and behaviors. Louis, MO: Elsevier Science; ), 3–39 Robert Sternberg, “Critical Thinking, Its Nature, Measurement, and Improvement,” in Essays on the Intellect, ed. 684; see also Zelezny and Schulz, 2000). 29;20(7):5312.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Larry Hogan (R) declared via executive order that beginning in September 2017, the Maryland school year won’t start until after Labor Day – a decision that prompted sharp criticism from school leaders, who are accusing Hogan of favoring the tourism industry over education.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Me: pic.twitter.com/gmb3Oigcv0 — Audrey Watters (@audreywatters) October 5, 2017. pic.twitter.com/yehgZ82br6 — Shahien Nasiripour (@nasiripour) October 5, 2017. pic.twitter.com/tfodnBuiTF — Ashley Jost (@ajost) September 29, 2017. ” Or maybe her announcement itself was comedy? 2 Post at Ed.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via Nature : “One of the world’s largest science publishers, Elsevier , won a default legal judgement on 21 June against websites that provide illicit access to tens of millions of research papers and books. ” (Yes, I’m tracking on this sort of thing as part of my 2017 “Top Ed-Tech Trends.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

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million in 2017,” says Politico , making her the wealthiest of Trump’s Cabinet members. RELX is the former weapons dealer known as Reed Elsevier. So you can start counting down the number of times you’ll have to wade through this depressing list of education- and tech-related stories. National) Education Politics.