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Why I'm Still Bullish About the State of Edtech

Edsurge

It’s hard to remember now, but many industry colleagues felt edtech was a frothy market in 2017. In 2009, our team at Kaplan Ventures invested in a virtual reality corporate training startup that was ten years too early. A small but mighty movement was building – and it needed time to grow.

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SXSWedu 2017: Ones to Watch and What to Know

Edsurge

Let’s Chat.Bots in Higher Education : What if all of your college questions could be answered by sending a text or Facebook message? Companies like Microsoft, Facebook and Google are all dipping their toes into virtual and augmented reality. Higher Ed 12:30 p.m. Will VR Really Impact Student Outcomes? Thursday, March 9 K-12 9:30 a.m.

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Would You Like Higher Ed With That? Guild Education's Playbook to Educating Employees

Edsurge

Numbers say the company’s strategy is working: Since January 2017, Guild has helped more than 500 front-of-the-line employees go back to school, and claims to have coached more than 7,000 students since its inception in 2015. Guild’s services are also comparable to the recent deal Purdue University made to purchase Kaplan University for $1.

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Forget civics class: Students want to make a difference in real life

The Hechinger Report

The Oakland City Council is committed to funding and implementing the measure if it is approved, said Kaplan, Measure QQ’s author. The turnout for 16- and 17-year-olds in local elections between 2013 and 2017 averaged roughly 42 percent, compared with 20 percent overall, according to data from the city clerk’s office.

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REINVENTING.SCHOOL Live Show Today - The Exploding Trend of "Pandemic Pods" and Micro-Schools #reinventingschool #learningrevolution

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Our professional guests: Lian Chikako Chang, a "data storyteller," started the Pandemic Pods group on Facebook in July; just weeks later, the group includes more than 35,000 members. Her broad experience in the education field has included sales, marketing, and administrative positions with prominent companies such as Kaplan, Inc.

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Olvídese de la clase de educación cívica y de la junta de gobierno estudiantil: los estudiantes quieren formas prácticas de influir en las decisiones que dan forma a su educación.

The Hechinger Report

El Consejo Municipal de Oakland está comprometido a financiar e implementar la iniciativa Oakland Youth Vote, si se aprueba la medida, según la concejal Rebeca Kaplan, autora de esta propuesta. Los defensores de la Iniciativa QQ en Oakland, esperan evitar ese tipo de burocracia si la medida es aprobada.

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Learning by Voting: Students Want the Right to Make a Difference in Real Life

MindShift

The Oakland City Council is committed to funding and implementing the measure if it is approved, said Kaplan, Measure QQ’s author. The turnout for 16- and 17-year-olds in local elections between 2013 and 2017 averaged roughly 42 percent, compared with 20 percent overall, according to data from the city clerk’s office.

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