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OPINION: How schools can find common ground in an era of education wars

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At the same time, McKinsey & Company estimates that automation and artificial intelligence will displace between 400 and 800 million jobs globally by 2030. And traditional public schools are facing increased competition from charter schools and independent schools.

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What the World Can Teach the US About Education Technology

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Governments, educators, advocacy groups and companies large and small need to work better together. This in turn helped the Chilean edtech ecosystem by helping edtech companies scale and subsequently invest in smaller markets. “In Extending access to education technology beyond schools is also key. says the report.

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Why I’m Optimistic About the Next Wave of Education Technology

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My bet is that by 2040, our children will look back on this period between 2015 and 2030 in education technology much the same way internet historians look to the period 1995 to 2010 as the birth of the commercial web. education technology companies each year for the past three years. 2004-2011: Washington Leans In. billion in 2010.

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Change Agents: Tech & Learning?s Most Influential People in EdTech In 2018

techlearning

The Student Privacy Pledge, a collaboration between FPF and SIIA, is a code of conduct for edtech companies aimed at raising awareness and encouraging clear articulation of privacy policies. Teachers should be able to take advantage of these amazing tools for student learning without the burden of having to interpret privacy laws.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

opens door for student loan companies to ignore state authority.” This isn’t really financial aid per se, but it’s part of the larger suite of financial products that schools (and the companies they partner with) push. ” Via Wired : “Tech Companies Try to Retrain the Workers They’re Displacing.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via Inside Higher Ed : “ U of Maryland University College pursues a strategy of spinning off units into stand-alone companies, seeking financial gain for itself and affordable tuition rates for its students.” “A Continuum on Personalized Learning : First Draft” by Stanford professor Larry Cuban.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Shernaz Daver , Udacity ’s chief marketing officer, is leaving the company. Via Edsurge : “​How Apple , Salesforce and Other ‘ Platform ’ Companies Can Help Close the Skills Gap.” “ Are Big Tech Companies Doing Right by America’s Students? .” “ social and emotional learning.”)