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‘Back to School’ Hijinks and Lessons for the Education Industry

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Sigelman, of Burning Glass Technologies, captured this point succinctly: “40 percent of the skills required today for the same job are different than the skills required a decade ago.” EdReports has become a real big deal in K-12 publishing,” he said, referring to the nonprofit that reviews textbooks for alignment to academic standards.

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Where in the World Is Planet3? An Educational Gaming CEO Seeks His Second Act

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On the education side, the company enlisted Kelly McGrath, former head of K-12 science curriculum development at Pearson, who’d become Planet3’s chief operating officer. White says developers often wrestle with building a product that’s fun and engaging or a product that’s more direct in addressing a district’s academic standards.

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Combined, Faria and Rubicon will serve over 10,000 schools in 130 countries with curriculum support for over 600 academic standards. ISTATION AND BOULDER LEARNING SPEECH RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY UPDATE ( www.istation.com ) & ( boulderlearning.com ) Istation recently announced a partnership with Boulder Learning, Inc.,

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Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “George Mason’s President Says Some Donor Agreements Fell ‘Short’ of Academic Standards.” National) Education Politics.

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