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With No Study Buddies, More College Students Turn to Cheating

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Joseph Ching, a junior at Purdue University, says many of his professors have warned students not to use sites like Chegg, where students are posting homework and quiz questions and getting answers from tutors. I reached out to Chegg, and sure enough, business there is booming. Students pay for a subscription of $14.99

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Some Professors Fight Study-Help Sites. Other Professors Now Use Them.

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Soon someone from the company reached out to her to offer her full access to the site for free, which costs students either $39.95 And he said the company’s policies mean that they have to be the ones to make sure the site isn’t being abused. Or, as she put it, “It gave me an idea that at least I was on track.” per month, or $119.40

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Course Hero Adds $70 Million to Series B Fundraise

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Companies like Coursera, which helps universities build and access online courses, have ridden the momentum from new registrations to secure a $130 million investment in July. Company officials say it has policies and processes in place to remove offending material (though the onus still falls largely on faculty to report them).

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The Post-Pandemic Outlook for Edtech

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The recent shift to remote work and instruction has left many administrators wishing they could access their tools from anywhere. Accessibility and Equity The pandemic has revealed that many students don’t have internet access or the tech tools they need to learn remotely. billion in venture capital.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” More on the policy change via IHE. ” Pearson and Chegg are partnering for textbook rentals. “Ed access to VR growing as low-cost options expand,” says Education Dive. .” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “DeVos Withdraws Obama-Era Memos Focused on Improving Loan Servicing.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Chalkbeat on vouchers in Indiana : “Choice for most: In nation’s largest voucher program, $16 million went to schools with anti-LGBT policies.” I missed this news back in February: Chegg acquired RefMe. . “Privileged Whites.” ” Holy s**t. Venture Capital and the Business of Ed-Tech.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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“ States Are Adopting More Computer Science Policies. ” A data breach at Chegg – more details in the data and surveillance section below. Common App will merge with Reach Higher , a college-access program started by Michelle Obama. “ Can Jeff Bezos Bring a Montessori Education to Underserved Children?