Hack Education

AUGUST 11, 2017

“ Purdue-Kaplan online university one step closer to reality,” the Journal & Courier reports. Larry Cuban on personalized learning : part 1 and part 2. Via The New York Times : “$78,000 of Debt for a Harvard Theater Degree.” The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed. Upgrades and Downgrades.

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JUNE 23, 2017

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. Via The 74 : “ Montessori Was the Original Personalized Learning. Education in the Courts.

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JANUARY 12, 2018

Via Education Week : “ Trump Signs Orders on Rural Broadband Access.” More on the for-profit formerly known as Kaplan University in the online education section below. ” This new school is a result of Purdue’s acquisition of the for-profit Kaplan University. ” asks Inside Philanthropy.

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MAY 5, 2017

Not ed-tech per se (unless you recognize that “personalized learning” is greyballing), but according to The New York Times , “ Uber Faces Federal Inquiry Over Use of Greyball Tool to Evade Authorities.” ” Immigration and Education. . The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

” Also Facebook ’s DC lobbyist, Joel Kaplan, who was sitting right behind Kavanaugh as he screamed at Senators. Common App will merge with Reach Higher , a college-access program started by Michelle Obama. ” Wait, so you mean AltSchool didn’t invent personalized learning? Watch and see).

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JULY 6, 2018

Via NPR : “‘Access to Literacy ’ Is Not a Constitutional Right , Judge in Detroit Rules.” ” That’s Kaplan , in case you can’t keep all these for-profit disasters straight. .” ” That’s Kaplan , in case you can’t keep all these for-profit disasters straight.

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JUNE 29, 2018

” Via The Dallas News (one of many publications I cannot access from here in Europe, incidentally, so I think this is the headline): “ Charter School Founded by Southwest Key Wants to Educate Immigrant Kids Housed in Its Shelters.” The former: Purdue University ; the latter: Kaplan University. ” asks Edsurge.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Via Inside Higher Ed : “Feds Prod Universities to Address Website Accessibility Complaints.” ” The subhead asks if “fully accessible” is possible, which… sucks. From Pearson : “ AI-based tutoring : A new kind of personalized learning.” But nice PR.). Kinvolved has raised $1.54

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MAY 19, 2017

Via Edsurge : “Why Donald Graham Sold Kaplan University to Purdue for $1.” The open-access publisher PLOS has a new CEO : Alison Mudditt. He’s referring to “ personalized learning ,” but might as well be any buzzword when you frame the headline that way, bud.). Good job, team.). ”).

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DECEMBER 30, 2019

The real digital divide, this article contends, is not that affluent children have access to better and faster technologies. (Um, There are, of course, vast inequalities in access to technology — in school and at home and otherwise — and in how these technologies get used. Um, they do.) Despite a few anecdotes, they’re really not.).

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JULY 14, 2017

” The proposed bill would eliminate the 15-year time limit on accessing education benefits. Kaplan is closing Dev Bootcamp , a coding bootcamp it acquired in 2014. ” Via Education Dive : “ Coursera ’s Tom Willerer talks personalization, access.” and from Hacker News. for Robotics Contest.”

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FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Via The San Jose Mercury News : “In a direct challenge to California ’s landmark law guaranteeing public access to beaches, Silicon Valley billionaire Vinod Khosla on Thursday filed an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing that he should not be required to allow public access to Martins Beach in San Mateo County.”

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MARCH 9, 2018

Via Politico : “The Trump administration has removed documents from an Education Department website aimed at transgender students , including those intended to help students fight for access to bathrooms of their choice.” ” Via The Conversation : “ Purdue-Kaplan deal blurs lines between for-profit and public colleges.”

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