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

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Although we were convinced that technology could transform education, simple internet access was patchy at best. As recently as 1997, only 27 percent of America’s K-12 school had internet access—a number that skyrocketed to 92 percent by 2003. Kaplan thrived during the decade, growing to more than $2.8

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SXSWedu 2017: Ones to Watch and What to Know

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Charisse Taylor , senior director of policy and implementation at NYC Department of Education, will share resources, templates and other activities aimed at helping educators create new CS programs that are “diverse by design.” DeSchryver and Cavanagh will look at how ESSA is guiding the work of edtech companies now and in the future.

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The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

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There may be no better example of this in 2017 than “personalized learning.” “Personalized learning” has powerful advocates, least of which US Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos who talks about it as part of her broader initiative to “rethink school.” Manufacturing Trends.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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“ Purdue-Kaplan online university one step closer to reality,” the Journal & Courier reports. ” Chalkbeat on vouchers in Indiana : “Choice for most: In nation’s largest voucher program, $16 million went to schools with anti-LGBT policies.” Larry Cuban on personalized learning : part 1 and part 2.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via Education Week : “ Trump Signs Orders on Rural Broadband Access.” ” It’s pretty terrible to report on how a “ President Oprah ” would shape education policy and not talk about how she has actively promoted pseudoscience. Subscription boxes for teachers are somehow “ personalized learning.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Also Facebook ’s DC lobbyist, Joel Kaplan, who was sitting right behind Kavanaugh as he screamed at Senators. “ States Are Adopting More Computer Science Policies. Common App will merge with Reach Higher , a college-access program started by Michelle Obama. Does He Want To? ” asks Dan Willingham.

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” “The Trump Administration Just Rescinded Obama-Era Guidance on Race-Conscious Admissions Policies. 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. .”