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SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Larry Hogan (R) declared via executive order that beginning in September 2017, the Maryland school year won’t start until after Labor Day – a decision that prompted sharp criticism from school leaders, who are accusing Hogan of favoring the tourism industry over education.” The states in question: Texas and Nevada.

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DECEMBER 30, 2019

Again and again, the media told stories — wildly popular stories , apparently — about how technology industry executives refuse to allow their own children to use the very products they were selling to the rest of us. 3D printing, The Economist pronounced in 2012 , was poised to bring about the third industrial revolution. (I

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APRIL 28, 2017

Purdue University is buying Kaplan University for a dollar. Edsurge’s Jeff Young and Mindwire Consulting’s Phil Hill both asked industry analyst Trace Urdan for his take. Me, I wrote about how far Kaplan Inc ’s reach is in education politics and products. The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed. ” Oh.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “As Kaplan Sale Faces Final Hurdle, Purdue President Criticizes Faculty Opponents.” ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). The “ invisible ” “adaptive learning” company has raised $38.7 ” Of course.

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