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John Bel Edwards has agreed to a mandate that cursive writing must be taught in Louisiana ’s public school classrooms.” Via The Hechinger Report : “ Virtual charter schools need ‘bold action’ for change, says national charter school advocacy group.” ” Via the AP : “Gov.

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Jen Medbery stepped down as CEO of Kickboard. DeVry Education Group got a new CEO." ” The Gates Foundation is perhaps the best known organization for furthering political advocacy through its funding mechanisms. Daphne Koller left Coursera this year. Sebastian Thrun stepped down as Udacity’s CEO.