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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

In 2011, Barber went to work for Pearson as its Chief Education Advisor, continuing his advocacy for competition, data collection, measurements, and standards-based reforms. But it also occurred right as fears were growing about the social media monitoring of students — by schools and by corporations alike. In 2013, Pearson paid $7.7

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” I’m a little surprised that either of these women – both Democrats, both Common Core supporters, if nothing else – would be under serious consideration. ” (Something else to keep an eye on: restricting loans to students based on grade, major , other data that’s been collected about them.).

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The overlooked power of Zuckerberg-backed learning program lies offline

The Hechinger Report

But Logan’s feelings about online learning are common. Surveys and interviews routinely find that many students prefer learning directly from teachers and get tired of looking at screens. McIntosh asked, prompting students to draw lessons from the comic books in front of them.

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