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School of Me: Letting students study what they want, when they want is the latest education trend

The Hechinger Report

Related: Despite its high-tech profile, Summit charter network makes teachers, not computers, the heart of personalized learning. Some education technology developers, such as Knewton, say machines can figure out what students need to know and how best to deliver it. based education reform advocacy group.

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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. Founded in 2008 by a former Kaplan executive Jose Ferreira, Knewton was one of the most heavily funded ed-tech startups of the decade. Socorro Dove.

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