Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Pearson, for one.) Or one could look at ed-tech companies that laid off staff: the coding bootcamp Galvanize , the analytics company Civitas Learning , the learning management system Schoology , MOOC provider Coursera , the education giant Pearson , for example. ” Instead, it said it would offer some diagnostic tools online.

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

Software & Online ACCELERATE LEARNING STEMSCOPES SCIENCE ( www.stemscopes.com ) Accelerate Learning announced a new platform using the best of CNN’s digital content to create a new science education product. PEARSON & LITTLEBITS ( www.pearson.com.) & ( littlebits.cc/education Illuminate 10.0

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 10, 2017

And various technology companies — from no-name startups to behemoths like Pearson — boast of new programs meant to facilitate this style of education. But for that concept to work, a child must spend a lot of time on the computer, feeding the system with data that the software uses to improve itself.

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MindShift

JANUARY 25, 2017

And various technology companies — from no-name startups to behemoths like Pearson — boast of new programs meant to facilitate this style of education. But for that concept to work, a child must spend a lot of time on the computer, feeding the system with data that the software uses to improve itself.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

For decades, nonprofit advocacy groups and corporate donors have targeted K-12 education for intervention. apps and software, with some classes much more tech-reliant than others. The same was true at the affluent, predominantly white Barrington Middle School, which will soon move into a $68 million building fitted with a robotics lab.

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Hack Education

APRIL 13, 2018

“Publishers Wiley , Cengage , Pearson and McGraw-Hill Education have won a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against a seller of fake textbooks ,” Inside Higher Ed reports. School administration software-maker Connexeo has raised $110 million from Great Hill Partners. The reading software-maker has raised $3.2

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Pearson has issued a report on students’ attitudes toward digital course materials. iNACOL has released a report on advocacy for competency-based education. ” And his partner Michael Feldstein : “ Student-Centered Educational Software.” ” Mindset all the things.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 27, 2017

” The Black Alliance for Educational Options , a charter school advocacy group, announced it will cease operations at the end of the year. Via Techcrunch : “ Holberton gets backing from more industry executives as it looks to scale its software engineering school.” ” (State and Local) Education Politics. .”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 1, 2016

” The Autistic Self Advocacy Network issued a statement on the nomination of Jeff Sessions as US Attorney General. Data and “Research” Analytics software Tableau offers its report on “The State of Data Education in 2016.” ” by The Atlantic’s Melinda D. ” The report comes from New America.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Or the company will have to start charging for the software. In 2012, Pearson, Cengage Learning, and Macmillan Higher Education sued Boundless Learning, claiming that the open education textbook startup had “stolen the creative expression of their authors and editors, violating their intellectual-property rights.” billion by 2025.

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Hack Education

APRIL 3, 2017

An advocacy for libertarian politics – think Peter Thiel (a Stanford graduate) now advising Donald Trump. Turns out that Pearson, which once funded and acquired a lot of startups, isn’t in particularly good financial shape itself.). The software – students are all issued computing devices – track the clicks.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

” Pearson cut 4000 jobs – 10% of its staff. ” The Gates Foundation is perhaps the best known organization for furthering political advocacy through its funding mechanisms. The learning management system is a piece of “enterprise” software after all. ISTE’s CEO left “ unexpectedly.”

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “Economic Boom Isn’t Helping Some Student-Loan Debtors , Advocacy Group Says.” ” The “guru” is Brendan Kealey , formerly with Pearson. " [link] — Kaitlin Mulhere (@KMulhere) October 30, 2018. ” The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

. “Since 1970, DeVos family members have invested at least $200 million in a host of right-wing causes -- think tanks, media outlets, political committees, evangelical outfits, and a string of advocacy groups. Michael Barber will leave Pearson some time next year, according to EdWeek. Upgrades and Downgrades.

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Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

” Contrasting community college takes: a Pearson op-ed in Edsurge versus pretty much anything “ Dean Dad ” writes. Via NPR : “The One-Room Schoolhouse That’s A Model For The World.” ” Via Inside Higher Ed : “Free Year of Community College at Folsom Lake.” public schools.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 17, 2017

Arguably, there is no better example of this than the ongoing push that “everyone should learn to code,” led at the K–12 level by the industry-backed advocacy organization Code.org. Pearson filed a patent for badges. Sony’s in the business. In other badging news, Salesforce received a patent for badges.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Marc Andreessen famously said that “software is eating the world,” but it’s far more accurate to say that the neoliberal values of software tycoons are eating the world. Every industry uses computers, software, and internet services. …There are companies that are firmly planted in the computing sector.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

” Via the Education Law Center : “Several New Jersey civil rights and parent advocacy organizations have filed a legal challenge to new high school graduation regulations recently adopted by the State Board of Education. IBM partners with Pearson. OpenEd partners with Pearson. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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