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Here's How Single Sign-On Saved One District 2,500 Hours of Instructional Time Per Month

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Our district uses a wide variety of technology—MAC, PC, iPads, Android tablets, Chromebooks, cell phones—which can be a challenge for IT departments and teachers. OneRoster is an open technology standard used by many publishers that lets us share specific class rosters with digital learning resources.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

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.” Pearson PARCC "Spies" on Students.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

The private equity firm Education Growth Partners has acquired Apex Learning. Pearson released its quarterly report today and announced a “strategic review” of its K–12 courseware business, particularly with regards to print. Andrew Rotherham interviewed CEO John Fallon about the company’s shift to digital. .

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