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Hack Education Weekly News

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Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. “ Is Running a Company Like Leading a Classroom? Via The Outline : “The rise and fall of the company behind ’ Reader Rabbit’ and all your favorite educational games.” National) Education Politics.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Perhaps this should go under the “surveillance” section below, but as the article references gunshot-detection systems, I’m putting it here. The language learning company has raised $12.5 million total.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Or it will raise a bunch of venture capital to support its “free” offering for a while, and then the company will get acquired and the product will go away. And “free” doesn’t last. Um, they do.)

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Via The Wall Street Journal : “ California plans to sue one of the nation’s largest student loan companies.” Chegg has acquired the flashcard app StudyBlue for $20.8 National) Education Politics. million in cash.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” (I’m including this here because all of these entities – Kushner’s family, the companies he received loans from – have education investments too.). .” National) Education Politics. These Schools Already Do.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

No disclosure in this or its Class Central article that it shares investors with these MOOC companies.). the nation’s largest virtual charter school management company , as president of academics, policy, and schools. . “Reviving the MOOC ” – an op-ed by Stephen Downes. ” (No. .” ” (No.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Not really ed-tech-related, except for all those companies saying they’re “Uber for education.” ISTE has hired Joseph South as its Chief Learning Officer. The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative ’s CTO, Brian Pinkerton , is leaving the company. Larry Cuban on personalized learning : part 1 and part 2.