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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. Apologies that this week this article is a day late. ” From the press release : “ Concentric Sky Announces BadgeRank – a New Search Engine for Digital Badges.” National) Education Politics. ” Testing.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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The implication, according to one NYT article : “the digital gap between rich and poor kids is not what we expected.” The real digital divide, this article contends, is not that affluent children have access to better and faster technologies. (Um, Um, they do.) Textbook Publishers vs. Boundless. Wedge Tailed Green Pigeon.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via ABC News : “ A defamation lawsuit against Rolling Stone magazine over the magazine’s debunked article about a University of Virginia gang rape was tossed out by a judge Tuesday. Conference of Mayors Resolves to Support Digital Badging ,” says Edsurge. District Judge P. ” “U.S. ” B t.

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'Robots Are Coming For Your Jobs'

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These have all been separate articles in each series. I’ve already made references to for-profit higher education in the second and third articles in this year-end series – on the “ innovation gospel ” and on the business of student loans. The prison market. “The new economy.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

“ President Trump Earmarks $200 Million in Federal Grants for STEM , Computer Science Programs ,” says Edsurge , later swooning that “ Google , Facebook , Amazon Among Tech Titans Committing $300 Million to K–12 Computer Science.” ” See how many factual errors you can find in this article!