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The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

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And we learned a little too about other CZI efforts based on the odd press release and media coverage: money to the College Board ; money to Chiefs for Change ; investments in Brightwheel , Sawyer , Andela , and Panorama Education. The article takes that assertion at face value; many readers probably did too.

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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. ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Wait, so Purdue is gonna run Kaplan and a nuclear lab? ” Former Kaplan exec Justin Serrano has been hired as the president of Schoology.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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More on last week’s Purdue and Kaplan deal: “ Purdue ’s deal for Kaplan U trades a long-term business relationship for low up-front costs while raising worries – especially among faculty groups – about blurred lines between public and private higher ed,” Inside Higher Ed reports. .”

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Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. And before you sic your PR team on me, yes, I realize that Purdue Global is not a for-profit, even though it’s mostly a rebranded Kaplan. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). 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. ” There are more stories about Purdue University Global, formerly the for-profit Kaplan University, in the “labor and management” section below. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”).

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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Again and again, the media told stories — wildly popular stories , apparently — about how technology industry executives refuse to allow their own children to use the very products they were selling to the rest of us. The implication, according to one NYT article : “the digital gap between rich and poor kids is not what we expected.”

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Department of State has received emergency approval from the Office of Management and Budget to collect additional information regarding certain visa applicants ’ travel and employment histories, familial connections, and social media usage in accordance with a notice it posted in the Federal Register May 4.