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Hack Education Weekly News

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The district failed to meet its burden of proof and interpreted a state law in a way that is ‘offensive to fundamental rights of free speech,’ the judge said.” ” “Two assessment companies – Educational Testing Service and Data Recognition Corp. ” More via Techcrunch. Upgrades and Downgrades.

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Testing, Testing… Via Education Week : “After seven years of tumult and transition fueled by the common core, state testing is settling down, with most states rejecting the federally funded PARCC and Smarter Balanced assessments, and nearly one-quarter embracing the SAT or the ACT as their official high school test.”

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He was an instructor in one of several high-profile Coursera failures back in 2013. PowerSchool has acquired the LMS Haiku Learning for an undisclosed sum. “ Amplify Slims Down and Spins Off Assessment Content Provider, Fluence ,” says Edsurge. ” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”).