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The Business of Education Technology

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In part, their struggles are a result of controversies surrounding the Common Core State Standards, which were supposed to streamline and procurement the development of curriculum and assessment. The College Board also boasted about its partnership with Khan Academy, which would make SAT test prep materials freely available online.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Via Multichannel News : “Trayvon Martin Attorney Parks Targets AT&T Over Alleged Broadband Redlining.” The “nation’s report card” is the National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP. Via NPR : “ West Virginia State University Says It Is Suing Dow Chemical For Contamination.”

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Education's Online Futures

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There was all that ink spilled circa 2010 that Khan Academy and “ flipped learning ” were going to “ change the rules of education ,” replacing in-class instruction with online videos watched as homework. broadband privacy rules.” This is the part where someone always cites Arthur C.

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