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Year in Review: Our Top Edtech Business Stories of 2018

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And Pearson is still around. But the edtech industry has hit some bumps along the way, wrestling with collateral concerns from the public spotlight over data privacy and security. Is Assessment Ready to Move Beyond Standardized Tests? What’s Next for Pearson? These MIT Researchers Think So.

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What You Need to Know About Teaching Cybersecurity

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Initially, with Pearson Education, Jim managed training, education, and solutions development for the northeast United States. Casey has more than 25 years of information security and large-scale IT implementation and project management experience in challenging and cutting-edge public and private sector environments. About the Host.

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Storage Wars: Choosing a Secure Student Data Solution

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Storage Wars: Choosing a Secure Student Data Solution. Legislators across all 50 states have introduced student data privacy laws. The move makes sense: As educators leverage the benefits of connected classroom technologies, student data is captured and used to personalize the experience.

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‘Back to School’ Hijinks and Lessons for the Education Industry

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From left: Kelly Fuller (BMO), John Rogers (The Rise Fund), Elizabeth Chou (Leeds Equity Partners), Waseem Alam (Weld North Education), Adriel Sanchez (Newsela) “Before, you used to concede 90 percent of the market to the Big Three,” said Scott Kinney, president of K-12 Education at Discovery Education, referring to Pearson, McGraw-Hill and HMH.

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What’s New

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Faria will deliver a new and improved version of Atlas, combining its curriculum planning functions with ManageBac’s learning management functions including assessment and reporting, service learning, and project-based learning. Possip provides a community that lets parents have a direct role in improving their schools. Acer ( edu.pa@acer.com

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security. In 2012, Pearson, Cengage Learning, and Macmillan Higher Education sued Boundless Learning, claiming that the open education textbook startup had “stolen the creative expression of their authors and editors, violating their intellectual-property rights.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” An op-ed in Inside Higher Ed by Erik Gilbert : “Why Assessment Is a Waste of Time.” Michael Barber will leave Pearson some time next year, according to EdWeek. “ Will Trump care about student data privacy? ” Regardless of the cause, Pearson sales and share prices are down.