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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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“To Save Students Money, Colleges May Force a Switch to E-Textbooks,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reported in 2010. The story examined a proposed practice: “Colleges require students to pay a course-materials fee, which would be used to buy e-books for all of them (whatever text the professor recommends, just as in the old model).”

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” Via Real Clear Education : “Connecting Schools to the Future: Rethinking E-Rate.” Via Techcrunch : “ Blackboard cofounder Michael Chasen takes CEO reins at PrecisionHawk.” “Call for Diversity in Ed Tech Design” by Jade E. ” From the HR Department.