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Hack Education Weekly News

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According to excerpts of speeches published by Wikileaks – stolen data – Clinton called the Common Core a “political failure” in a speech she gave to Knewton. ” More on this scramble to serve (profit from) low-income broadband customers in the upgrades/downgrades section below.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via Chalkbeat : “‘ Common Core ’ no more: New York moves to adopt revised standards with new name.” Via Brookings : “Signs of digital distress: Mapping broadband availability and subscription in American neighborhoods.” More LAUSD news in the legal section below.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” I’m a little surprised that either of these women – both Democrats, both Common Core supporters, if nothing else – would be under serious consideration. is disappointed in Common Core. Here’s the blog post from Udacity on Blitz, as well as one announcing it was opening shop in Saudi Arabia.

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The Politics of Education Technology

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The Common Core. DeVos herself sat on the Board of Directors of the Acton Institute from 1995 to 2005, an organization that recently blogged about repealing child labor laws. In February, CoSN, the Consortium for School Networking, called broadband access outside of school a “ civil right ” for students.