Hack Education

AUGUST 11, 2017

Not really ed-tech-related, except for all those companies saying they’re “Uber for education.” The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative ’s CTO, Brian Pinkerton , is leaving the company. Via the Coursera blog : “What’s Next in Employee Learning: Virtual Reality.” The company has $8.3

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 27, 2017

No disclosure in this or its Class Central article that it shares investors with these MOOC companies.). From the Coursera blog : “Building India ’s Workforce for 2020.” the nation’s largest virtual charter school management company , as president of academics, policy, and schools. ” (No.

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Hack Education

JULY 6, 2018

Marquette University : “A Professor Called Out a Student by Name on His Blog. Via The Wall Street Journal : “ California plans to sue one of the nation’s largest student loan companies.” Chegg has acquired the flashcard app StudyBlue for $20.8 Should That Cost Him His Job?” million total.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Or it will raise a bunch of venture capital to support its “free” offering for a while, and then the company will get acquired and the product will go away. And “free” doesn’t last. Sometimes they strike a deal.

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Hack Education

MARCH 2, 2018

” (I’m including this here because all of these entities – Kushner’s family, the companies he received loans from – have education investments too.). ” (Learndirect is a job training company that has a major contract with the UK government.). ” (State and Local) Education Politics.

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