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OCTOBER 6, 2017

Related, via Salon : “ Silicon Valley ’s $300M donation to STEM educatio n is not what it seems.” Via ProPublica : “ For-Profit Schools Get State Dollars For Dropouts Who Rarely Drop In.” ” Via EdScoop : “ USC launches edtech research center focused on underrepresented youth.”

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AUGUST 24, 2018

Inside Higher Ed on “The End of a Blogging Era at Harvard.” despite having Arizona ’s third-highest dropout rate.” ’” Via Edsurge : “School’s Out for the Latest Y Combinator Batch, and Here’s What Its Edtech Graduates Are Up to.” ” Gotta keep hyping that VR thing.

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JULY 28, 2017

” From the Department of Education press release : “Secretary DeVos Accepts President Trump’s Q2 Salary as a Donation for STEM-Focused Camp.” Bloomberg reports that “ Trump Administration Tapping Tech CEOs for STEM Policy Approach.” “ Is higher ed creating the next dropout factories?

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JUNE 16, 2017

Via Inside Higher Ed : “The University of Louisville ’s head basketball coach has been suspended for the first five Atlantic Coast Conference games of the season, a piece of the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s punishment stemming from a prostitution scandal that has roiled the institution for two years.”

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MARCH 3, 2017

” Via CNET : “ Trump signs laws to promote women in STEM.” ” GitHub touts automated testing on its blog. Via eCampus News : “Is higher ed ready for the big edtech explosion ?” Via The Atlantic : “The STEM Superhero of Sesame Street.” ACT says it will invest in ProExam. (I’m

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

“ President Trump Earmarks $200 Million in Federal Grants for STEM , Computer Science Programs ,” says Edsurge , later swooning that “ Google , Facebook , Amazon Among Tech Titans Committing $300 Million to K–12 Computer Science.” From the Amazon blog : “Introducing Free Alexa Skills Courses by Codecademy.”

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