Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

According to David Callahan, editor of the website Inside Philanthropy and author of the 2017 book The Givers: Wealth, Power, and Philanthropy , philanthropists have more power than ever before, and “that influence is likely to grow far greater in coming decades.” Pearson, for one.)

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

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Hack Education

AUGUST 12, 2016

” The company – funded by Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Pearson, Learn Capital, and others – says it will remain open. ” There are “merits” to reading paper books – “real books,” says the headline – to children, and The NYT is on it.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

“ ESSA Would Handcuff a Trump Education Secretary on Common Core And More,” says Education Week , even though ditching Common Core was one of Trump’s campaign promises. More on the future of Common Core from NPR. Inside Higher Ed has more on the latter. So She Created a Guide for Them.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

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.” Textbook Publishers vs. Boundless. They haven’t.). Interactive Whiteboards.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

The CEO of Safari Books left the company “ amidst massive layoffs.” ” Pearson cut 4000 jobs – 10% of its staff. In part, their struggles are a result of controversies surrounding the Common Core State Standards, which were supposed to streamline and procurement the development of curriculum and assessment.

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Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

Testing, Testing… Via EdWeek’s Market Brief : “British Officials, Pearson Probe Effort to Leak Test Content.” ” Via Chalkbeat : “They rejected multi-state Common Core exams. Hey, we could ask Pearson how much money it made off of those taking the GED last year to find out.).

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Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

“ Hail and Farewell to The Google Books Case ” by James Grimmelmann. “ Pearson gets emergency test scoring contract from Tennessee ,” Chalkbeat reports. “ Pearson gets emergency test scoring contract from Tennessee ,” Chalkbeat reports. Pearson hearts coding bootcamps.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Testing, Testing… Via Education Week : “After seven years of tumult and transition fueled by the common core, state testing is settling down, with most states rejecting the federally funded PARCC and Smarter Balanced assessments, and nearly one-quarter embracing the SAT or the ACT as their official high school test.”

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Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

Testing, Testing… “ Common Core testing group wages aggressive campaign against critics on social media,” according to The Washington Post’s Valerie Strauss. ” (That giant: Pearson , of course.). “ Gates Foundation CEO Admits Underestimating Common-Core Challenges.”

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 21, 2016

The Guardian’s Julia Carrie Wong summarizes the comments : “Zuckerberg: white male Facebook board member’s Trump support provides ‘diversity’ ” Also via Wong : “Peter Thiel once wrote a book calling date rape ‘belated regret’ ” Thrilling that these are the folks bankrolling ed-tech, no?

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

” I’m a little surprised that either of these women – both Democrats, both Common Core supporters, if nothing else – would be under serious consideration. ” The book was racist. is disappointed in Common Core. Education in the Courts. The University of Oxford has joined edX.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Pearson , after spending hundreds of millions of dollars on learning management systems , is leaving the market as the company seeks to restructure itself and boost its profits.” ” “‘ Oakland School Finder ’ Platform Stirs Public District vs. Charter Debates,” says Edsurge.

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