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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via ProPublica : “ For-Profit Schools Get State Dollars For Dropouts Who Rarely Drop In.” “ Do Medical Schools Still Need Books? The LMS Moodle has raised $6 million in its first ever round of venture funding. And there’s more on for-profits and student loans in the research section below.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” “The Case for Learning Platform Grade Book ” by Mindwire Consulting’s Michael Feldstein. ” “Whither Moodle ?” “ Google Drive will soon back up your entire computer,” says The Verge. But only if you let it. Don’t. Icon credits: The Noun Project

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Hack Education Weekly News

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How a College Dropout Plans to Replace the SAT and ACT.” “The Moodle / Blackboard Breakup: The Long and the Short of It” by e-Literate’s Michael Feldstein. More toddler surveillance, from Google: “ Google and Disney launch interactive Little Golden Books that work with Google Home,” says Techcrunch.