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What If Schools Viewed Outdoor Learning as ‘Plan A’?

Edsurge

They created a sort of how-to manual for outdoor learning, detailing everything from campus site assessments and classroom infrastructure to case studies and curriculum. It was about getting kids back in school, connecting them to the services they need and reuniting them with caring, competent adults. In June, the group mobilized.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 37 Edition)

Doug Levin

Equifax , Facebook , facial recognition , DACA , etc.). But not in the case of our software." " Tagged on: September 13, 2017 Facebook Enabled Advertisers to Reach ‘Jew Haters’ | ProPublica → After being contacted by ProPublica, Facebook removed several anti-Semitic ad categories and promised to improve monitoring.

EdTech 150
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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 37 Edition)

Doug Levin

Equifax , Facebook , facial recognition , DACA , etc.). But not in the case of our software." " Tagged on: September 13, 2017 Facebook Enabled Advertisers to Reach ‘Jew Haters’ | ProPublica → After being contacted by ProPublica, Facebook removed several anti-Semitic ad categories and promised to improve monitoring.

EdTech 150
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The Business of Education Technology

Hack Education

Last year, Mark Zuckerberg made headlines when he announced he would donate 99% of his Facebook shares to his philanthropic LLC, the Chan Zuckerberg initiative. The ideological and financial shift from public to private is exemplified by venture philanthropy – that is, venture capital investments framed as charity.