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Where in the World Is Planet3? An Educational Gaming CEO Seeks His Second Act

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Some employees heard the news on a conference call. Among those who tried include Osman Rashid, the co-founder of Chegg and Kno, who launched Galxyz in 2014 to build a science video games for grades three to 12. And he had interest from educators who wanted to try Planet3 in schools that included the Las Vegas area.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Via CNET : “ Trump signs laws to promote women in STEM.” ” Via Buzzfeed : DREAMer “Daniela Vargas was detained by federal agents moments after leaving a news conference where she spoke about her fear of being deported.” Via The Atlantic : “The STEM Superhero of Sesame Street.”

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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Indeed, according to one story in The Atlantic , a school district in Colorado opted to do away with parent-teacher conferences entirely, encouraging parents instead to simply check online to see what their children were up to. Edsurge told its version of events for the past decade’s worth of ed-tech, and I told mine. Peter Thiel.

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