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“ Purdue-Kaplan online university one step closer to reality,” the Journal & Courier reports. ” Chalkbeat on vouchers in Indiana : “Choice for most: In nation’s largest voucher program, $16 million went to schools with anti-LGBT policies.” The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Also Facebook ’s DC lobbyist, Joel Kaplan, who was sitting right behind Kavanaugh as he screamed at Senators. “ States Are Adopting More Computer Science Policies. ” A data breach at Chegg – more details in the data and surveillance section below. Does He Want To? ” asks Dan Willingham.

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” “The Trump Administration Just Rescinded Obama-Era Guidance on Race-Conscious Admissions Policies. ” That’s Kaplan , in case you can’t keep all these for-profit disasters straight. It shaped policy. Chegg has acquired the flashcard app StudyBlue for $20.8 “Groupthink” even.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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And certainly the expectation of many ed-tech products (and increasingly school policy) is that parents will do just this — participate in the incessant monitoring of student data. Kno was headed by Osman Rashid, the co-founder of the textbook rental company Chegg, and the tablet was aimed at the college market. 3D Printing.

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