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Cheating on Chegg? Maybe Not on Its Tutoring Platform

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That’s an example of a request that can be found on online tutoring services like Chegg, as shared by a senior data scientist at the company, Sanghamitra Deb. Yet this is the kind of “help” that Chegg’s tutoring service can sometimes be used for. But Chegg doesn’t take action against the person making the request.

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The Post-Pandemic Outlook for Edtech

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Companies should no longer assume a trained teacher is available to offer assistance. College students are turning to digital tutoring platforms like Chegg and online course providers like Coursera, both of which have performed well over the last few months. That’s a major and permanent change,” he explains. billion in venture capital.

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Acquisition Autopsy: Details—and Questions—Behind MissionU’s $4M Sale to WeWork

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In addition to MissionU’s institutional investors, the company attracted executives and well-known names in the education industry including Chip Paucek (CEO of 2U), Dan Rosenzweig (CEO of Chegg) and Ted Dintersmith, a former investor-turned-education philanthropist. Why sell if there was still that much left in the bank?

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” “The Trump Administration Just Rescinded Obama-Era Guidance on Race-Conscious Admissions Policies. The Business of Job Training. ” Via Education Week : “ Texas educators training to shoot back at school shooters.” It shaped policy. Chegg has acquired the flashcard app StudyBlue for $20.8

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” (Like I’ve said previously, these corporate stories really do belong in “the business of job training” section below.). the nation’s largest virtual charter school management company , as president of academics, policy, and schools. The Business of Job Training. ” Contests and Awards.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Chalkbeat on vouchers in Indiana : “Choice for most: In nation’s largest voucher program, $16 million went to schools with anti-LGBT policies.” The Business of Job Training. ” Via The New York Times : “At Walmart Academy , Training Better Managers. . “Privileged Whites.”

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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There are a variety of reasons for this: language barriers, lack of Internet access, incompatible devices, lack of training. 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. 3D Printing. You're sexist.

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