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The Post-Pandemic Outlook for Edtech

Edsurge

Not all established edtech products are compliant with policies that protect students with disabilities, which is causing schools extra grief during the pandemic, Krull says: “For newer edtech companies trying to get into districts, that would be a good thing to have high on their list. billion in venture capital.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Chalkbeat on vouchers in Indiana : “Choice for most: In nation’s largest voucher program, $16 million went to schools with anti-LGBT policies.” The Wall Street Journal predicts “The End of Typing: The Next Billion Mobile Users Will Rely on Video and Voice.” . “Privileged Whites.”

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Students, celebrities connect for tutoring

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Students will have the chance to connect directly with celebrities in one-on-one tutoring sessions through Chegg Tutors: VIP Edition. All tutoring sessions will take place this fall through Chegg’s online tutoring platform, Chegg Tutors. All applications for Chegg Tutors: VIP Edition are due by October 23rd.

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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” “The Trump Administration Just Rescinded Obama-Era Guidance on Race-Conscious Admissions Policies. A video went viral; Pruitt has since resigned. It shaped policy. Chegg has acquired the flashcard app StudyBlue for $20.8 ” asks The Chronicle of Higher Education in turn. “Groupthink” even.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

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. He didn’t invent the idea of video-taping instruction to watch at home and doing “homework” in the classroom instead; but history don’t matter in Silicon Valley.

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