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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via EdScoop : “ Google adds new terms to comply with Connecticut student data privacy laws.” million in seed funding from Propel Capital and Kapor Capital for its teacher-hiring software. Chegg has acquired WriteLab for $15 million. ” Via The New York Times : “ L.G.B.T. ” Testing.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. The End of Library" Stories (and the Software that Seems to Support That). It works well too for teachers wanting to bypass the procurement bureaucracy. And “free” doesn’t last.

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