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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. As the decade went on, the arguments for surveilling students’ social media have changed several times.

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The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

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The Gates Foundation has backed a variety of education reform initiatives : charter schools, the Common Core State Standards, “small schools,” inBloom, teacher evaluations, and yes, “personalized learning.” Wonder Workshop (robotics) – $41 million. Robotics , with ~ $99 million in funding.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Via KJZZ : “ Arizona Board Of Education Replaces Common Core State Standards.” Jose Ferreira is stepping down as the CEO of Knewton. ” Contests and Conferences. “Could robots be marking your homework ?” ” The Trump Administration. ” From the HR Department.