Hack Education

DECEMBER 1, 2016

“Anti- Common Core Groups Unhappy About Trump Ed Secretary Pick Betsy DeVos ,” says the Sunshine State News. ” Via The Guardian : “ Libraries promise to destroy user data to avoid threat of government surveillance.” ” One of the libraries in question: The New York Public Library.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

In 2012, Pearson, Cengage Learning, and Macmillan Higher Education sued Boundless Learning, claiming that the open education textbook startup had “stolen the creative expression of their authors and editors, violating their intellectual-property rights.” The End of Library" Stories (and the Software that Seems to Support That).

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Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

Testing, Testing… Via EdWeek’s Market Brief : “British Officials, Pearson Probe Effort to Leak Test Content.” ” Via Chalkbeat : “They rejected multi-state Common Core exams. Hey, we could ask Pearson how much money it made off of those taking the GED last year to find out.).

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Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

” Via PBS Newshour : “GOP reinstates usage of ‘ illegal alien ’ in Library of Congress ’ records.” “ Pearson gets emergency test scoring contract from Tennessee ,” Chalkbeat reports. Pearson hearts coding bootcamps. No word on tuition. million total.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Testing, Testing… Via Education Week : “After seven years of tumult and transition fueled by the common core, state testing is settling down, with most states rejecting the federally funded PARCC and Smarter Balanced assessments, and nearly one-quarter embracing the SAT or the ACT as their official high school test.”

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Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

Testing, Testing… “ Common Core testing group wages aggressive campaign against critics on social media,” according to The Washington Post’s Valerie Strauss. ” (That giant: Pearson , of course.). “ Gates Foundation CEO Admits Underestimating Common-Core Challenges.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

” The University of Wisconsin at Madison plans to close 22 libraries and create six “hubs” in their stead, says The Wisconsin State Journal. Pearson has added Snap chairman Michael Lynton to its board of directors. Performance on PISA Decline Because of Common Core? Go, School Sports Team! ”).

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Pearson , after spending hundreds of millions of dollars on learning management systems , is leaving the market as the company seeks to restructure itself and boost its profits.” ” “‘ Oakland School Finder ’ Platform Stirs Public District vs. Charter Debates,” says Edsurge.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

The Common Core. Hayden is the first new librarian of Congress since 1987,” The New York Times observed at her swearing in in September, “and brings with her another generation’s ideas about accessibility, technology and the role that libraries play in society.” Political correctness. Foreign students.

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