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The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

Hack Education

” How Philanthropy Shapes “Ed-Tech Trends” It’s hard to overstate how much influence philanthropic organizations have had on education policy, now and throughout US history. Philanthropy today shapes policy. No contemporary billionaire has shaped the policy and the discourse in education quite like Bill Gates.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Inside Higher Ed has a story on Pence’s higher ed policies. Here’s an old article from Chalkbeat on Pence’s K–12 policies. Testing, Testing… “ Nevada officials announced Tuesday that a common-core assessment consortium will credit the state $1.8 “ Are MOOCs Forever ? .”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via Education Week : “New Test Pitched As Alternative to Common Core-Focused High School Exams.” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). “The Future of MOOCs Might Not Be Free ,” suggests Education Week’s Market Brief with an observation that many of us made back in 2012.