Hack Education

AUGUST 11, 2017

Via Education Week : “ E-Rate , Other Universal-Service Funds to Be Transferred to U.S. Not really ed-tech-related, except for all those companies saying they’re “Uber for education.” The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative ’s CTO, Brian Pinkerton , is leaving the company. The company has $8.3

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AUGUST 10, 2018

Via Edsurge : “Why the FCC ’s E-rate Makes Funding High-Speed Internet a Slow Crawl.” “The Saga of Ohio ’s Embattled E-School Is Coming to an End,” writes Education Week’s Ben Herold. Via The Atlantic : “ School-Security Companies Are Thriving in the Era of Mass Shootings.”

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E-rate Education Robotics Elsevier 44

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

.” “Stop Asking About Completion Rates: Better Questions to Ask About MOOCs in 2019,” says Edsurge. Sometimes it’s fun to look back at old stories that the tech press dutifully pumped out about this company. Via Mashable : “The e-waste nightmare lurking in your kid’s toy box.”

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Via Masslive.com : “ Massachusetts state government announced a new partnership with an online education company on Thursday to help public employees and the state’s public universities take advantage of online classes.” ” The company in question: edX. Contests and Awards. Upgrades and Downgrades.

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Hack Education

APRIL 27, 2018

For your “yes, Microsoft is still horrible files,” this from The Washington Post : “ E-waste recycler Eric Lundgren loses appeal on computer restore disks, must serve 15-month prison term.” Via The Wall Street Journal : “Some Colleges Try to Burnish Student-Loan Default Rates.” ”). .

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Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

“ Apollo Education Group , the parent company of the University of Phoenix and Western International University , announced Thursday that it would eliminate the use of mandatory arbitration clauses in students’ enrollment agreements,” Inside Higher Ed reports. Elsevier has acquired SSRN , an online open access repository.

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Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

” “Schools, Libraries Miss Out on Millions in E-Rate Funds,” according to EdTech Magazine – some $245 million for the 2014 fiscal year. An in-depth look at for profit companies selling their education products and services in Africa. “Is Estonia the new Finland ? .” “Can U.S.

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