Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Do you know that feeling when you are told your questions about student privacy are unfounded by a representative of a company that earns 86% of its total revenue from advertising? The thread on this tweet has the details. “I’m slightly wary of building a Google data profile of a young child,” says @ashleyrcarman @verge [link].

EdTech 170

EdTech Chromebook Laptops iPad 170

Fractus Learning

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Having a job you wanted at your favorite company. Report Card. A sound report card that shows improvement or that you passed the grade. Grateful for hormones that control your heart rate, reproduction, and sleep cycles. Imagine the world without gears; how will an egg beater, clocks, helicopters, or robotics work.

Exercises 112

Exercises Social Media Meeting E-rate 112

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Tagged on: August 27, 2017 DeVos Invested in Company Under Investigation for Misleading Claims | Education Week → When U.S. " Maybe, maybe not.

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EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Tagged on: August 27, 2017 DeVos Invested in Company Under Investigation for Misleading Claims | Education Week → When U.S. " Maybe, maybe not.

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

. “Researchers say removal of an IRS tool for financial aid applicants may have slowed FAFSA submissions, while college aid groups warn that affected students could already be losing out on aid,” Inside Higher Ed reports. Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “How Open E-Credentials Will Transform Higher Education.”

Education 44

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Hack Education

JANUARY 5, 2018

Via Edsurge : “After Net Neutrality , Experts Expect Changes to FCC’s E-Rate.” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. “A TurboTax for student loan applications” according to Techcrunch, the company has raised $15.5 ” Research, “Research,” and Reports. million total.

Education 44

Education Kaplan E-rate Data 44

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

“The Trump Administration Has Revoked A Federal Directive On Campus Rape ,” Buzzfeed reports. Via The Washington Post : “ Student loan companies reach $21.6 Via The New York Times : “ Harvard Endowment Reports ‘Disappointing’ 8.1 (National) Education Politics. Percent Return.”

Education 48

Education Knewton Kaplan Robotics 48

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.” “ Purdue-Kaplan online university one step closer to reality,” the Journal & Courier reports.

Education 45

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Hack Education

JULY 20, 2018

. “The FCC Is Threatening to Gut a Program That Provides Internet Access to Minorities,” Pacific Standard reports. ” At least the e-cigarette company (which targets teens) offers a social-emotional learning curriculum, right? ” Via the AP : “ District of Columbia Mayor Muriel E.

Education 46

Education MOOC Robotics Company 46

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

Still more education news from the UK: “ Sam Gyimah replaces Jo Johnson as universities minister ,” The Times Higher Education reports. Kudos to the Houston Chronicle for the original reporting on this in 2016. Lots of very excited and uncritical reporting on the new charter school on Oracle’s campus.

Education 43

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Hack Education

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 23, 2018

Via the AP : “One of the nation’s largest student loan servicing companies may have driven tens of thousands of borrowers struggling with their debts into higher-cost repayment plans. the nation’s third-largest student loan servicing company.” Private School With Low Vaccination Rates.”

Education 52

Education LMS Robotics E-rate 52

Hack Education

APRIL 6, 2018

” Via The Washington Post : “Education Secretary Betsy DeVos asked whether leakers could be prosecuted , internal report shows.” Via Education Week : “ FCC Chair Moves to Block E-Rate Funds for Companies Deemed ‘Security Risk’ ” (State and Local) Education Politics. million total.

Education 45

Education MOOC E-rate Facebook 45

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Chalkbeat reports that “ Success Academy illegally changes special education services without parent input, complaint claims.” ” “Stop Asking About Completion Rates: Better Questions to Ask About MOOCs in 2019,” says Edsurge. Via Mashable : “The e-waste nightmare lurking in your kid’s toy box.”

Education 58

Education MOOC Social Media E-rate 58

Hack Education

JANUARY 18, 2017

” “Trump team prepares dramatic cuts,” The Hill reports , suggesting the incoming administration’s plans to eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities and to privatize the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Via CNN : “ Rewrite the Constitution ?

Education 40

Education Pearson E-rate MOOC 40

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. ” Clowns. Contests and Awards.

Education 40

Education Coursera Facebook Social Media 40

Hack Education

AUGUST 24, 2018

Via Chalkbeat : “Secret CPS report spotlights big vacancies, lopsided options for students.” Via The Hechinger Report : “For students teetering on the edge financially, micro-grants help them finish college.” ” That would be Chris Cerf. ” CPS is, of course, the Chicago Public Schools.

Education 46

Education MOOC Kaplan Robotics 46

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 28, 2019

The great irony is that the multimillion-dollar cable was planted in the Arctic by an Anchorage-based telecommunications company thanks, in large part, to global warming. Mareesa Nicosia for The Hechinger Report. Mareesa Nicosia for The Hechinger Report. Phase one was completed in 2017 and cost a reported $250 million.

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Broadband Report Accessibility Video 82

Hack Education

JULY 27, 2018

“ Conservative High Schoolers Want to ‘Own the Libs’,” The Atlantic’s Adam Harris reports from the Turning Point USA ’s conference. ” (Juul is an e-cigarette that markets its product to teens and peddles social emotional learning content.). ” Coleman University will close, IHE reports.

Education 43

Education MOOC E-rate Coursera 43

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

.” In other Department of Education bureaucratic nightmares, “Dozens of Colleges’ Upward Bound Applications Are Denied for Failing to Dot Every I,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reports. “5 Reasons Why e-textbooks in Egypt Would Be Inequitable” by Maha Bali. ” Immigration and Education.

Education 47

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The Horizon Report. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. But as the ed-tech sector is never willing to let a bad idea die, the report will live on. Without revenue the company will go away.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

.” Via Politico : “Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has increased her financial stake in a ‘neurofeedback’ company that says its technology treats attention deficit disorder and the symptoms of autism. Bloomberg reports that “ Trump Administration Tapping Tech CEOs for STEM Policy Approach.”

Education 43

Education MOOC Company Report 43

Hack Education

MARCH 16, 2018

The Department of Education’s Chief Privacy Officer Kathleen Styles has been “reassigned,” Education Week reports. ” The Wall Street Journal reports that the Trump Administration might limit the number of visas available to Chinese students. opens door for student loan companies to ignore state authority.”

Education 46

Education MOOC Company Report 46

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

” An op-ed in The Hechinger Report : “ Betsy DeVos ’ slippery slope of religion , ethnicity and race.” Via The Verge : “ Juul has 60 days to prove it can keep its e-cigs away from kids, FDA warns.” ” Via The Hechinger Report : “A new challenge for colleges: opioid-addicted students.”

Education 54

Education MOOC Blackboard E-rate 54

Hack Education

APRIL 27, 2018

Via Chalkbeat : “Robotics is bringing Betsy DeVos to Detroit for the first time as education secretary.” 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.”

Education 44

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Hack Education

MARCH 24, 2017

“Former Lobbyist With For-Profit Colleges Quits Education Department ,” ProPublica reports. Via PR Watch : “ Betsy DeVos Ethics Report Reveals Ties to Student Debt Collection Firm.” officials approve new rating system.” Education Politics. Racism, Immigration, and Education.

Education 52

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 52

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

An incredible piece of reporting by The Guardian on corporate lobbying and influence in Wisconsin politics following Scott Walker ’s anti-union efforts in the state. The fallout from ITT’s closure continues: “Some community colleges not transferring all ITT Tech credits,” KPCC reports. Education Politics.

Education 40

Education Report MOOC E-rate 40

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

” Via US News & World Report : “Bathroom Wars.” Via The Hechinger Report : “ DeVos praises virtual schools , but new research points to problems.” Via Campus Technology : “ AP Exam Pass Rates Rise Even as Participation Doubles.” The transcript.). ” The city: New Orleans.

Education 46

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Hack Education

JUNE 2, 2017

. “A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled in favor of a transgender student ’s challenge to a Wisconsin school district’s policy limiting his restroom usage – a big win for those seeking to advance transgender rights in the courts,” Buzzfeed reports. Via Edsurge : “ BrightBytes Tried to Buy Hapara.

Education 48

Education MOOC Report Company 48

Hack Education

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Senate ’s education committee on a party-line vote Wednesday advanced the nomination of Carlos Muñiz for general counsel at the Department of Education ,” Inside Higher Ed reports. ” Via The Hechinger Report : “ India tries coding camps, craft centers and all-girls schools to fight illiteracy.”

Education 48

Education Coursera MOOC Report 48

Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

” The Hechinger Report asks , “What can Betsy DeVos really do?” Via The Chicago Tribune : “ Chance the Rapper writes $1 million check to CPS as a ‘call to action’ ” “The History of the Future of E-rate ” by me. ” Saved you a click.). That’s UC Berkeley.

Education 46

Education Robotics E-rate Social Media 46

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Did you share this Raw Story story – “Education officials expect ‘ineffective’ Betsy DeVos to step down as her agenda collapses: report” – or this Salon story – “Expert: Expect DeVos to resign from Trump administration”? ” asks The Hechinger Report. ” asks Edsurge.

Education 45

Education Facebook Company Report 45

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2017

.” Elsewhere in Trumplandia: “ Columbia University has declined to comment on recent reports that Monica Crowley , an appointee of President-elect Donald J. dissertation at the university,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reports. More on the report via Edsurge. ” They’re suing the company.

MOOC 40

MOOC Education Robotics Report 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Not Net Neutrality, but another potential FCC move – ending the E-Rate program. “Four Democratic attorneys general filed separate lawsuits Thursday seeking to compel Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to grant debt relief to students defrauded by for-profit colleges ,” Inside Higher Ed reports.

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Kaplan Education Robotics E-rate 50

Hack Education

JUNE 8, 2018

Via E&E News : “ Cabinet heads told to praise Paris exit. ” Elsewhere in North Carolina , Dana Goldstein reports for The NYT on “What Budget Cuts Mean for Third Graders in a Rural School.” ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ‘No exceptions’ ” Good job, Betsy.

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Khan Academy Education Facebook E-rate 45

Hack Education

JULY 21, 2017

But as Education Week reports , “States Bristle as DeVos Ed. ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “More than 50 groups have signed a letter demanding that Candice E. Via The Washington Post : “ Iran sentences Princeton graduate student to 10 years for espionage, report says.” for-profits?

Education 46

Education LMS Robotics E-rate 46

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

Via Education Week : “ DeVos-Backed Company Makes Questionable Claims on Autism , ADHD.” ” “Betsy DeVos Won’t Shed Stake in Biofeedback Company , Filings Show,” The New York Times reports. ” Via Real Clear Education : “Connecting Schools to the Future: Rethinking E-Rate.”

Education 40

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40