Hack Education
DECEMBER 14, 2018
” Not so sure how folks plan to do their beloved STEM without the S or the E in this future, but hey. ” “ University of California System is playing hardball with Elsevier in negotiations that could transform the way it pays to read and publish research,” says Inside Higher Ed. Now It’s Shutting Down.”
Hack Education
OCTOBER 6, 2017
Related, via Salon : “ Silicon Valley ’s $300M donation to STEM educatio n is not what it seems.” Via the AP: “A new federal lawsuit by Pennsylvania ’s attorney general says the nation’s largest student loan company engaged in abusive practices that have cost borrowers billions of dollars.”
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Hack Education
NOVEMBER 30, 2018
“ Ivanka Trump , Apple’s Tim Cook Push STEM, Computer Science Education,” says Education Week. Sometimes it’s fun to look back at old stories that the tech press dutifully pumped out about this company. Tutoring company Topica Edtech Group has raised $50 million from Northstar Group. million total.
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.
Hack Education
APRIL 27, 2018
Department of Education Announces STEM , Computer Science Education Grant Opportunities.” Meanwhile on Campus… Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Florida State Cancels Bundled Journal Deal With Elsevier.” Ah yes, a giant technology company deciding what “good manners” sounds like. ”). .
Hack Education
MAY 19, 2017
Here are the education technology companies that have raised money from ISPs. ” “ Elsevier Wants $15 Million Piracy Damages From Sci-Hub and Libgen ,” says TorrentFreak. I’d totally forgotten that Zynga was still a thing, but apparently the company has enough money to subsidize gaming courses.
Hack Education
FEBRUARY 2, 2018
The “pioneer in the science of learning,” as Inside Higher Ed puts it , will help the technology company with its internal training program. Via Techcrunch : “ Sphero ’s CEO discusses the company’s shift from Star Wars to schools.” ” The company, which has raised some $107.4
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