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Savvas Learning Company Acquires Outlier.org 

eSchool News

In addition to providing students a path toward their college degree, the Outlier offerings also give those looking for valuable career and workforce training the opportunity to earn credit-bearing professional certificates from leading technology companies like Google, Meta, and Salesforce. To learn more, visit Savvas Learning Company.

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Universities Turn To More Public-Private Partnerships To Meet Student Needs

Edsurge

“I think, fundamentally, colleges are just faced with new challenges to serve today's students,” says Shalin Jyotishi, a senior policy analyst for the think tank New America. To meet this demand, public universities are showing an increased interest in public-private partnership agreements that bring profit motives into the public sector.

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Educators Have Some Pointed Advice For Tech Companies Building the Metaverse

Edsurge

This week the Brookings Institution released a policy brief titled “ A Whole New World: Education Meets the Metaverse. ” It offers advice to tech companies that are jumping into the metaverse, with principles from learning science for how to shape the development of their products and services.

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Fearing fires, colleges are starting to clamp down on campus e-bikes

The Hechinger Report

Fearing that the same kind of fire could occur in a campus residence hall, Fitzer crafted a policy to ban the bikes not only from buildings on Fordham’s Bronx campus but even from the university grounds — an option made possible by gates walling off its perimeter. A plug may not meet the rating needed for the battery to charge.

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Successful Distance Learning for Young Kids

The CoolCatTeacher

From successful online meetings to screentime and essential things to include, Nancy encourages us to do what seems impossible. Nancy Frey with Doug Fisher – Bio as Submitted We are professors at San Diego State University in Educational Leadership and focus on policies and practices in literacy and school leadership.

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What Every Edtech Company Needs to Know About Schools and Data Privacy

Edsurge

New federal and state laws —and a greater focus on the issue by districts—are giving edtech companies a lot to consider. With that in mind: Be prepared to share a company policy on PII retention and destruction, and have one ready. The data privacy landscape looks a lot different than it did even a few years ago.

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How to Build a High-Functioning Remote Team for Your Edtech Company

Edsurge

Employees report higher productivity , greater efficiency and less stress , while companies can benefit from lower real estate costs and an expanded talent pool. My former company, Big Universe ( now acquired ) was a fully-virtual operation. We were small, but often credited for operating like a nimble, large company.

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