EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

There have been 361 cybersecurity incidents involving public schools since 2016 according to the K–12 Cybersecurity Resource Center , and with rates increasing year over year , schools need to be more aware of issues with data privacy and enact targeted solutions to keep student data safe. by Eli Zimmerman.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

And in 2022, 36 states enacted policies promoting career training for high schoolers, college students, and adults, according to Advance CTE , a professional organization for state CTE leaders. A firefighter training class at Walker High School in Livingston Parish, Louisiana has students climbing ladders and rolling hoses.

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MindShift

MARCH 24, 2015

Consumer groups like Common Sense Media and companies like Microsoft have spoken positively of the bill. But some student-privacy advocates are saying it doesn’t go far enough in restricting what private companies can do with student data. Transparency. Reputation.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security. Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning. And “free” doesn’t last.

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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.” Reminder: a lot of MOOC news is now job training news, so you’ll find some updates in that section below.

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Hack Education

JUNE 8, 2018

The Business of Job Training. ” The head of the OECD ’s education division, Andreas Schleicher, writes in The Hill about “Educating students for the fourth industrial revolution.” ” Via The Hechinger Report : “How Silicon Valley schools are trying to boost lower-income students into high-tech jobs.”

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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 New America : “Why Does Betsy DeVos think Federal Student Loan Debt has Grown by 1,000 percent?

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