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A Nonprofit Spent Five Years Counting a Million Credentials. What Does It All Add Up To?

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The effort, run by the nonprofit Credential Engine, marked its half-decade this week with a virtual convening to describe its latest research report and a reception in Washington, D.C., Of the four categories of providers, non-academic entities offer the largest count of credentials, according to the report.

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With New Online Marketplace, Community Colleges Hope to Better Compete With For-Profits

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“They want to serve in their own locales, but their markets need to go farther,” says Holly Zanville, a research professor and co-director of the Program on Skills, Credentials, and Workforce Policy at George Washington University who recently published a commissioned report about Unmudl. Now, it just needs students.

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(The Very Last) Hack Education Weekly News

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There’s more local Chalkbeat reporting on the recent charter school strike in Chicago down in the “labor and management” section below. ” “Reaching out” here includes hosting webinars. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” That approach: Reggio Emilia.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Secretary of Education Betsy "DeVos says Trump education budget ‘places power in the hands of parents and families’," Michigan Live reports. ” EdWeek’s Market Brief on “Implications for K–12 Companies in Trump’s Big Proposed Cuts to Ed. ” An Education Dept.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Via The Hechinger Report : “ Betsy DeVos ’s school choice ideas are a reality in Sweden , where student performance has suffered.” ” (I’m including this here because all of these entities – Kushner’s family, the companies he received loans from – have education investments too.). .”

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

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At the time, I wrote about the importance of APIs; the issues surrounding data security and privacy; the appeal of platforms for users and businesses; and the education and tech companies who were well-positioned (or at least wanting) to become education platforms. ” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs.

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Beyond K-12: EdSurge’s Next Move

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Even as technology can help students, there are plenty of instances where it can also lead to dead ends: Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) did not make it possible for anyone on the planet to get the equivalent of a Stanford University degree for free. So far, we’ve engaged in Twitter chats , webinars and in-person convenings.

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