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Utah Makes Dramatic Progress Implementing Next Generation Learning

ExcelinEd

Utah’s steady journey toward next generation learning took another step forward last month. The state announced the recipients of the Competency-Based Education Planning Grant program. This commitment has opened the door for these local education agencies (LEAs) to pursue new student-centered approaches to learning.

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How AR and VR Prepare Students for Jobs of the Future (and Save Districts Money)

Edsurge

That’s one of the many reasons the Director of Career and Technical Education (CTE) for Florida’s St. Lucie’s are increasingly viewed as a pathway to provide students with the hands-on skills industry and businesses say they need in new employees. Ask anyone who cares about education and has a passion for technology.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. Oh yes, I’m sure you can come up with some rousing successes and some triumphant moments that made you thrilled about the 2010s and that give you hope for “the future of education.”

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Will “school choice on steroids” get a boost under a Trump administration?

The Hechinger Report

Secretary of Education, is giving parents freedom of choice, either to choose charter schools or to use vouchers to buy an education at any school they like, public or private. And, not unlike what often happens with charter schools and vouchers, the Course Access policies can set up a competition for limited education dollars.