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AUGUST 10, 2018

Via Edsurge : “Why the FCC ’s E-rate Makes Funding High-Speed Internet a Slow Crawl.” “The Saga of Ohio ’s Embattled E-School Is Coming to an End,” writes Education Week’s Ben Herold. ” His son-in-law is Jared Kushner , of course. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

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APRIL 6, 2018

Via Education Week : “ FCC Chair Moves to Block E-Rate Funds for Companies Deemed ‘Security Risk’ ” (State and Local) Education Politics. Via the AP : “ Wyoming begins path to computer science courses in schools.” ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” asks Edsurge.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2018

” Via Techcrunch : “ Amazon opens its internal machine learning courses to all for free.” ” “Stop Asking About Completion Rates: Better Questions to Ask About MOOCs in 2019,” says Edsurge. The stories out of Facebook just keep getting worse. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Via The Daily Beast : “ Palmer Luckey : The Facebook Near-Billionaire Secretly Funding Trump’s Meme Machine.” Well, one thing’s for certain: between this and Peter Thiel on its board, Facebook is well-positioned for a Trump presidency. ” “ 2016 E-Rate Trends.” ” But hey.

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JULY 27, 2018

” (Juul is an e-cigarette that markets its product to teens and peddles social emotional learning content.). ” Via Cleveland.com : “National e-school figure to test new approach to online learning here in Ohio.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” My god, that guy. Upgrades and Downgrades.

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DECEMBER 30, 2019

There are, of course, vast inequalities in access to technology — in school and at home and otherwise — and in how these technologies get used. In an era before Facebook or Edmodo, the social networking site Ning was, for a time, quite popular with educators. Um, they do.) Despite a few anecdotes, they’re really not.).

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JULY 28, 2017

Trump’s budget, of course, cuts $9.2 ” The story contains some machinations at the Department of Education in which the White Hous e tried to fire a Jeb Bush-supporting staffer. ” asks Chester E. ” “Facebook is not introducing people to open internet where you can learn, create and build things.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Via The Verge : “ Juul has 60 days to prove it can keep its e-cigs away from kids, FDA warns.” ’” “Many College Courses Are Either Overloaded or Underfilled,” writes Jeffrey Young in Edsurge. ” (Also from Hill : “Timeline of e-Literate Coverage of Blackboard Learn Ultra.”).

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FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Via Campus Technology : “ AP Exam Pass Rates Rise Even as Participation Doubles.” Acumen “senior innovation associate” writes about +Acumen in Edsurge : “The Flip Side of Abysmal MOOC Completion Rates ? E-Sports Make A Play For The Big Ten.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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OCTOBER 20, 2017

Via CNET : “ Verizon to pay $17M to resolve FCC, Justice E-Rate probes.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. “Teachers Are Finding Innovative Ways to Use Robots in Class,” claims Education Week. Facebook has acquired tbh , a 2-month-old app that’s purportedly popular with teens.

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JUNE 2, 2017

Via The Next Web : “ Facebook is letting Groups create online learning courses – what could possibly go wrong?” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. The e-book subscription service has raised $21.45 Via Venture Beat : “The AI Buddy Project is building an assistant to support kids of military families.”

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MARCH 10, 2017

” Trump’s favorite techie is, of course, Peter Thiel. Via The Chicago Tribune : “ Chance the Rapper writes $1 million check to CPS as a ‘call to action’ ” “The History of the Future of E-rate ” by me. ” New Nanodegrees from Udacity : Digital Marketing and Robotics.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2017

” Via The New York Times : “ Kremlin Cash Behind Billionaire’s Twitter and Facebook Investments.” ” Via The Guardian : “ Russia funded Facebook and Twitter investments through Kushner associate.” Facebook breaks democracy and then turns around and sells you the fix. ” asks Edsurge.

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JUNE 8, 2018

Via E&E News : “ Cabinet heads told to praise Paris exit. Via Techcrunch : “ Udacity and Google launch free career courses for interview prep, resume writing and more.” Inside Higher Ed on Facebook ’s plans to partner with community colleges to teach digital literacy. A+ for compliant behavior.

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JULY 21, 2017

” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “More than 50 groups have signed a letter demanding that Candice E. ” Of course none of this – not Africa is a Country’s excellent reporting nor Peg Tyre’s recent story in the NYT – stops Nicholas Kristof from touting Bridge as a “solution.”

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JANUARY 26, 2017

” Via Real Clear Education : “Connecting Schools to the Future: Rethinking E-Rate.” ” Via The Seattle Times : “Shooter sent Facebook message to Breitbart’s Milo Yiannopoulos before gunfire at UW protest, police say.” “Can robotics teach problem solving to students?”

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FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Via NPR : “ Betsy DeVos ’ Graduation Rate Mistake.” DeVos, of course, was a stakeholder in the student loan startup SoFi. ” Via The Consumerist : “New Chairman Orders FCC To Abandon Court Defense Of Rule Limiting Prison Phone Rates.” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Listen.

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DECEMBER 8, 2016

That’s Betsy DeVos , of course, and Social Finance a.k.a. Via Mindwire Consulting’s Phil Hill : “ UT Austin and SMOCs: What these synchronous courses look like and cost.” ” “ Artificial Intelligence Could Help Colleges Better Plan What Courses They Should Offer,” says Edsurge.

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