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JULY 20, 2018

” At least the e-cigarette company (which targets teens) offers a social-emotional learning curriculum, right? ” Via the AP : “ District of Columbia Mayor Muriel E. Fines Google $5.1 ” The Google blog post announcing “ Course Kit ,” a tool that will integrate Google Drive with the LMS.

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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 New York Times , a profile on the Indiana charter chain Excel Schools : “A Chance for Dropouts, Young and Old, to Go Back to School.”

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AUGUST 24, 2018

Via CNBC : “ Google , Apple and 13 other companies that no longer require employees to have a college degree.” despite having Arizona ’s third-highest dropout rate.” I hope none of these programs are teaching “data science,” because this is just a silly claim based on bad data.

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JULY 28, 2017

” The story contains some machinations at the Department of Education in which the White Hous e tried to fire a Jeb Bush-supporting staffer. ” Meanwhile in that other big football state, Nebraska , the World Herald reports that “Sherwood Foundation buys data-tracking helmets for every OPS high school football player.”

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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.” Discovering the Most Tenacious Learners.”

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MARCH 10, 2017

As if applying for financial aid wasn’t difficult enough already, it appears that the IRS Data Retrieval Tool, which pulls tax information into the FAFSA app, “ will be unavailable for several weeks.” Following up on ProPublica reporting , “ Florida to Examine Whether Alternative Charter Schools Underreport Dropouts.”

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DECEMBER 15, 2017

Not Net Neutrality, but another potential FCC move – ending the E-Rate program. Department of Education this week released new federal loan data showing that 4.6 ” Via The Economic Times : “Startups in student-lending sector see dropouts, but some score too.” ” The Business of Student Loans.

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