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Colleges Are Striking Bulk Deals With Textbook Publishers. Critics Say There Are Many Downsides.

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And of course there are other vendors, like Elsevier and Wiley (like Jones Soda and RC) and openly-licensed resources known as OER, or open education resources (which are something like a Sodastream homebrew). Who Owns Student Data? Of course, there are big differences between textbooks and fizzy drinks.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Trump’s education platform promises to “make post-secondary options more affordable and accessible through technology enriched delivery models.” Politico looks at some of the data for-profit universities are disclosing about how they might fare under the “ gainful employment ” rules. Very unfair!

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via NPR : Illinois “Lawmakers Looking At How Public Schools Handle Private Data.” Elsevier has acquired Aries Systems. Data, Surveillance, and Information Security. There’s a data-related court case in the legal section above. an associate of Leonard’s.” ” The Business of Financial Aid.

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