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How Much Longer Will Schools Have to Scrape Together Technology Funding?

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That schools rely on the mega-rich to fund their digital learning at all—and that those funds could dry up at any time—illustrates some of the fundamental problems with K-12 technology spending: It is inconsistent, pieced together haphazardly, and as a result impacts student technology access in disproportionate ways.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via EdWeek’s Market Brief : “ Texas , a Prized K–12 Market , Approves Wave of Instructional Materials.” ” Via Buzzfeed : “Lawsuits Say Harvard’s Anti-Sexism Policy Discriminates Against Women.” Google has acquired lesson-provider Workbench.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” The group in question: the Council for National Policy. Via WaPo : “The FCC talks the talk on the digital divide – and then walks in the other direction.” Citing Border Policies , Safety.” Via the AP : “How Google Chromebooks conquered schools.” Grace Hopper.”