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The messy reality of personalized learning

The Hechinger Report

Anxiety over the influence of technology in schools, as in our lives, is an old story — but one made painfully acute by the glowing smartphone on which you may be reading this article. Gist: Our goal is to be the first state to fully blend technology into all schools.

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Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” 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.” ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. How a College Dropout Plans to Replace the SAT and ACT.” ” The “guru” is Brendan Kealey , formerly with Pearson. ” asks Campus Technology. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Meanwhile, the state has given initial approval for ECOT to become a “dropout school.” “ Can Technology-augmented Academic Advising Improve College Graduation Rates? Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Via Getting Smart : “Using Robots to Teach Elementary Students About Human Nature.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Via The Economic Times : “Startups in student-lending sector see dropouts, but some score too.” Pearson has added Snap chairman Michael Lynton to its board of directors. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. “ Robots will replace teachers by 2027 ,” Futurism predicts. Go, School Sports Team!

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” “A Conveyor Belt of Dropouts and Debt at For-Profit Colleges ” by Susan Dynarski. Apple , as always, helps us see how criticism-free technology journalism can be. IBM partners with Pearson. OpenEd partners with Pearson. " Inside Higher Ed on its 2016 Survey of Faculty Attitudes on Technology.