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Looking to Grow in China? 3 Lessons for U.S. Edtech Companies

Edsurge

tech firms, including edtech players. China-based edtech companies raked in more than $1 billion in investment in 2015, or 37 percent of global funding for the year. Asia has the world’s highest regional growth rate for e-learning, and an e-learning market projected to be worth $12.1 billion by 2018. The hurdles?

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9 Great Nonprofits to Support School Leaders

Tom Murray

As school leaders, AASA supports their members in setting the pace for academic achievement as they work to shape policy, oversee implementation, and represent school districts throughout the nation and worldwide. Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL). Connect: [link] , @IELconnects.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

And certainly the expectation of many ed-tech products (and increasingly school policy) is that parents will do just this — participate in the incessant monitoring of student data. To Save Students Money, Colleges May Force a Switch to E-Textbooks,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reported in 2010. 3D Printing.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

There are more stories about some of DeVos’s other policies in the for-profit higher ed section below. ” “Free College” The Chronicle of Higher Education asks “5 Key Questions About NYU ’s Tuition-Free Policy for Medical School.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”).

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

.” There’s more about Betsy DeVos and her policies in the courts section and in the financial aid section below. Via The Verge : “ Juul has 60 days to prove it can keep its e-cigs away from kids, FDA warns.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” She’s 9.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Senate to serve as Assistant Secretary for Career, Technical and Adult Education and Assistant Secretary for Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development , respectively.” ” At least the e-cigarette company (which targets teens) offers a social-emotional learning curriculum, right? in 2016 on a student visa.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” More on the policy change via IHE. ” Via The New York Times : “ New Mexico Outlaws School ‘Lunch Shaming’ ” Via Buzzfeed : “ California Shows The Rest Of The Country How To Boost Kindergarten Vaccination Rates.” “Is Your Edtech Product a Refrigerator or Washing Machine?”