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JUNE 10, 2014

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Google Classroom Digital Citizenship Conference 54

Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

.” 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.” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “How Open E-Credentials Will Transform Higher Education.”

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

they do boost graduation rates.). Via Buzzfeed’s Molly Hensley-Clancy : “These Colleges Have The Worst Student Loan Default Rates In The Country.” ” More on the topic on his website , e-Literate. ” Online credit recovery programs are notoriously terrible (although, hey! ” Via WYFF4.com

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Education E-rate MOOC Report 40

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2018

In early March, they joined a new, rapidly growing Facebook group called Arizona Educators United. In recent years, educators have been blamed by politicians and parents for an array of social problems, from bankrupt municipal pensions to low graduation rates in poor neighborhoods. Photo by E. Photo by E.

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E-rate Facebook Industry Groups 91

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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 : “ Facebook Says Cambridge Analytica Harvested Data of Up to 87 Million Users.” ” “Homework therapist.”

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Education MOOC E-rate Facebook 45

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NOVEMBER 30, 2018

The only other media attending the event would be a national crew from ABC.” ” “Stop Asking About Completion Rates: Better Questions to Ask About MOOCs in 2019,” says Edsurge. The stories out of Facebook just keep getting worse. It could only observe. ” Immigration and Education. Such a small world.

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Education MOOC Social Media E-rate 58

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

In an era before Facebook or Edmodo, the social networking site Ning was, for a time, quite popular with educators. To Save Students Money, Colleges May Force a Switch to E-Textbooks,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reported in 2010. Edsurge told its version of events for the past decade’s worth of ed-tech, and I told mine.

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Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145

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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. ” asks Chester E. Speaking of imperialism, The Guardian covers a report from Global Media which describes Facebook’s Free Basics program as “ digital colonialism.”

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Education MOOC Company Report 43

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FEBRUARY 24, 2017

” That is, she told college students at the event that “faculty, from adjunct professors to deans, tell you what to do, what to say, and more ominously, what to think.” Via Campus Technology : “ AP Exam Pass Rates Rise Even as Participation Doubles.” E-Sports Make A Play For The Big Ten.”

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Education Khan Academy Robotics MOOC 46

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OCTOBER 20, 2017

“ New York City libraries have announced they plan to forgive the late fees of all children aged 17 and under in a one-time amnesty event,” The AP reports. Via CNET : “ Verizon to pay $17M to resolve FCC, Justice E-Rate probes.” ” More on the event via Inside Higher Ed. billion in U.S.

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Education Coursera MOOC Report 48

Hack Education

JUNE 2, 2017

Via The Next Web : “ Facebook is letting Groups create online learning courses – what could possibly go wrong?” The e-book subscription service has raised $21.45 million total. ” Via The Hechinger Report : “Government data single out schools where low-income students fare worst.”

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Education MOOC Report Company 48

Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

Via The Chicago Tribune : “ Chance the Rapper writes $1 million check to CPS as a ‘call to action’ ” “The History of the Future of E-rate ” by me. ” Via the BBC : “ Facebook Reports BBC to Police Over Investigation Into Child Sex Images.” ” asks Graham Attwell.

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Education Robotics E-rate Social Media 46

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JUNE 8, 2018

Via E&E News : “ Cabinet heads told to praise Paris exit. Apple had a big press event this week. Inside Higher Ed on Facebook ’s plans to partner with community colleges to teach digital literacy. Inside Higher Ed on Facebook ’s plans to partner with community colleges to teach digital literacy.

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Khan Academy Education Facebook E-rate 45

Hack Education

DECEMBER 12, 2017

There were some notable updates in the MOOC world this year, I suppose, in addition to Thrun bringing his puppy, strapped to his chest, on stage at one of Techcrunch’s events: Coursera laid off about 13% of its staff, Recode reported in October , that despite raising $64 million at a $800 million valuation in June.

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MOOC Coursera Education Broadband 55

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Board of Education school-segregation decision, Williams saw a post on Facebook shared by an old high-school friend she knew from her days playing trumpet in the Gardendale marching band: The newly empowered Gardendale Board of Education would be meeting in a few hours. Related: The only A-rated, majority-black district in Mississippi.

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Education Report Data E-rate 111

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DECEMBER 2, 2016

“ Facebook Is Not a Technology Company ,” media studies professor Ian Bogost also wrote in August. But it’s also time to recognize that some companies – Alphabet, Amazon, and Facebook among them – aren’t primarily in the computing business anyway. Facebook, like Google, is an advertising company.

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Technology Education Facebook Company 40

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DECEMBER 8, 2016

” Via Inside Higher Ed : “How Sessions Tried to Block Gay University Event.” Testing, Testing… It’s time once again for one of my least favorite events in education journalism: the release of PISA scores. Via The Daily Dot : “University Wi-Fi named racist slur during white nationalist event.”

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