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Via Education Week : “ E-Rate , Other Universal-Service Funds to Be Transferred to U.S. Larry Cuban on personalized learning : part 1 and part 2. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Khan Academy, for example, had $27.9 .” Via Education Week : “ ESSA Point Man Jason Botel to Leave Education Dept.

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” At least the e-cigarette company (which targets teens) offers a social-emotional learning curriculum, right? ” Via the AP : “ District of Columbia Mayor Muriel E. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. “ Robots in the classroom ? ” (State and Local) Education Politics. .”

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The department’s proposed language would require a student borrower to demonstrate clear and convincing evidence that their college intended to deceive them or had a reckless disregard for the truth in making claims about job-placement rates, credit transferability and other outcomes.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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” Here, via Edsurge , is a great example of how, instead of investing in public infrastructure, schools wield ed-tech to outsource and privatize key resources for students and communities. Via The New York Times : “ Texas Students Will Now Learn That Slavery Was ‘Central’ to the Civil War.”

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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That being said, if you’re using a piece of technology that’s free, it’s likely that your personal data is being sold to advertisers or at the very least hoarded as a potential asset (and used, for example, to develop some sort of feature or algorithm). Certainly “free” works well for cash-strapped schools.

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“ social and emotional learning.”) ”) The CEO of Schoolrunner writes in Education Week’s Market Brief , for example, that “ Science of Character Development Initiative to Help Students Achieve Goals.” How Expeditionary Deeper Learning Engages Students Through Inquiry, Discovery & Creativity.”

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Via Techcrunch : “ Nickelodeon gets into e-books with new reading app for kids, Nick Jr. Education Week has a Q&A with Stanford professor Larry Cuban on personalized learning and progressive education. Robots and Other (Ed-Tech) Science Fiction. ” Not Tressie McMillan Cottom, for example.

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