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Via The Wall Street Journal : “The federal government is pumping $245 million into the creation and expansion of public charter schools across the nation with hopes of helping students in low-income communities.” ” Via the Data Quality Campaign : “ Student Data Privacy Legislation : A Summary of 2016 State Legislation.”

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security. 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.

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” Via Real Clear Education : “Connecting Schools to the Future: Rethinking E-Rate.” Via Education Week : “ Mississippi Attorney General Sues Google Over Student-Data Privacy.” ” Via The New York Times : “ Facebook ’s Virtual Reality Business Gets a New Leader.”