Remove EdTech Remove Elsevier Remove Policies Remove Robotics
article thumbnail

Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via Chalkbeat : “ DeVos criticizes Bush-Obama policies , saying it’s time to overhaul conventional schooling.” A new project from the Learning Policy Institute and EducationCounsel : “Reimagining College Access: Performance Assessments From K–12 Through Higher Education.” Monstrous, really.

article thumbnail

Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

DeVos is the former chair of the American Federation for Children, which advocates for school choice policies, such as tax credit scholarships and vouchers. ” “ Elsevier Wants $15 Million Piracy Damages From Sci-Hub and Libgen ,” says TorrentFreak. “​ Intel Hits Pause on Edtech Accelerator,” says Edsurge.

Edmodo 45
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” And by “take on,” that means “investigating and suing universities over affirmative action admissions policies deemed to discriminate against white applicants.” ” More on Trump’s proposed immigration policies in the immigration section below. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

article thumbnail

(The Very Last) Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via Inside Higher Ed : “Lawyers and Title IX practitioners have identified potential conflicts between the Trump administration ’s new proposed regulations on the gender discrimination law and state policy.” ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” The Business of Financial Aid. ” Oh.

MOOC 78
article thumbnail

Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via Mic : “ Pretoria Girls High School students are protesting racist hair policy , code of conduct.” Via the EFF : “Stupid Patent of the Month: Elsevier Patents Online Peer Review.” Shawn Graham responds to this patent on peer review by patenting Elsevier. The destruction of CUNY continues.

article thumbnail

Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

34 Percent Of Graduates Received A Diploma Against District Policy.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Elsevier on “The Augmented Researcher: What Does 2018 Hold for AI in Publishing ?” ” Via NPR : “In D.C. , ” Immigration and Education. ” Education in the Courts. .”

article thumbnail

Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

More federal stuff: Inside Higher Ed on restructuring at the US Department of Education : “Proposed reorganization would eliminate office of under secretary, which oversaw higher ed policy for much of the Obama and George W. blog : “ Elsevier Collaborates with Hypothesis to Integrate Open Annotation.”