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” Not so sure how folks plan to do their beloved STEM without the S or the E in this future, but hey. A glimpse : “In China ’s Silicon Valley, Edtech Starts at the ‘MOOC Times Building’ ” Via Class Central : “By The Numbers: MOOCs in 2018.” (State and Local) Education Politics.

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Related, via Salon : “ Silicon Valley ’s $300M donation to STEM educatio n is not what it seems.” ” Via EdScoop : “ USC launches edtech research center focused on underrepresented youth.” Via Edsurge : “NYC Keeps Its Edtech Accelerator Revving With New Funders and Markets.”

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“ Ivanka Trump , Apple’s Tim Cook Push STEM, Computer Science Education,” says Education Week. Tutoring company Topica Edtech Group has raised $50 million from Northstar Group. RELX is the former weapons dealer known as Reed Elsevier. State and Local) Education Politics. The company has raised $16.6

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Department of Education Announces STEM , Computer Science Education Grant Opportunities.” Meanwhile on Campus… Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Florida State Cancels Bundled Journal Deal With Elsevier.” Edtech Companies?” Adam Croom on “ Annotating EdTech Terms of Service.”

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” “ Elsevier Wants $15 Million Piracy Damages From Sci-Hub and Libgen ,” says TorrentFreak. “​ Intel Hits Pause on Edtech Accelerator,” says Edsurge. Immigration and Customs Enforcement who was due to speak to a sociology class Tuesday.” ” Education in the Courts. That’s UploadVR.

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Via Techcrunch : “ Pearson is adding LittleBits kits to its STEM curriculum.” Elsevier on “The Augmented Researcher: What Does 2018 Hold for AI in Publishing ?” ” Via Campus Technology : “ Personalized Text Messages Boost STEM Student Persistence in Community College Study.”

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” Via Inside Higher Ed : “Communications Experts Criticize Elsevier - Florida Pilot.” ” Also via The New York Times : “A Mission to Bring STEM Skills, and Robots, to Children in West Africa.” Via Edsurge : “Three Rookie Mistakes That Edtech Entrepreneurs Make.”