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MAY 25, 2018

Via Politico : “ DeVos : Schools should decide whether to report undocumented kids.” “The Department of Education on Wednesday announced the process by which borrowers who had made ineligible payments for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program could be reconsidered for the benefit,” Inside Higher Ed reports.

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MAY 18, 2018

Via Forbes : “The Startup President: How France ’s Macron Nearly Built An EdTech Company.” Students in Oregon Were Bullied and Forced to Read Bible, Report Says.” ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

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APRIL 14, 2017

. “Researchers say removal of an IRS tool for financial aid applicants may have slowed FAFSA submissions, while college aid groups warn that affected students could already be losing out on aid,” Inside Higher Ed reports. “Is Your Edtech Product a Refrigerator or Washing Machine?” Upgrades and Downgrades.

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DECEMBER 22, 2017

Via NPR : “Grand Jury Report On Penn State Hazing Finds ‘Indignities And Depravities’ ” The Business (and Politics) of Student Loans. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). A call to rebrand MOOCs , from Edsurge. ” asks The Hechinger Report. Upgrades and Downgrades.

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APRIL 13, 2018

“Publishers Wiley , Cengage , Pearson and McGraw-Hill Education have won a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against a seller of fake textbooks ,” Inside Higher Ed reports. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. The seller: Book Dog Books.

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APRIL 21, 2017

” “ Tech Is Dominating Efforts To Educate Syrian Refugees ,” reports NPR. “ Trump Signs Order That Could Lead to Curbs on Foreign Workers,” The New York Times reports. “ Trump Signs Order That Could Lead to Curbs on Foreign Workers,” The New York Times reports. Immigration and Education.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

“The Trump Administration Has Revoked A Federal Directive On Campus Rape ,” Buzzfeed reports. Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via Edsurge : “Peter Thiel May Finally Get His Flying Cars, Thanks to a New Udacity Nanodegree in 2018.” (National) Education Politics. Percent Return.”

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NOVEMBER 24, 2017

“ Tax bill reflects rift between many Republicans and higher education,” The Washington Post reports. Restores Pell Eligibility to Nearly 300,000 Students,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reports. ” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” The University of Iceland has joined edX.

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JUNE 17, 2016

Government Accountability Office said in a report Wednesday.” ” “Former Lake Michigan College President Jennifer Spielvogel is suing LMC and its Board of Trustees for alleged wrongful termination,” The Herald-Palladium reports. ” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). .”

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JULY 20, 2018

“The FCC Is Threatening to Gut a Program That Provides Internet Access to Minorities,” Pacific Standard reports. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). There’s more MOOC news in the credential section below. ” That’s Westchester Square Academy in the Bronx. Because of course.

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OCTOBER 6, 2017

” “The White House on Monday announced that it would nominate Mitchell “Mick” Zais as deputy secretary of education ,” Inside Higher Ed reports. In the future, you might want to look for most MOOC-related news in the “business of job training” section below. 2 Post at Ed.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

” Via Edsurge : “Golden State GDPR: What the Edtech Industry Should Know About CA ’s New Privacy Rules.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Class Central : “ MOOCs May Still Be Reshaping Higher Education, Just Not In the Way That Was Initially Predicted.”

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JUNE 16, 2018

” (Related: “Theranos investor Tim Draper blames the company’s downfall on an investigative journalist,” Business Insider reports.). ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). More “MOOC” news under the job training section below. ” Testing.

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JANUARY 12, 2018

Still more education news from the UK: “ Sam Gyimah replaces Jo Johnson as universities minister ,” The Times Higher Education reports. Kudos to the Houston Chronicle for the original reporting on this in 2016. Lots of very excited and uncritical reporting on the new charter school on Oracle’s campus.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Here are some reports from her travels: Via Chalkbeat : “What is Betsy DeVos ’s ‘rethink school’ initiative all about? ” Via the AP : “School at Cook County Jail reported phony attendance numbers.” ” “ Birmingham-Southern Cuts Tuition in Half,” Inside Higher Ed reports.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Chalkbeat reports that “ Success Academy illegally changes special education services without parent input, complaint claims.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” “Stop Asking About Completion Rates: Better Questions to Ask About MOOCs in 2019,” says Edsurge. .”

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JUNE 23, 2017

Via The LA School Report : “ LAUSD approves $7.5 ” “ Louisiana Becomes First State to Ban the Box,” Inside Higher Ed reports. ” “Students’ Rising Expectations Pose Challenge to Online Programs ,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reports. State and Local) Education Politics.

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MAY 5, 2017

” Via The LA Times : “Trump is ending Michelle Obama’s ‘ Let Girls Learn ’ initiative, CNN reports.” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Brown University joins edX. “ Y Combinator MOOC for Tech Startups Attracts Thousands of Views,” says Campus Technology.

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DECEMBER 1, 2016

” asks The Hechinger Report , with the hellish-scenario game we get to play for the next four years. ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “In a report released on Wednesday, the U.S. Via The Center for Investigative Reporting : “ McCain assails Pentagon for being too harsh on for-profit college.”

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Via Edsurge : “How Proposed Title I Changes Impact School Funding and Edtech Vendors” – “ A Win for Edtech Vendors.” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Something something Brexit something something MOOCs will save British higher ed. ” Clowns.

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AUGUST 4, 2018

billion over 10 years, according to an Education Department cost analysis, Politico reported this week.” ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Via Edsurge : “Behind Closed Doors: Edtech Entrepreneurs’ Biggest Challenges in 2018.” ” JFC. .”

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AUGUST 24, 2018

Via Chalkbeat : “Secret CPS report spotlights big vacancies, lopsided options for students.” Via The Hechinger Report : “For students teetering on the edge financially, micro-grants help them finish college.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Gotta keep hyping that MOOC thing.

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MAY 4, 2018

Via Chalkbeat : “ Betsy DeVos ’s first Detroit visit featured Girl Scouts, robots, and talk of beluga whales.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). So much MOOC news! (Or “ MOOCs Are Global. Steve Kolowich is such a great reporter. ” asks Edsurge. ”).

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JULY 28, 2017

DeVos reported a new investment of between $250,001 and $500,000 in the Michigan-based Neurocore , according to a financial disclosure form that was certified by government ethics officials on Wednesday.” Bloomberg reports that “ Trump Administration Tapping Tech CEOs for STEM Policy Approach.” ” $100,000.

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JULY 1, 2016

.” “ Kansas lawmakers, trying to head off a court shutdown of the state’s public schools, have increased aid to poor districts by $38 million,” NPR reports. ” (Related, via the US News & World Report : “Women Losing Out on Career and Technical Education.”). Presidential Campaign Politics.

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JANUARY 19, 2018

From Liberia , “Government to crackdown on unlicensed schools,” New Vision reports. ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). There’s more MOOC news in the job training section below. .” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Classrooms.” ” Empathy?!

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MARCH 16, 2018

The Department of Education’s Chief Privacy Officer Kathleen Styles has been “reassigned,” Education Week reports. ” The Wall Street Journal reports that the Trump Administration might limit the number of visas available to Chinese students. ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”).

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

” An op-ed in The Hechinger Report : “ Betsy DeVos ’ slippery slope of religion , ethnicity and race.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Class Central : “ Monetizing A MOOC Platform.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

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APRIL 27, 2018

Via Chalkbeat : “Robotics is bringing Betsy DeVos to Detroit for the first time as education secretary.” ” “ Richard Spencer , the white nationalist, has dropped his lawsuit against the University of Cincinnati,” Inside Higher Ed reports. Edtech Companies?” National) Education Politics.

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APRIL 28, 2017

.” In other Department of Education bureaucratic nightmares, “Dozens of Colleges’ Upward Bound Applications Are Denied for Failing to Dot Every I,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reports. Testing, Testing… “Nation’s Report Card Finds Mixed Grades For U.S. ” Immigration and Education.

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MAY 19, 2017

Via The Washington Post : “ Betsy DeVos was asked to address education reporters at their annual convention. ” Via The Washington Post : “Secret report shows ‘special’ treatment for public officials in D.C. “​ Intel Hits Pause on Edtech Accelerator,” says Edsurge. She said no.”

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DECEMBER 30, 2019

The Horizon Report. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. But as the ed-tech sector is never willing to let a bad idea die, the report will live on. The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade.

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MARCH 24, 2017

“Former Lobbyist With For-Profit Colleges Quits Education Department ,” ProPublica reports. Via PR Watch : “ Betsy DeVos Ethics Report Reveals Ties to Student Debt Collection Firm.” It’s just getting started,” says The Hechinger Report’s Jon Marcus. Education Politics.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2018

It’s a bit tricky to do some weeks – because some weeks I’m traveling and some weeks a major event happens in the middle of the week making some of the “before” reporting seem a little odd. Casey Parks is such a great journalist and I am thrilled she is working for The Hechinger Report. But will he listen?”

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NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Meanwhile, as The New York Times reports : “ Facebook , Under Fire in Russia Inquiry, Posts 79% Rise in Profit.” Via the CFPB press office : “ CFPB Report Finds Consumer Complaints Spurred Actions That Brought More Than $750 Million in Relief for Student Loan Borrowers.” Who’d have guessed?!

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FEBRUARY 24, 2017

” Via US News & World Report : “Bathroom Wars.” Via The Hechinger Report : “ DeVos praises virtual schools , but new research points to problems.” Acumen “senior innovation associate” writes about +Acumen in Edsurge : “The Flip Side of Abysmal MOOC Completion Rates ?

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JULY 14, 2017

Via Broadly : “ Betsy DeVos to Meet with Men’s Rights Groups , Reports Say.” On the US House of Representatives’ proposed budget : “$2 Billion for Teacher Training, Salaries Eliminated in House Budget Plan,” Education Week reports. ” (State and Local) Education Politics.

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