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The massive experiment in New Orleans schools that few have noticed

The Hechinger Report

Related: Rethinking grade levels and school design for personalized learning. Students at ReNEW Schaumburg charter school in New Orleans write down their goals for Summit, a personalized learning platform designed with the help of Facebook engineers. Photo: Sharon Lurye/The Hechinger Report. Test scores were an issue as well.

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The messy reality of personalized learning

The Hechinger Report

In tiny Foster, Rhode Island, teachers at Captain Isaac Paine Elementary School use high-tech methods to teach a largely rural, off-the-grid population. Down Route 6, not far from the Shady Acres Restaurant and Dairy, is Captain Isaac Paine Elementary School. Tammy Kim, for The Hechinger Report. PROVIDENCE, R.I.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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“Free College” Via Edsurge : “For Free Community College , Online Learning Isn’t Always Part of the Recipe for Success.” Via Techcrunch : “ Facebook launches Youth Portal to educate teens on the platform, how their data is being used.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

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” Via The New York Times : “ Kremlin Cash Behind Billionaire’s Twitter and Facebook Investments.” ” Via The Guardian : “ Russia funded Facebook and Twitter investments through Kushner associate.” ” “Whatever happened to the promise of online learning ?”

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The folks at Getting Smart promote CS and SEL resources on Facebook for Education. Why would one ever suspect that Facebook is simply a terrible idea for schools or for democratic institutions?! More PR from Techcrunch : “ Nintendo is bringing Labo kits to elementary schools.” And sure, why not.

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million in charges from a Minnesota company over a software system that repeatedly failed during mandatory statewide elementary school testing.” ” Via Edsurge : “ Online Learning Consortium Releases New Scorecards to Evaluate Digital Classes.” college testing scam , to be deported.”