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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Among the bill''s provisions is the return of control to the states over devising their own systems for how to hold schools accountable for student achievement. The bill will be a massive revisions to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

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The Business of Education Technology

Hack Education

Online education (admittedly, a very generic category): Investments include Udemy ($60,000,000), DigiSchool ($15,700,000), MasterClass ($15,000,000), UNICAF ($12,000,000), OpenClassroom ($6,740,000). According to Edsurge , changes to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act will soon be another “ win for ed-tech vendors.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Not sure why these are the four, but there you go: Udemy , Lynda , Coursera , and Skillshare. ” Via Techcrunch : “ Mystery Science partners with Google to bring eclipse glasse s to elementary school students.” Spoiler alert: it’s about learning how to teach differently.).

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via Education Dive: “Fifth graders from Tennessee ’s Nolan Elementary have created a campaign to convince the Tennessee Department of Education and Gov. That’s how marketing works. “American schools are teaching our kids how to code all wrong,” says Globaloria’s Idit Harel.