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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. ” “ University of California System is playing hardball with Elsevier in negotiations that could transform the way it pays to read and publish research,” says Inside Higher Ed. Now It’s Shutting Down.”

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Related, via Salon : “ Silicon Valley ’s $300M donation to STEM educatio n is not what it seems.” ” Via The Intercept : “Conservative Provocateur James O’Keefe ’s Group Hit With Restraining Order, Blocking Latest Sting.” She’s an investor in a company that targets that group.)

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Hack Education Weekly News

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

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Via Inside Higher Ed : “A bipartisan group of influential U.S. ProPublica looks at the lobbying group the Home School Legal Defense Association : “Small Group Goes to Great Lengths to Block Homeschooling Regulation.” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. More than $14 million was spent on this race.

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Via Chalkbeat : “Robotics is bringing Betsy DeVos to Detroit for the first time as education secretary.” 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.”

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Religious student groups could block people who do not share their faith from becoming members. Via Techcrunch : “ Pearson is adding LittleBits kits to its STEM curriculum.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Elsevier on “The Augmented Researcher: What Does 2018 Hold for AI in Publishing ?”

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Arizona Board of Regents probably violated First Amendment rights of state’s student association when it stopped collecting fees for the group, U.S. The Department of Education announced a new monitor to oversee the Zenith Education Group , which bought Corinthian Colleges ’ campuses.