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“ Is Homework Compatible With Personalized Learning? “ No State Will Measure Social-Emotional Learning Under ESSA. ” Via Inside Higher Ed : “Publisher Elsevier has announced the launch of ScienceDirect Topics, an information platform that has been compared to Wikipedia.” ” asks Edsurge.

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Not ed-tech per se (unless you recognize that “personalized learning” is greyballing), but according to The New York Times , “ Uber Faces Federal Inquiry Over Use of Greyball Tool to Evade Authorities.” ” Via Infodocket : “ Louisiana State University is Suing Elsevier For Breach of Contract.”

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” “ Elsevier Wants $15 Million Piracy Damages From Sci-Hub and Libgen ,” says TorrentFreak. ” asks The New York Times Magazine. He’s referring to “ personalized learning ,” but might as well be any buzzword when you frame the headline that way, bud.). ”).

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” Via Bitcoin Magazine : “Pilot Project Verifies Academic Credentials on the Bitcoin Blockchain.” Elsevier on “The Augmented Researcher: What Does 2018 Hold for AI in Publishing ?” Accreditations and Certifications and Competencies. And Bill Cosby ’s, Too.” ” Phew!

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” “Schools, Libraries Miss Out on Millions in E-Rate Funds,” according to EdTech Magazine – some $245 million for the 2014 fiscal year. Via San Francisco Magazine : “A Kindergarten Teacher May Be Evicted from Her Mission Apartment. Elsevier has acquired Hivebench. Upgrades and Downgrades.

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Via The New York Times : “On Campus, Trump Fans Say They Need ‘ Safe Spaces ’ ” Via New York Magazine : “Alt-Right Troll Milo Yiannopoulos Uses Campus Visit to Openly Mock a Transgender Student.” Campus Technology reports that “ Elsevier Debuts Metrics Tracking Journal Performance.”