Hack Education

MAY 19, 2017

DeVos is the former chair of the American Federation for Children, which advocates for school choice policies, such as tax credit scholarships and vouchers. ” “ Elsevier Wants $15 Million Piracy Damages From Sci-Hub and Libgen ,” says TorrentFreak. ” Education in the Courts. ” asks IHE blogger Joshua Kim.

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Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

Via NPR : “ Wyoming School District Stalls On Transgender Student Policy.” ” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Elsevier has acquired SSRN , an online open access repository. From iNACOL: “ Promising State Policies for Personalized Learning.”

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Says He Will Lead Federal Task Force on Higher-Ed Policy,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reports. Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via George Veletsianos : “A large-scale study of Twitter Use in MOOCs.” ” Research finds there’s a " global achievement gap in MOOCs.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

34 Percent Of Graduates Received A Diploma Against District Policy.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). It’s baaaaack: “Return of the MOOC ,” The City Journal tells us. There’s some (sorta) MOOC-related news in the venture funding section below.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

More federal stuff: Inside Higher Ed on restructuring at the US Department of Education : “Proposed reorganization would eliminate office of under secretary, which oversaw higher ed policy for much of the Obama and George W. ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Of course.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2017

” And by “take on,” that means “investigating and suing universities over affirmative action admissions policies deemed to discriminate against white applicants.” ” More on Trump’s proposed immigration policies in the immigration section below. Elsevier has acquired bepress.

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Hack Education

JUNE 3, 2016

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). “The Future of MOOCs Might Not Be Free ,” suggests Education Week’s Market Brief with an observation that many of us made back in 2012. ” Via Inside Higher Ed : “Communications Experts Criticize Elsevier - Florida Pilot.”

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Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Elsevier has acquired Hivebench. .” “ Northwest Evaluation Association To Enter State Assessment Market,” says Education Week. “Is Estonia the new Finland ?” ” asks The Hechinger Report after looking at the country’s rising PISA scores.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2016

Nominee Betsy DeVos ’ Policy Circle?” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” “A judge will allow Ohio ’s education department to review attendance records that could force Ohio’s largest online charter to return millions of its funding,” says the AP. .” million fine.”

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