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Education Arm of The Buck Institute – PBLWorks – Receives a $2.9 Million Grant from the Bezos Family Foundation

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The new PBL units are being designed for teachers of grades 4-12 and will be available free as Open Educational Resources (OER). . In addition to the work being done through the Bezos Family Foundation grant, BIE is also partnering with the Kentucky Department of Education to design culturally-responsive K-12 science/STEM units.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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“ OpenStax , Knewton introduce adaptive learning into OER.” The company, which provides public radio and related instructional materials to classrooms, has raised $1.55 ” Via The Atlantic : “The Complex Data on Girls in STEM.” Remember what I’ve said: watch the student loan space.).