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The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

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And we learned a little too about other CZI efforts based on the odd press release and media coverage: money to the College Board ; money to Chiefs for Change ; investments in Brightwheel , Sawyer , Andela , and Panorama Education. Wonder Workshop (robotics) – $41 million. Robotics , with ~ $99 million in funding.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Wait, so Purdue is gonna run Kaplan and a nuclear lab? ” Former Kaplan exec Justin Serrano has been hired as the president of Schoology. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” Via Pew : “ Teens , Social Media , & Technology 2018.” The Business of Job Training. ” LOL.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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The Atlantic on Logan Paul : “The Social-Media Star and the Suicide.” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Edsurge reports that Weld North Education will still be run by former Kaplan exec Jonathan Grayer. ” Via The Guardian : “ Neurotechnology , Elon Musk and the goal of human enhancement.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Kaplan Will Offer Free Online PSAT Prep.” ” “Students, Directory Information , and Social Media – Part 2” by Bill Fitzgerald. Via WaPo : “Study: Robot baby dolls don’t curb teen pregnancies. Robots probably won’t take your jobs.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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More on last week’s Purdue and Kaplan deal: “ Purdue ’s deal for Kaplan U trades a long-term business relationship for low up-front costs while raising worries – especially among faculty groups – about blurred lines between public and private higher ed,” Inside Higher Ed reports. .”

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” There are more stories about Purdue University Global, formerly the for-profit Kaplan University, in the “labor and management” section below. ” There are more stories about Purdue University Global, formerly the for-profit Kaplan University, in the “labor and management” section below.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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Of course, teachers have utilized social media sites for years to launch various side-hustles — speaking gigs and “ brand ambassadorships ”, for example — as well as to facilitate their main hustle — you know, teaching. The incident, she added, had also made her aware that “Pearson is monitoring all social media during PARCC testing.”

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