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Study Finds Data Analytics Help Lower Rates of Disciplinary Action in K–12

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To test the impact of data analytics on student behavior management, researchers provided participating schools with Kickboard analytics software , designed to track students’ positive and negative behavior. These are the core principles of the approach: Every child can learn proper behavior.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” “ Kickboard Looking for New CEO,” Edsurge reports. Here’s What We Learned” by Jawwad Siddiqui , founder of SharpScholar. Via Apple : “ Swift Playgrounds App Makes Learning to Code Easy & Fun.” .” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “ Santa J.

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The Business of Education Technology

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Jen Medbery stepped down as CEO of Kickboard. Here are the areas that have seen the most ed-tech investment activity so far this year: Learning to code : Investments include Galvanize ($45,000,000), Codecademy ($30,000,000), Andela ($24,000,000), Wonder Workshop ($20,000,000), Revature ($20,000,000). Why, schools of course.