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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

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Think the private school startup Bridge International Academies that operates in Africa, for example, which Peg Tyre documented so devastatingly in The New York Times Magazine this summer.). ” (Amazon Inspire is the company’s OER platform.)

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A true gift from SHEG: DIY digital literacy assessments and tools for historical thinking

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SHEG currently offers three impressive curricula that may be put to immediate use in secondary classrooms and libraries. Did you ever wonder how your own students might perform on those dozens of tasks? You can now find out.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” IPEDS is the government’s database tracking post-secondary education statistics, including enrollments and graduations. ” Via The New York Times Magazine : “Why Are More American Teenagers Than Ever Suffering From Severe Anxiety ?” .” Roy Moore has just been elected Alabama ’s new Senator.

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