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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via The Wall Street Journal : “The federal government is pumping $245 million into the creation and expansion of public charter schools across the nation with hopes of helping students in low-income communities.” ” Via the Data Quality Campaign : “ Student Data Privacy Legislation : A Summary of 2016 State Legislation.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via Inside Higher Ed : “Career Training Groups Encouraged by Trump Pick for CTE Job.” Via EdScoop : “ Google adds new terms to comply with Connecticut student data privacy laws.” ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” The Business of Job Training.

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’” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Via Inside Higher Ed : “The University of Phoenix ’s online enrollment plummets while Western Governors and Southern New Hampshire near 100,000 students as they vie to rule the roost.” The Business of Job Training.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security. Perhaps the district didn’t know what New York City learned when it audited its old data portal : it found that less than 3% of parents had ever logged in. MOOCs are, no surprise, their own entry on this long list of awfulness. Unbundling".

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Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Education secretary calls for more emphasis on work-force training. ” That’s the CFPB , whose new leader is also addressed in this story from NPR : “What The Upheaval At A Federal Consumer Watchdog Could Mean For Students.” ” The Business of Job Training.

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Via Inside Higher Ed : “The number of career colleges and the number of credentials they award have dropped by roughly 20 percent in the last four years, new data from the U.S. ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). The Business of Job Training. Education Department show.”

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Via Education Week : “ Mississippi Attorney General Sues Google Over Student-Data Privacy.” ” There’s more MOOC-related research in the research section below. The Business of Job Training and Job Placement. ” “Does Your School Arrest Students?