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SIIA, a Pioneering Convenor for the Edtech Industry, Scraps Its Conferences

Edsurge

Market researchers shared the latest reports about the edtech landscape and opined where sales opportunities were. “It With schools shuttered and facing budget cuts due to the pandemic, priority issues include securing federal funding for schools to purchase technology, along with better safeguards for student data privacy, says Joseph.

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Year in Review: Our Top Edtech Business Stories of 2018

Edsurge

At this time of the year, some businesses are busy filing expenses and reports. And Pearson is still around. But the edtech industry has hit some bumps along the way, wrestling with collateral concerns from the public spotlight over data privacy and security. What’s Next for Pearson?

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PROOF POINTS: What happens when private student information leaks

The Hechinger Report

That’s a critical question now that many, if not most, of the nation’s 51 million students are learning online at least some of the time. That’s because there’s no federal requirement for school districts to report data breaches. However, Levin’s own analysis of the data he shared with the GAO arrived at different totals.

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Storage Wars: Choosing a Secure Student Data Solution

EdTech Magazine

Storage Wars: Choosing a Secure Student Data Solution. Legislators across all 50 states have introduced student data privacy laws. The move makes sense: As educators leverage the benefits of connected classroom technologies, student data is captured and used to personalize the experience.

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Events + News - Library 2.0 Spring Summit - Free-Range Kids - Testing "Chaos" and Opting Out - Student Debt - Will College Survive?

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

New brain science shows poor kids have smaller brains than affluent kids - The Washington Post The Art of Self-Directed Learning — John Holt GWS The ‘most powerful’ classroom innovation — by the $1 million teaching prize winner - The Washington Post Schooling an Industrial Proletariat : John Taylor Gatto Escaping the Education Caste System — John Holt (..)

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What’s New

techlearning

Faria will deliver a new and improved version of Atlas, combining its curriculum planning functions with ManageBac’s learning management functions including assessment and reporting, service learning, and project-based learning. Possip provides a community that lets parents have a direct role in improving their schools.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

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.”