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Hack Education Weekly News: Obama's Plans for Higher Education, the Amount of "Stuf" in Oreo Double Stuf Cookies, and Other Disappointments 23 Aug 2013 | 09:57 pm
Education Politics President Obama unveiled what Techcrunch describes as a “radical education plan” that “could finally disrupt higher education.” Once you stop laughing your ass off at this breathle...
Hack Education Weekly News: Chegg's IPO, Amazon's Textbook Terms of Service, and More 16 Aug 2013 | 08:47 pm
The (Federal, State, and City) Politics of Education Philadelphia School District officials say that schools in the city will open on time now that the city has promised to come up with the $50 milli...
Hack Education Weekly News: Common Core Tests, NCLB Waivers, Shark Week, MOOCs, and More 10 Aug 2013 | 07:05 am
Testing Sturm und Drang “New York Fails Common Core Tests,” reads the Politico headline. “Test Scores Sink as New York Adopts Tougher Benchmarks,” says The New York Times. “New York State Stops Lying...
Most Anticipated Back-To-School Technology (Survey) 8 Aug 2013 | 09:43 pm
It's that time of year again for my back-to-school technology survey, and I'd love to hear your thoughts. (My coverage of teachers' favorites from 2010, 2011, and 2012.) Thanks in advance!
Hack Education Weekly News: Caine Retires from Caine's Arcade 3 Aug 2013 | 01:54 am
Federal and State Politics “Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s latest plans to reinvent public education with the aid of the business community will accelerate this fall with the launch of a novel program...
Visiting Seymour 31 Jul 2013 | 03:15 am
“In most contemporary educational situations where children come into contact with computers the computer is used to put children through their paces, to provide exercises of an appropriate level of d...
Hack Education Weekly News: The Costs of Common Core Tests and of Dissertation Embargoes 29 Jul 2013 | 01:56 am
Sorry for the delay in posting this round-up of the week’s education news. I spent the week in Maine with family (my mom turned 70), with limited access to the Internet. As always, you can stay up on ...
Hack Education Weekly News: MOOCs on Pause, OLPC Tablets at Walmart, and More 20 Jul 2013 | 12:36 am
MOOOOOOOOOOOOOCs Remember in January when Udacity and San Jose State University announced a pilot program where the latter would offer college credit for classes offered by the former? Remember how T...
Learning Analytics: A Friday Night Rant 13 Jul 2013 | 10:41 pm
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Hack Education Weekly News: Shark Week 13 Jul 2013 | 12:57 am
Happy 16th birthday to Malala Yousafzai, who addressed the United Nations today on the subject of education. Malala was shot in the head by the Taliban less than a year ago for her activism about girl...
