Remove Advocacy Remove Coursera Remove Kickboard
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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via The Hechinger Report : “ Virtual charter schools need ‘bold action’ for change, says national charter school advocacy group.” Headline changed from “ Coursera ’s Update Will Eliminate Hundreds of Courses” to “Coursera’s Update Will Migrate Hundreds of Courses to a New Platform.”

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The Business of Education Technology

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Daphne Koller left Coursera this year. Jen Medbery stepped down as CEO of Kickboard. ” The Gates Foundation is perhaps the best known organization for furthering political advocacy through its funding mechanisms. Sebastian Thrun stepped down as Udacity’s CEO.