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SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

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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JULY 13, 2018

” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). E-Literate claimed this week that “ Canvas Surpasses Blackboard Learn in US Market Share” – with some additional analysis about “What’s Important about the Blackboard Market Share News.” ” Markets responded.

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DECEMBER 30, 2019

It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security. In 2011, Barber went to work for Pearson as its Chief Education Advisor, continuing his advocacy for competition, data collection, measurements, and standards-based reforms. MOOCs are, no surprise, their own entry on this long list of awfulness.

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DECEMBER 16, 2016

Education technologies and digital technologies that cater to students, teens, and children experienced several breaches and vulnerabilities of their own: Blackboard , Code.org , i-Dressup , OurTeenNetwork , OKCupid , and UKnowKids.com , for example. You know what’s cooler than a million hacked Yahoo accounts ?)

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JUNE 8, 2018

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”). Education Department show.” Without a University Involved.)”

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MAY 27, 2016

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). MOOCs for credit ! FutureLearn announced that two UK universities – the University of Leeds and the Open University – will offer MOOCs that will be accepted for college credit. For more on MOOCs for credit, see the “MOOCs” section above.

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JANUARY 26, 2017

Via Education Week : “ Mississippi Attorney General Sues Google Over Student-Data Privacy.” ” There’s more MOOC-related research in the research section below. Via Techcrunch : “ Blackboard cofounder Michael Chasen takes CEO reins at PrecisionHawk.”

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