Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The editor of Slate magazine at the time, Jacob Weisberg, called it a “nasty idea.” They only back companies led by college dropouts and people who never studied in higher ed. He wrote : “Thiel’s program is premised on the idea that America suffers from a deficiency of entrepreneurship.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 30, 2018

About one-third of all black collegians earn degrees in either a STEM-related (science, technology, engineering and math) field or in business, according to my analysis of integrated post-secondary education data system (IPEDS), the national dataset of college outcomes. Black students struggle to acquire wealth.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 24, 2018

World Magazine on how Liberty University handles its student newspaper: “Papered over.” despite having Arizona ’s third-highest dropout rate.” ” Via the Google blog : “ VR Labs open doors of opportunity for STEM students.” ” The timing of all of this is rich.

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Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

” asks New York Magazine. ” From the Department of Education press release : “Secretary DeVos Accepts President Trump’s Q2 Salary as a Donation for STEM-Focused Camp.” Bloomberg reports that “ Trump Administration Tapping Tech CEOs for STEM Policy Approach.” “Who Is Betsy DeVos ?”

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Related, via Salon : “ Silicon Valley ’s $300M donation to STEM educatio n is not what it seems.” Via ProPublica : “ For-Profit Schools Get State Dollars For Dropouts Who Rarely Drop In.” ” Via Ed-Tech Magazine : “ AI Is on the Upswing in Optimizing K–12 Education.” 2 Post at Ed.

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