The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

The same was true at the affluent, predominantly white Barrington Middle School, which will soon move into a $68 million building fitted with a robotics lab. They argue that Summit is not your average private vendor and, because of its ties to Silicon Valley, is different even from educational heavyweights like Macmillan and Pearson.

Personalized Learning 110

Personalized Learning Learning Chromebook Elementary 110

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

How a College Dropout Plans to Replace the SAT and ACT.” ” The “guru” is Brendan Kealey , formerly with Pearson. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Via Edsurge : “ Robots Won’t Replace Instructors , 2 Penn State Educators Argue.

Education 55

Education Company Report IXL Learning 55

Hack Education

APRIL 6, 2018

” Via The New York Times , a profile on the Indiana charter chain Excel Schools : “A Chance for Dropouts, Young and Old, to Go Back to School.” ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Via Detroit Free Press : “More Michigan schools are failing: Most are charters.” ” More from Edsurge.

Education 45

Education MOOC E-rate Facebook 45

Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

” Via The Economic Times : “Startups in student-lending sector see dropouts, but some score too.” Pearson has added Snap chairman Michael Lynton to its board of directors. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. “ Robots will replace teachers by 2027 ,” Futurism predicts. Go, School Sports Team!

Education 51

Education Kaplan Robotics E-rate 51

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Meanwhile, the state has given initial approval for ECOT to become a “dropout school.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Via Getting Smart : “Using Robots to Teach Elementary Students About Human Nature.” ” Via Ars Technica : “Proposed New Mexico science standards edit out basic facts.”

Education 48

Education Company Data Report 48

Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

” “A Conveyor Belt of Dropouts and Debt at For-Profit Colleges ” by Susan Dynarski. IBM partners with Pearson. OpenEd partners with Pearson. ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “When the Teaching Assistant Is a Robot.” ” IBM released a Watson-powered education app for iPad.

Education 40

Education Pearson Blackboard Survey 40