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Pearson CEO Fallon Talks Common Core, Rise of ‘Open’ Resources

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If you look at Connections Academy, the schools are incredibly popular with parents…[We measure the extent to which parents recommended our online programs among each other] and it receives an incredibly high rating.” The company recently agreed to pay more than $6 million to the district. And it takes time.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” “Schools, Libraries Miss Out on Millions in E-Rate Funds,” according to EdTech Magazine – some $245 million for the 2014 fiscal year. billion it agreed to pay Apple/Pearson for iPads, but what do I know). “Examining ethical and privacy issues surrounding learning analytics ” by Tony Bates.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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Steve Jobs wouldn’t let his kids have iPads. To Save Students Money, Colleges May Force a Switch to E-Textbooks,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reported in 2010. Publishers have sought to restrict libraries’ access to e-book lending, for example, blaming libraries for declining sales. But new technology hasn’t made it easy.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Via The Mercury News : “In Apple’s backyard, iPads ignite furor in schools.” ” Parents in the affluent school district are pushing back on the mandate that middle schoolers use iPads. Via Techcrunch : “ Nickelodeon gets into e-books with new reading app for kids, Nick Jr.

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