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PBS: President Obama’s Battle To Burst (or Squeeze) The Student Loan Bubble
Presidential Push to Stop Sky-High Student Loan Interest Rates (via PBS News Hour) JEFFREY BROWN: And we turn to a July 1st deadline for interest rates on student loans and the economic consequences...
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Opinion: Community Colleges Fail At Preparing America’s Workforce
Bronx Community College (Photo by Ryan Brenizer) By Norman Augustine and Marc Tucker America’s community colleges are viewed by many—ourselves included—as a not-so-secret weapon in the nation’s...
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Obama Administration Launches “ConnectEd” WiFi Program For US Schools
Dave Gray via Compfight 5 biggest ed-tech headlines of the week By Anya Kamenetz, The Hechinger Report I’ve been overwhelmed by the amount of major news and announcements lately. So I’m going to take...
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Stanford University Launches Three Summer Courses On New OpenEdX Platform
John Mitchell, vice provost for online learning, speaking at an event celebrating the one-year anniversary for Stanford Online. (Photo: Kenneth Chan / Courtesy of Stanford University) By Brad Hayward,...
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Does Gen Y get online learning?
Lori Greig via Compfight Does Gen Y get online learning? (via www.adigaskell.org) The post Does Gen Y get online learning? appeared first on WiredAcademic.
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10 Winners Of iversity’s MOOC Contests All From European Universities
Bob Jagendorf via Compfight iversity’s jury announced the 10 winners of its MOOC Production Fellowship contest. It will launch the courses for students in Germany, Europe and the rest of the world....
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Report Says Federal Funds Should Train Teachers In Data Analysis, Not...
By Jill Barshay, The Hechinger Report The New America Foundation, a non-partisan think tank in Washington headed by Anne-Marie Slaughter, is calling for more federal funds and school time for teachers...
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Columnist Ryan Craig: The Best Of Times Could Return As For-Profit Edu Invests
By Ryan Craig, Columnist “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times… in short, the period was … like the present period…” - Charles Dickens If you thought the only way in which the French...
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Kamenetz: Jeb Bush As Controversial Leader Of Aspen Task Force on Learning &...
Gage Skidmore via Compfight By Anya Kamenetz, The Hechinger Report This week, a new, high-profile ed-tech initiative made its bow: The Aspen Task Force on Learning and the Internet. Billed as “a...
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Five Questions With An EdTech CEO: Daniel Fountenberry Of Borne Digital
Mo Riza via Compfight As Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. advances further into the K-12 education piece with it’s Amplify business selling tablets, educational video games and books to school districts,...
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Ryan Craig on Help Wanted: The Need for Management Talent From EdTech To Fat...
By Ryan Craig, Columnist Friday February 16, 2007 was the day I internalized the vital importance of management. My company, Wellspring, operated boarding schools and summer camps for...
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Michael Horn On Sebastian Thrun & Georgia Tech Crossing The Rubicon To The...
Gunnar Counselman, an adjunct fellow at the Christensen Institute and the CEO of Fidelis Education, an enterprise platform for personalized learning, and Wired Academic columnist Michael Horn...
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Innovative Programs Use Data & Interventions To Steer Smart, But Poor, High...
Franklin & Marshall College By Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report Thick white envelopes are landing in the mailboxes of thousands of high-school juniors nationwide this summer, with hip graphics in...
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5 Questions With An EdTech Startup: Hannes Klöpper of Berlin-based MOOC...
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Infographic: What College Students Say About Their Online Colleges
Olga Díez via Compfight The “Online College Students 2013: Comprehensive Data on Demands and Preferences” report reveals the value of an online degree. The survey of 1500 past, present and prospective...
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Anne Collier: The Finer Points For Parents On Maximizing Minecraft’s Potential
Andrew Becraft via Compfight Minecraft & the shared, creative safety of gaming, social media By Anne Collier, Guest Columnist Reporters and reviewers write about Minecraft as if it’s just like any...
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TexasTribune: Thousands Signed Up For UT-Austins First EdX Courses
Rock Romantics via Compfight By Reeve Hamilton, The Texas Tribune April 1, 2013 On Thursday night, the University of Texas at Austin opened four free online courses for open registration. By Monday...
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Research: College Reputation Matters More Than Fancy Dorms & Gyms
Gym at Ohio State University. (Photo by Stu Spivack) By Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report Universities and colleges may be competing to build such perks as climbing walls and fancy dormitories, but the...
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Michael Horn’s Speech To The Revolution-Leading Riverside School District...
Michael Horn is Executive Director of Education at The Christensen Institute and the co-author of "Disrupting Class." By Michael Horn, Columnist I had the privilege last Thursday to give the address...
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Columbia University In New York Tops Government List Of Priciest Tuition In...
Trey Ratcliff via Compfight By Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report Columbia University tops the newest list of the most expensive colleges in America, released annually by the federal government along...
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