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New schools end up like old schools
High-tech schools of the future end up looking a lot like schools of the past, writes Larry Cuban in Regression to the Mean, Part 1 and...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 2, 20182 min read
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Tech that monitor kids’ feelings: Creepy or … ?
technology to monitor students’ feelings is sparking privacy concerns, reports Benjamin Herold on Education Week. No kidding. All school...

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 20, 20182 min read
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The little laptop that couldn’t
In 2005, One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) promised to deliver rugged $100 laptops to poor children around the world, linking them to the...

Joanne Jacobs
Apr 22, 20182 min read
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Connected, dependent — and distracted
Fortnite Mobile, a trendy free game, is distracting students and overloading schools’ wifi, reports Patricia Hernandez on Kotaku....

Joanne Jacobs
Apr 8, 20182 min read
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Teachers, beware the ed-tech trap
Education technology can be a waste of teachers’ and students’ time, argue two teachers in a new book, Screen Schooled. Joe Clement and...

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 13, 20172 min read
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Tech-savvy teachers build their brands
Tech-savvy teachers are building their brands and forging relationships with edtech companies, reports Natasha Singer in the New York...

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 10, 20172 min read
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Charters lose support, but fewer oppose choice
Public support for charter schools has fallen among Democrats and Republicans, but opposition to school vouchers and tax-credit-funded...

Joanne Jacobs
Aug 15, 20171 min read
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AltSchool seeks future of learning
AltSchools, which charge parents $30,000 a year, are experimenting with using technology to personalize learning. #AltSchool...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 21, 20171 min read
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Joanne Jacobs
Jun 20, 20171 min read
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Are schools being Googlified? Don’t believe it
In How Google Took Over the Classroom, a front-page New York Times story, Natasha Singer “implies something deeply sinister is occurring...

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 20, 20172 min read
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