Ambitious Initiative Blends Adaptive Tech, Open Ed. Resources - Education Week

The creation of an online platform by ed-tech company Knewton marks the most aggressive attempt yet to mix adaptive tools with open content.

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New Report Finds Ongoing iPad and Technology Problems at L.A. Unified - Education Week

Had things gone according to plan, every public school student in Los Angeles would be working on his or her own iPad by now and textbooks would be largely a thing of the past.

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Timeline: Amplify's Big Flop - Education Week

When global media giant News Corp. pushed its way into the ed-tech market, the company vowed to transform classrooms and disrupt the K-12 marketplace. Five years later, Amplify, the company's much-hyped education division, is up for sale.

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Police Probe Computer Hack of Calif. Charter School - Education Week

The message said that Anonymous had gathered documents exposing the "manipulation and greed" surrounding Clayton Valley Charter High School.

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'De-Identifying' Student Data Is Key for Protecting Privacy - Education Week

Schools and the companies that work with them are being urged to do a better job clearing personal information from student records that are shared with outside organizations.

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Computer Science - Education Week

Principals and superintendents underestimate how much support there is among parents for teaching K-12 computer science in school, according to a Gallup survey.

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Big Hype, Hard Fall for News Corp.'s $1 Billion Ed-Tech Venture - Education Week

Amplify, the education company supported by Rupert Murdoch, is deeply in the red and on the auction block after its ambitious vision failed to materialize.

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