Math Learning - Education Week

Using a word-problem app to talk about mathematics at home once a week can boost math achievement, particularly for students with parents who dread the subject.

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Microsoft's Commitment to Data Privacy Questioned - Education Week

Privacy experts are raising the alarm over what they see as overly aggressive data collection in the company's newly unveiled operating system, Windows 10.

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L.A. Reaches Tentative Pact on Troubled Digital Plan - Education Week

A tentative $6.4 million settlement with two major technology providers was reached, according to the superintendent of the Los Angeles school district.

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News Corp. Sells Amplify to Joel Klein, Other Executives - Education Week

The beleaguered digital education division that News Corp. invested $1 billion in since 2010 was sold on Sept. 30 to a team of 11 Amplify executives.

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Arizona Board Sues State Schools Chief - Education Week

The Arizona board of education has followed through on its promise to sue to force state schools chief Diane Douglas to give remote computer access to board investigators.

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'Maker' Movement Takes Steps to Build 1-to-1 Environments - Education Week

Some in the "maker" movement are looking to start a 1-to-1 trend in schools akin to the push to put a digital device in the hands of every student.

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Training Gains a Toehold for Instructional Aides in Special Education - Education Week

Crucial for assuring that school inclusion takes place for students with disabilities, these workers have long been left out of the loop on professional development.

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