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Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Partners with College Board—But What Does That Mean?

Edsurge

Mark Zuckerberg may be a college dropout, but that’s not stopping him and Priscilla Chan from trying to help more students access higher education. Khan Academy already offers free personalized test prep resources online. (It No financial details were shared. It made a splashy announcement of its own last year.)

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Is the new education reform hiding in plain sight?

The Hechinger Report

Overall, the rise of online learning — from MOOCs to Khan Academy — makes “blended” learning that combines computer and live instruction feel normal to students. Software can also integrate student data into teacher programs to help them track progress in ways unthinkable several years ago.

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5 Radical Schooling Ideas For An Uncertain Fall And Beyond

MindShift

South Fort Myers High School follows a dropout prevention program called BARR, which stands for Building Assets, Reducing Risks. ” Khan Academy has seen traffic nearly triple since the pandemic began. “And we’re going into a world where there’s been no standardized testing this past spring.

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Adapting to the New Classroom

techlearning

The district faced challenges with dropouts and reduced graduation rates due to failed classes, school transfers, and absences due to weather and medical issues. Khan Academy ? District leaders began a search for adaptive and blended learning solutions. Destiny Discover ? Follett Destiny ? myHomework student planner ?

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Meanwhile on Campus… Via ProPublica : “‘Alternative’ Education: Using Charter Schools to Hide Dropouts and Game the System.” ” Via the Khan Academy blog : “Teachers using Google Classroom can now quickly and easily import their class roster to Khan Academy.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Testing, Testing… Khan Academy announces “Free LSAT Prep for All.” ” Via Real Clear Education : “ K–12 Predictive Analytics : Time for Better Dropout Diagnosis.” ” Via Techcrunch : “ Uber loses legal challenge against English tests for London drivers.”

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Education's Online Futures

Hack Education

There was all that ink spilled circa 2010 that Khan Academy and “ flipped learning ” were going to “ change the rules of education ,” replacing in-class instruction with online videos watched as homework. Meanwhile, the state has cleared the company to become a dropout recovery school.

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