![]() , one of my picks for the best education startups of 2012, is pivoting – away from “ungluing” books (that is, making a digital copy available openly licensed and for free through a crowdfunding campaign) to a “Bookstore for Books that Want to be Free.” More details via its blog. Because we all knew that tests were why kids were getting these devices, right? Launches and Upgrades “Under pressure from an oversight panel, Los Angeles school officials have sharply reduced the number of iPads they say are needed to carry out new state standardized tests,” reports The LA Times. However, OSPI says it will remove identifiable information, including names, from data it supplies under the agreement.” The Great LAUSD iPad Battle of 2013 Wages On. “KUOW obtained a copy of the two-year agreement between the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction and The Seattle Times, signed last month, which authorizes eight Times journalists to work with, but not publish, confidential student and staff information, including names and Social Security numbers. There’s also concern in Washington state about its plans to share data with media organizations. More on the plans via Bloomberg Businessweek.Ī number of New York state senators are questioning the state’s plans to share student data with inBloom. The Obama Administration is kicking off its “listening tour” as it prepares its proposal for a rating system for post-secondary institutions. Oh and look! The “ gainful employment” negotiations have hit an impasse. The Nation reports that “a small group of House Democrats, led by Representatives Rob Andrews of New Jersey and Alcee Hastings of Florida, are organizing an effort within the caucus to protect the for-profit career college industry from any meaningful regulation.” Not surprisingly, these two have received major campaign donations from for-profits. ![]() (Winners: Clarendon County School District Two (consortium of four rural districts), South Carolina Clarksdale Municipal School District, Mississippi Houston Independent School District, Texas Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative (consortium of 18 rural districts) and Springdale School District, Arkansas.) The Department of Education announced the winners of its $120 million Race to the Top-District competition. ![]() Teach for America affirmed its support for the Common Core.Īlabama joins those states (16 in total) that allow computer science classes to count as math credit towards graduation. New Jersey governor Chris Christie says he will sign legislation that would allow undocumented immigrants in New Jersey to be eligible for in-state college tuition. This is how much your kid’s school budget has been cut. If you are IRL streaming and found to not be following this policy you will be asked to leave the event.Quite a busy week as everyone crams their year-end news into the final working days of the year… Education Politics IRL Streaming Policy: IRL streaming is allowed and encouraged at DreamHack, however it’s important to be respectful of our visitors! If you are IRL streaming, should a visitor ask you to not film or otherwise feature them in your IRL stream you are obligated to cease filming them immediately if you wish to follow our rules.You have been fully informed of your consent, waiver of liability, and release before entering the event. You also waive any right to inspect or approve any photo, video, or audio recording taken by DH or the person or entity designated to do so by DH. By entering the event premises, you waive all rights you may have to any claims for payment or royalties in connection with any use, exhibition, streaming, webcasting, televising, or other publication of these materials, regardless of the purpose or sponsoring of such use, exhibiting, broadcasting, webcasting, or other publication irrespective of whether a fee for admission or sponsorship is charged. You release DH, its officers and employees, and each and all persons involved from any liability connected with the taking, recording, digitizing, or publication and use of interviews, photographs, computer images, video and/ or sound recordings. ![]() Images, photos and/or videos may be used to promote similar DH events in the future, highlight the event and exhibit the capabilities of DH. By entering the event premises, you consent to interview(s), photography, audio recording, video recording and it’s/their release, publication, exhibition, or reproduction to be used for news, webcasts, promotional purposes, telecasts, advertising, inclusion on websites, social media, or any other purpose by DH and its affiliates and representatives. ![]() When you enter a DreamHack event or program, you enter an area where photography, audio, and video recording may occur. ![]()
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