LearningCurve

How TECH is transforming EDUCATION - from APM/Marketplace

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More than 75 education technology companies have pledged not to sell student information. Learn more about a day in the data-driven life of the most measured and monitored students in history.

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Urban Teacher Center resident Cheyandria Monks, left, talks with her host teacher, Angela Guidera. The program is built on the idea that, like doctors and chefs, teachers should train side-by-side with pros before they take charge of their own classrooms.

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School children at Hugh Middleton School circa 1925 listen to their new wireless radio set. Learn more about the history of technology in the classroom.

Photo by Central Press/Getty Images

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The president learns to code!

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President Bill Clinton and Magic Johnson listen to a student talk about his school's Tech 2000 design lab in July 1999 in Los Angeles. (Photo: Tim Sloan/Getty Images)

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Colleges pledge to graduate more low-income students, seeking better math prep and improved counseling http://bit.ly/1ykjP8h

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Any college students ever have to pay to stay on campus during a break? How much did it cost you?

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What book is most popular with 8th graders now? If you recognize this Rob Lowe character, you might know the answer to our quiz! http://bit.ly/1r1diHN

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Does your thinking line up with the next generation? Take our quiz here: bit.ly/1HhwxXT #megenz

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Northeastern University, in conjunction with Marketplace, surveyed American teens between the ages of 16 to 19 to create a "Portrait of Generation Z." Click here to answer 10 questions from the survey to find out if you're in sync with Gen Z, and share your results with #megenz.

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Mrs. Anne Nicol uses computers as a teaching device for 6-year-olds in 1965. Learn more about the history of classroom tech.

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Average debt for undergraduates rings in at $28,400, up 2 percent from last year: http://bit.ly/1uqySuc

Gif via guardian

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Google Chromebooks have become the best-selling device in K-12 technology this year.

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Planning on studying abroad in China? President Obama announced a new plan Monday to extend student visas for up to five years.

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The University of California just proposed raising tuition up to 5 percent annually for the next five years, at all 10 campuses.

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Hey New York, you're getting $2 billion for schools to spend on high-tech equipment.

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There might be a whole generation of kids out there who don't feel this feel.

Rosetta Stone announced a new (online and app-based) "Kids Reading" program today to develop literacy skills for kids ages 3 to 7. Out with the old, in with the adaptive technology that responds to a learner's strengths and weaknesses.