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8-26-14 Hemlock on the Rocks

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Fwd: LA school district drops iPad pilot program a year after snubbing Microsoft Surface - GeekWire
LA school district drops iPad pilot program a year after snubbing Microsoft Surface by Blair Hanley Frank on 8/26/2014 at 12:41 pm | 1 Comment Share this: inShare13 The


The Gates Foundation Education Reform Hype Machine and Bizarre Inequality Theory
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The price of a 'free' public education turns out to be damn expensive
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Do Over! LA Unified's $1 Billion iPad Contract Will Be 'Re Bid' | EdSurge News
| EdSurge News Chalk this up as perhaps the biggest mulligan in recent edtech history. The infamous $1 billion iPad deal between Los Angeles Unified School District, Apple and Pearson will be scrapped as the district will re-do the bidding process, marking yet another twist in a series of unfortunate--and embarrassing--events. Howard Blume, the dogged Los Angeles
Deasy cancels LAUSD iPad program - SFVmedia.com
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Publishing giant Pearson says LA school officials emails part of pilot project | 89.3 KPCC
Emails also show Pearson offered to hire four, full-time staff members to help train teachers – which would be an extraordinary expense for an eight-classroom pilot. "In addition, we would hire one elementary math and one elementary ELA and one secondary math and one secondary ELA to provide on site coaching," Codding wrote. "These people would be a LAUSD full time, 180 days per yea

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iPad report shared only with LAUSD officials in secrecy
http://laschoolreport.com/ipad-report-shared-only-with-lausd-officials-in-secrecy/ iPad report shared only with LAUSD officials in secrecy A draft report on LA Unified's handling of the controversial iPad contract that was leaked to media outlets last week was made available to board members and
Deasy canceled iPad program after records showed ties to vendors - LA Times
http://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-ipads-lausd-deasy-20140825-story.html Deasy canceled iPad program after records showed ties to vendors
8-25-14 Hemlock on the Rocks
Hemlock on the Rocks: New York Times Reports on Duncan’s Retreat from Test-Based Evaluations of Teachers | Diane Ravitch's blog@media print { .original-url { display: none; } } h1.title { font: -apple-system-headline; font-weight: normal; text-align: start; -webkit-hyphens: manual; } blockquote { color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5); margin-left: 20px;by Rene Diedrich / 31min hide  //  saveThe Violence and H