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Arkansas: Preparing to Sell the Children to Tech Entrepreneurs | Diane Ravitch's blog

Arkansas: Preparing to Sell the Children to Tech Entrepreneurs | Diane Ravitch's blog

Arkansas: Preparing to Sell the Children to Tech Entrepreneurs


Cathy Frye is a veteran journalist who worked for the Arkansas Public School Resource Center, then quit when she decided she could no longer stomach being part of the Walton Goubdation machine.
She writes here about the plan to outsource schooling this fall to a tech corporation that is under investigation.
She writes:
I got curious and took a little gander today at the Arkansas Public School Center’s website. And yep, there it was – APSRC’s latest attempt to help its digital “learning” providers by – once again – taking advantage of the pandemic’s effects on public schools.
Pay attention, folks: This partnership – announced today – involves the Arkansas Public School Resource Center, the Arkansas Department of Education and an outfit known as Lincoln Learning Solutions. This partnership will affect how public schools operate during the 2020-2021 school year.
APSRC and the Arkansas Department of Education are endorsing a digital learning provider that is currently CONTINUE READING: Arkansas: Preparing to Sell the Children to Tech Entrepreneurs | Diane Ravitch's blog