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Does tech designed to personalize learning actually benefit students?

Mar 12, 2018
Learning platforms that create individualized curriculums for student are a growing industry.
Fifth graders working in a math class at AltSchool Yerba Buena. 
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Exclusive survey: Parents weigh in on the digital classroom

May 15, 2015
Our results reveal parental attitudes toward education technology nationwide.

Parents find promise and peril in education technology

May 15, 2015
Infographic: Parents say tech improves education, but worry about privacy and screen time.

Northeastern's Silicon Valley campus

Mar 30, 2015
The university plans to launch educational hubs embedded in Bay Area companies.

Who created that app? A teacher

Aug 20, 2014
Teachers are big creators of digital learning tools.

How to get parents to pay $169 for a toy robot

Jun 25, 2014
The sound of the educational technology sell.