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Ever dreamed of becoming a film director? 🎥🎬🌟 Find out how to get there (and what it's actually like) in our new #careers series: https://t.co/IkTcW37ngb pic.twitter.com/h5HWsgAPOE — Khan Academy (@khanacademy) June 30, 2018

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Calling all 🇺🇸 teachers! Complete our free, 60min #khanteachertraining course by midnight tonight (PT) for a chance to win a trip to San Francisco! https://t.co/msvkfabKCh #edtech #teacherPD #teachwithkhan — Khan Academy (@khanacademy) June 30, 2018

NPR News: More States Opting To 'Robo-Grade' Student Essays By Computer

More States Opting To 'Robo-Grade' Student Essays By Computer Developers say they understand why teachers would be skeptical. But, they insist, computers already drive cars and detect cancer, so they can certainly handle grading students' essays. Read more on NPR

NPR News: Court Ruling Changes Course For Teachers Unions; Calif. Sues Student Loan Collector

Court Ruling Changes Course For Teachers Unions; Calif. Sues Student Loan Collector Also this week, Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement raised questions about future Supreme Court decisions around education. Read more on NPR

Boosting Career Readiness In Dallas

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When less than 10% of Dallas County 8th graders from 2006 went on to complete college, community leaders set out to find a better way. Dallas County Promise is a transformational effort to help a community move forward to solve the talent gap through equitable college completion and job training. from Forbes Education

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"If we had said 20 or 30 years ago, “Let’s personalize education for everyone,” the notion would have felt utopian. But the types of tools Khan Academy is trying to create, makes it doable." – Sal Khan https://t.co/de1a9Jj478 via @aspeninstitute @aspenideas #AspenIdeas — Khan Academy (@khanacademy) June 30, 2018

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#SATPractice on @khanacademy helped Jose boost his SAT score and get a full ride to Yale. 🙌 https://t.co/QYO1QUG8J4 pic.twitter.com/lqA20SC0g8 — The SAT Program (@OfficialSAT) June 29, 2018

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Hey Zach! Hope you're well. This article might help explain the difference: https://t.co/BDjZLdPrm8 basically we've released an updated version of our calculus content 🙂 — Khan Academy (@khanacademy) June 29, 2018

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😞 Sorry to hear you're not enjoying our UX! We welcome feedback here: https://t.co/D9xiuCZlbD — Khan Academy (@khanacademy) June 29, 2018

New Competitors Emerge In Week Two Of #MyTopCollege

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The week two results of the #MyTopCollege campaign have arrived! Did you school land in the top 10? from Forbes Education

Teacher Quote by her

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NPR News: Teaching Parents Of Kids With Disabilities To Fight Back

Teaching Parents Of Kids With Disabilities To Fight Back A nationwide program helps parents of children with developmental disabilities advocate on their behalf, from the school yard to Congress. Read more on NPR

What Geography Says About Online College Students, The Future Of Studying Online

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Even though online programs allow students to study anywhere, very few do. Most, in fact, cluster close to the physical schools where they study and regularly visit campus. That has some strong implications for the future of online learning. from Forbes Education

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Layne continues to spend 5 or 10 minutes each day completing his ⁦ @khanacademy ⁩ summer challenge. He just started a ⁦ @CommonLit ⁩ summer challenge. #summerlearning pic.twitter.com/BY7LFQwcwA — Patrick Haugens (@Phaugens) June 29, 2018

NPR News: At The Education Department, Student Artworks Explore Tolerance And Racism

At The Education Department, Student Artworks Explore Tolerance And Racism In an exhibit at the department's headquarters in Washington, young artists speak out through their work about race, sexuality and about being young and having a voice. Read more on NPR

Unlocking Agility Through Purpose

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How can a concept like purpose unlock corporate agility? Agility - a sustainable, company-wide capability to pivot away from entrenched mental and business models into new markets and sources of value - is critical as companies and their leaders need to be constantly adapting in continuous change. from Forbes Education

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💚💚💚💚 — Khan Academy (@khanacademy) June 29, 2018

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Khan Academy's growth doesn't surprise me at all. ✅Solid product ✅BEAUTIFUL (and my favorite 😍) mission: providing a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere ✅Passionate team ✅User base that consists of curious kids (and adults) Well done, @khanacademy ! 🎉🎉🎉 https://t.co/AjUqtcO1Ui — Prarthana S. Sannamani (@prar_s) June 29, 2018

NPR News: Pearl Arrendondo: How Can Mentors Push Students To Move Beyond Their Circumstances?

Pearl Arrendondo: How Can Mentors Push Students To Move Beyond Their Circumstances? Pearl Arredondo grew up in East Los Angeles, the daughter of gang members. Education was her ticket out. She says young people need mentors to push them not to be victims of their own circumstances. Read more on NPR

NPR News: Victor Rios: How Can Mentors Guide Kids To Live Up To Their Full Potential?

Victor Rios: How Can Mentors Guide Kids To Live Up To Their Full Potential? Victor Rios had dropped out of high school. But one teacher helped him turn his life around. Today, he's a sociologist who studies youth and the factors that nurture their potential. Read more on NPR

Upskill To Pay The Bills: How New Employees Can Navigate The Emerging Workforce

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The way we work is changing and so are the expectations for employees. Organizations can support employees in this new world by anticipating new skills needed and paving a path for employees to improve themselves. from Forbes Education

This Hong Kong Startup Uses Technology To Provide Much Needed On-Demand Tutoring

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Sometimes your side hustle can lead to a revolutionary startup idea. from Forbes Education

How The Startup Mentality Failed Kids In San Francisco

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How The Startup Mentality Failed Kids In San Francisco Huge contributions from tech titans, a STEM-packed curriculum, gadgets everywhere: Willie Brown Middle School was supposed to set the bar. Then it opened. June 28, 2018 at 06:19PM via Digg https://ift.tt/2lEqc4m

What Parents Think About Testing (Or "Beware Of Surveys Bearing Gifts")

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A new survey has been released looking at parent and teacher feelings about the Big Standardized Test at year's end. Let's take a look first at what the survey says, and then look at what is actually going on here. from Forbes Education

How To Discipline Your Children In A Kind And Productive Way

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How To Discipline Your Children In A Kind And Productive Way "No child wakes up in the morning and thinks, 'I'm going to disappoint my parents today.' Every kid wants to behave, they just don't have the skills." June 28, 2018 at 01:14PM via Digg https://ift.tt/2tIaqck

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The idea of personalizing education for everyone can feel utopian — but @khanacademy founder Sal Khan is trying to create this future. Learn more: https://t.co/AAZik3hdQp #AspenIdeas — The Aspen Institute (@AspenInstitute) June 28, 2018

ISTE Released One Of The Most Useful Feedback Tools For All Edtech Startups

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If you are an education entrepreneur or the founder of an edtech startup, ISTE just released one of the most important tools for your business. Read more to learn how this tool can be a game-changer for your startup. from Forbes Education

The Debate About College Shouldn't Be A Debate At All

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KIPP CEO Richard Barth believes we should end the debate about the value of a college degree, and focus instead on creating stronger college and career pathways for all young people. Read his six reflections. from Forbes Education

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Today we're streaming live from @aspenideas ! Tune in at 10:30am PT/11:30am MT/1:30pm ET to see @salkhanacademy and @MAKtweeter discuss the transformative impact of technology in the classroom: https://t.co/PumBpT6Kqz #AspenIdeas #edtech pic.twitter.com/xcK2B4HbWT — Khan Academy (@khanacademy) June 28, 2018

These Are The Top Slack Apps That Are Blowing Up The Charts

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Slack has thousands of apps but which ones are used most and which ones are growing fastest? Here are the top five you should consider using that are blowing up Slack's charts... from Forbes Education

International Students are Key to Continued American Economic Leadership

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It seems implausible that hundreds of thousands of Chinese students won’t change their vector of study. The upshot could be a 20-30% decline in international student enrollment for 2019-20. The more fundamental result could be a kneecapping of American competitiveness for a generation. from Forbes Education

Google Launches Learning Resources, Publishes AI Principles

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A look at Google’s new learning resources and their seven principles for the company's use of artificial intelligence. from Forbes Education

5 Interview Tips For MBA Grads That You Didn't Learn In Business School

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Graduates can who master these interview skills are irresistible to recruiters. from Forbes Education

NPR News: Is This Supreme Court Decision The End Of Teachers Unions?

Is This Supreme Court Decision The End Of Teachers Unions? The Janus decision will hurt public sector unions' finances and membership nationwide. What happens now? Read more on NPR

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Very interesting @ldnfestlearning presentation by @zpardos on a scalable representation method for clustering student misconceptions in @khanacademy data - wish I had this when I taught math! pic.twitter.com/S3N9WvQcaw — Josh Gardner (@jpgard) June 27, 2018

It's Not The Findings That Make This Education Report Unusual

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For all the writing and researching about education, one new project did something unusual - it asked students what they think. from Forbes Education

Schonbrun's "The Performance Cortex" Brilliantly Uses Science To Recast Athletes As Geniuses

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Zach Schonbrun's new book, "The Performance Cortex" helps to recast commercial athletes' success as a form of mental genius, rather than mere physical achievement -- a development that could aid commercial athletes in defending monetary rights on both the pro and collegiate level. from Forbes Education

"Blame Implementation" Is The Scoundrel's Excuse

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In fact, I’d argue that we need to strike “it failed because of poor implementation” from the lexicon of serious education reform. How a program is going to be implemented is ultimately part of its design. from Forbes Education

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Nope, that’s not a typo. 🧐 Jazmín’s score took a huge jump after she used free #SATPractice on @khanacademy . https://t.co/DonmVbDpbw pic.twitter.com/wUYLMnNEAj — The SAT Program (@OfficialSAT) June 26, 2018

How Cities Are Getting Smart Using Artificial Intelligence

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By the middle of the century, two-thirds of the world’s population is projected to live in urban areas. This rapid urbanization leads to big problems that create a demand for smart city solutions. How will AI help? How could it hurt? from Forbes Education

What's Really Driving High Tuition In Online College Programs

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Going to college online is often more expensive than going to school on campus. High, hidden costs may be driving the increased tuition prices. But it's also possible that necessity, fear or greed are to blame. from Forbes Education

NFL Refuses To Promote Player's Medical Degree: Bad Marketing Or Something More Sinister?

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The NFL has refused to allow the league's only active player with a medial degree, Dr. Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, to place the initials "M.D." on the back on his jersey. At best, this is a bonehead marketing move. At worst, it's something far more sinister. from Forbes Education

Disability Accommodation on Campus: Some Unintended Consequences

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The number of students claiming disabilities is exploding on college campuses. A university "disability" bureaucracy has seized partial control over the classroom from faculty, sometimes harming the education on non-disabled students. from Forbes Education

Targeted: A Family And The Quest To Stop The Next School Shooter

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Targeted: A Family And The Quest To Stop The Next School Shooter What happened to a Portland student sheds light on how a desire to thwart a shooting can have unintended consequences. June 26, 2018 at 07:46AM via Digg https://ift.tt/2K9WZgF

The Skills Gap Myth Does Not Explain What's Happening To Work

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The all-too-common practice of blaming unemployment on a skills gap has essentially stifled an important debate about work and power in the United States. from Forbes Education

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Preparing for upcoming @OfficialSAT and SAT Subject tests by using @khanacademy Khan Academy is the best resources to practice for tests! 😀 Sal is my favourite teacher now! ❤ — Monirul Haque (@haque356) June 25, 2018

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Can you see the soccer player? ⚽👀🤔 Learn more about Umberto Boccioni's painting in our lesson with @MuseumModernArt :  https://t.co/iWnfSrMQ8m #worldcup #fifaworldcup pic.twitter.com/2ofdnrzmD2 — Khan Academy (@khanacademy) June 25, 2018

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👏👏👏 — Khan Academy (@khanacademy) June 25, 2018

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Was rewatching some @khanacademy videos and came across this gem from 2009: https://t.co/mHJbCI19VC His phone rings, he makes jokes about the Order of the universe all the while his 9 month old son is chilling with him. Crazy how the biggest ideas start with humble beginnings — Anshul Gupta (@anshulkgupta) June 23, 2018

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More info coming soon! Stay up to date by joining our #LearnStorm2018 mailing list: https://t.co/9TKvzoYE1T — Khan Academy (@khanacademy) June 25, 2018

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You can practice stats and linear algebra on our regular website, outside of the test prep! Try https://t.co/sxgsDqO7SL and https://t.co/aUwXLhYHAG If you get stuck on any of the practice questions you can review the topic via related video or lesson. — Khan Academy (@khanacademy) June 25, 2018

NBA Age Rule Costs Michael Porter Jr. An Estimated $8.5 Million Over Three Year Period

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The NBA's collectively bargained age requirement likely cost rookie Michael Porter Jr. at least $8.5 million in guaranteed salary over a three year period, by both delaying his league entry by a year and leading to his reduced draft status after suffering a serious injury while playing NCAA ball. from Forbes Education

Busy VS Productive : Which One Are YOU?

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We’re more than halfway through 2018 and it sure feels like we are busier than ever before. These days it feels like no one has “free time” to do anything. Do you feel like you’re struggling to keep up? I can relate, so I am working on becoming less busy, and more productive. from Forbes Education

Why Student Loan Forgiveness Is Not Free

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No joke - student loan forgiveness is not free. from Forbes Education

5 Lessons From The Failure Of The Gates Foundation's $575 Million Effective Teacher Initiative

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There’s much that can and should be learned from the Gates Foundation's Effective Teacher Initiative, especially given that the core idea makes good, intuitive sense—however problematically it was executed. from Forbes Education

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How have I not discovered the wonder that is Khan Academy? Amazing stuff. #whenyoucantMath — Janice tan (@janicetanying) June 22, 2018