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Education Archive

Archives for December 2015

Technology
Google’s Chromebooks Make Up Half of U.S. Classroom DevicesGoogle’s Chromebooks Make Up Half of U.S. Classroom Devices
Technology

In schools, Chromebooks have leapfrogged Apple and Microsoft devices in just a few years.

By Harriet Taylor
Education
President of a college that won’t hire LGBTQ people: student protesters should “grow up”President of a college that won’t hire LGBTQ people: student protesters should “grow up”
Education

The president of Oklahoma Wesleyan University’s viral rant shows political correctness isn’t confined to the left.

By Libby Nelson
Technology
Google: No, We’re Not Snooping on Students With Our Chromebooks, AppsGoogle: No, We’re Not Snooping on Students With Our Chromebooks, Apps
Technology

Search giant pushes back against EFF allegations.

By Mark Bergen
Technology
Silicon Valley Urges Cal, CSU to Give Computer Science Full Credit in Admissions (Updated)Silicon Valley Urges Cal, CSU to Give Computer Science Full Credit in Admissions (Updated)
Technology

Twenty-seven states count computer science classes toward high school graduation. California doesn’t.

By Dawn Chmielewski
Education
The most important fact about student debt, explained in 2 mapsThe most important fact about student debt, explained in 2 maps
Education

The places with the most debt aren’t the places where people struggle to pay back their loans.

By Libby Nelson