Greg Toppo
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Senior Writer, @The74; Co-author, RUNNING WITH ROBOTS: The American High School’s 3rd Century @running_robots; author of THE GAME BELIEVES IN YOU @gamebelieves
Maryland, USA
Joined August 2008
It’s got history. It’s got time travel. It’s got a feisty Ernest Hemingway chatbot. It’s RUNNING WITH ROBOTS: THE AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL’S THIRD CENTURY, out today from @mitpress. @Running_Robots
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@UDelaware @IESResearch So the dissemination may have been sub-par, but does that justify killing the research itself? @ehanford herself admits that the federal government "is turning away from its decades-long support of scientific inquiry and knowledge production.".
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Outstanding reporting as usual from @ehanford re #doge @IESResearch cuts. I was particularly struck by Mark Schneider's take on IES's long-term failure to get ed research into classrooms . I know it's not that simple, but still, worth keeping in mind:
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As Students Return to School, Educators Grapple With Chaos From Washington - new from @The74's @lrj417:
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The uncertainty over funding and federal mandates reminds some leaders of the pandemic.
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The Race to Redefine the High School Learning Experience Is On - new from @laurenonthehill via @The74:
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Schools are rethinking what students should know by the time they graduate, emphasizing tangible, employable skills, rather than test scores and GPAs.
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Teachers Union Lawsuits in 5 States Challenge Private School Vouchers - new from @The74's @LaurenWReports:
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Judges in Wyoming, Utah strike down programs — at least for now. South Carolina's retooled after court rules it unconstitutional.
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I believe we've brought the #AI writing apocalypse upon ourselves. This from @ibogost's new piece in @TheAtlantic:
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Language Learning App Giant @Duolingo Thinks It Can Conquer Math, Too - new from @The74's @jonapolitano
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Duolingo’s name recognition could be a key asset fueling its expansion into a tough subject where many already offer a gamified learning approach.
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New Book Charts Microschool Founders’ Paths to Independence - my latest for @The74, a fascinating conversation w/ @Kerry_edu.
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Kerry McDonald’s Joyful Learning examines how COVID fueled an alternative schooling movement that is changing U.S. education from the bottom up.
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I could medal in this.
Sorry I can't!. I'm locked in to the German Shopping Cart Return Championships.
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I’ve always wondered who still uses hotel business ctr printers. Now I know, apparently.
A state department staffer seems to have left behind 8 pages of info on a hotel printer about the Trump-Putin summit. We published each of them. See what they say for yourself: Trump-Putin documents left on hotel printer .
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Exclusive Poll: As Support for Schools Plummets, Americans Resist Closing @USEducationDept - new from @lrj417 via @The74
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Latest PDK Poll also reflects rising embrace of private school choice, support for DEI and a backlash against artificial intelligence.
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Are you saying I'll be underwater if I take out loans to attend California Lake University?
Great story from Inside Higher Ed on how AI is helping fuel the creation of fake college websites. Some fun sleuthing too as the authors interact with chat section on some of the sites!
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The Future of Children’s Programming After Federal Cuts to Public Media - new must-read by Michael H. Levine via @The74
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The nation needs a strategy for children’s media that draws from the trusted legacy of public media and leverages today’s most promising tech tools.
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An Ed Tech Insider Pleads for More Equitable Tools - my lates for @The74 is a Q&A with Anne Trumbore about her fascinating new book. @trumbore #edtech.
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In her new book, Anne Trumbore pushes for innovations that provide ‘more returns to learners than to ed tech investors’
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