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Twitter is giving MIT access to every single tweet that has been sent in the social network’s eight-year history. The arrangement, part of a five-year $10 million program at MIT Media Lab that created the Laboratory of Social Machines, is set to better understand how people use ...
... Is standardized testing an effective means of measuring kids’ knowledge? If not, how should students and schools be evaluated? We addressed these questions in a Twitter chat with Anthony Cody (@AnthonyCody), a retired educator and editor of the blog Living in Dialogue, Veeko Lucas (@veekolucas), a former educator and consultant ...
... opinions in a Twitter chat. Economist and co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research Dean Baker (@DeanBaker13) also shared his insights. Read a full transcript of the conversation below. [View the story "Twitter Chat: The economic impact of the rise of single U.S. adults" on Storify]
... and impact the U.S.'s policy agenda? What can be done to change current practices? We invited you to address these questions in a Twitter chat. Dr. Elsie Scott (@elsiescot), Founding Director of Ron W. Walters Leadership and Public Policy Center, shared her perspective. Karthick Ramakrishnan (@karthickr), Professor of ...
... its impact last into adulthood? Can kids without access to quality preschool catch up? What role do parents play? We addressed these questions in a Twitter chat Thursday. Maggie McGuire (@Scholastic) vice president of Scholastic’s Kids and Parents channels, shared her insights, along with guests from the National Institute ...
... adapt to meet the changing needs of students and society. Is Rio Salado’s more business-like approach the answer? We asked you in a Twitter chat Thursday. Rio Salado’s vice president of academic affairs, Dr. Jennifer McGrath (@RioSaladoOnline) weighed in, along with Jon Marcus (@hechingerreport), who recently wrote ...
... Is it reasonable to rank colleges and universities against one another when different institutions offer different benefits? We posed these questions and more in a Twitter chat Wednesday. Michael Roth, (@mroth78), president of Wesleyan University, and Christoph Guttentag, (@DukeAdmissDean), Dean of Undergraduate Admissions at Duke University, shared their perspectives on ...
... other options, such as work-based learning and apprenticeships that could be more accessible and affordable? We asked you to join this conversation in a Twitter chat on Tuesday. Beth Akers, (@BethAkersEd), and Matthew Chingos, (@chingos), from the Brookings Institution, (@BrookingsEd), discussed their research on the impact of student loan ...
... Xbox. Visit our website for additional features and reporting on higher education, appearing throughout the week. @NewsHour will also be hosting a series of three Twitter chats -- Tuesday, August 26th -Wednesday, August 28th. Join us, along with an assortment of experts, to discuss several issues currently being debated both in ...
... it an important method of raising awareness, one with the potential to affect real world change? We asked you to share your thoughts in a Twitter chat. Stacia Brown of ColorLines joined the discussion through her Twitter handle, @slb79. Read a transcript of the conversation below. [View the story "Twitter ...
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