All posts by Henry Kronk
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8 Ways Experts Are Reimagining Graduate STEM Education
February 06, 2019 Henry Kronk
The winter edition of Issues in Science and Technology focuses on just one single issue: reimagining graduate STEM education. Former CEO of the…
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Sen. Alexander Proposes Forgiving Federal Student Loan Debt After 20 Years Along with Other Measures for HEA Rewrite
February 04, 2019 Henry Kronk
On Monday afternoon, Senate HELP Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) took the stage at the American Enterprise Institute to lay out his plan…
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Navajo Nation High Schoolers Receive VR and Entrepreneurship Training
February 02, 2019 Henry Kronk
To many, edtech, distance learning, and remote work offer the ability to level the playing field for less affluent communities around the world.…
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HeyTutor Raises $1 Million in Series A
January 31, 2019 Henry Kronk
The online tutoring marketplace platform HeyTutor announced on Tuesday it had reached a deal with ScOp Venture Capital for $1 million in Series…
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AIR Study Finds Voxy, an Adaptive Language Learning Platform, Improves English Proficiency among ELLs
January 29, 2019 Henry Kronk
English language learners (ELL) are entering U.S. schools at all grade levels in increasing numbers. To ensure these learners succeed, it is critical…
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NYPD Develop VR Simulation to Foster Mutual Understanding Among Community Members
January 23, 2019 Henry Kronk
On January 22, the New York Police Department announced they have developed a virtual reality (VR) simulation series to help New York’s youth…
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How Teacher Brand Ambassador Programs Compromise Student Privacy
January 23, 2019 Henry Kronk
In today’s media landscape, anyone with a thousand or so followers on Twitter or Instagram can become a microinfluencer. Teachers, who hold the…
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Edquity, A College Finance Service for Low-Income Learners, Raises $500K in Seed Funding
January 22, 2019 Henry Kronk
There are numerous organizations, federal bodies, and institutions themselves that work to make higher education more accessible for low-income American earners. But it…
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How TV White Space Internet will Bridge the Global Digital Divide: Dr. Rouzbeh Yassini in Conversation
January 17, 2019 Henry Kronk
In recent years, a few stories have popped up regarding efforts to bring broadband internet to rural areas via TV broadcast frequencies. Among…
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An Adaptive Algorithm for K-12 Science Shows Promising Results
January 14, 2019 Henry Kronk
Adaptive algorithms designed for the education process tend to generate mixed results. While applications teaching languages, math, and early literacy have shown promising…
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