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Prosperity of Industrialization to Drive E-Book Market During 2014-2020
Future Market Insights has announced the addition of the “E-Book Market: Global Industry Analysis and Opportunity Assessment, 2014-2020
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Texas Board of Education Refuses To Allow Professors To Fact-Check Textbooks
Conservative members of the Texas Board of Education don’t want to create a group of state university professors to fact-check students’ textbooks for potential errors, despite recent controversies over factually inaccurate information about slavery in schools’ educational materials.
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Survey: Onboarding Programs Are Too Short
About 77 percent of onboarding programs among large employers in North America last just three months or less, with 38 percent reporting that their programs are only a week or less—much shorter than the 12 months many experts recommend.
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With Test Decision Soon, ACT Launches New Florida Website
Testing firm ACT has launched a website to advertise and educate the public about its new exam as the Florida Department of Education decides which test will mostly replace the FCAT. The ACT Aspire is one of five exams which submitted bids to become Florida's test for use with new Common Core math and language
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Six Questions We Should Be Asking About Personalized Learning
When schools use digital, pre-packaged lessons, they discourage meaningful learning and rob teachers of their professional agency, writes Cynthia Roy.
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Use of Mobile Devices for Studying Skyrockets Among College Students
More than 80 percent of college students are now using mobile devices to study, and the growth in the use of those devices is shaping where and when postsecondary enrollees do academic work, a new survey from McGraw-Hill Education and Hanover Research finds.
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