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• Amazon Introduces Alexa Education Skill API

  The new set of application programming interfaces will give developers the ability to create Alexa skills that can be integrated into their education technology systems and platforms
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Google Launches Comprehensive CS Resources for Educators

Google today launched Code with Google, a new compilation of resources for K-12 educators for exploring computer science in the classroom.

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• Study of Education Technology Finds Mixed Results

  Simply providing students with access to technology at the K–12 level has limited impact on learning outcomes while also allowing them to improve their computer proficiency, the researchers uncovered.
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• Most Ed Institutions Unprepared for Data Risks

  A new survey found that nearly four in five education institutions are unprepared for IT risks, citing a lack of security safeguards and budget shortages as contributing issues.
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• Teacher Bonuses for Test Scores: One State's Experiment

  Some third-grade and high school teachers in North Carolina are getting bonuses this month based on testing results. The idea was to reward teacher performance and retention in student learning and improvement.
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• Gale Releases Digital Archive from ACLU

  The content in the archive covers the years between 1912 and 1990, with a focus on civil rights, race, children and women's rights, freedom of speech and due process.
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• California Lawmaker Wants Teens to Learn to Identify Fake News

  A California lawmaker is taking steps he hopes will fight fake news, the Associated Press and other news outlets are reporting. Assemblyman Jimmy Gomez introduced a bill this week to help high schools teach students to distinguish real news from fake.
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