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Breaking Stories in Higher Ed
3/12/2013

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  • IT Investments in Big Data Increasing Across the Board

    Nearly half of all organizations have invested in big data technologies or will do so in the coming year, according to information technology research firm Gartner. The education sector, in particular, has the opportunity to capitalize on a growing trend in big data: broadening the range of data sources to include "dark data."

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  • Gordon Report: New Assessments Will Need Continued Scrutiny

    A two-year independent commission studying the future of education and especially the effective use of assessment to measure student learning has issued a public policy statement calling for policymakers to turn their attention on the use of assessments to providing timely information to students and teachers rather than school and teacher accountability.

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  • Student Innovations Take Flight in DOT Competition

    The United States Department of Transportation is seeking out innovations in aviation and aerospace among students in high school and college through the second annual RAISE Award competition.

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