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We are hard at work on a new project. To make more time to move it forward we are suspending our daily curations to The EdBizWatch Blog. But, we will continue to share our favorite articles on twitter at @EdBizWatch. Thank you for following us over the years! As we say farewell, we'd like to share some of our favorite education news sites:

1. EdSurge

Twitter: @EdSurge Silicon Valley EdSurge is an independent information resource and community for everyone involved in education technology

2. EducationDive

Twitter: @EducationDive Washington, DC Daily education news. We cover k12, higher ed, MOOCs, blended learning, edtech, school administration, testing, education policy and more.

3. Edukwest

Twitter: @edukwest Worldwide The #EdTech Market Insider - Independent commentary & analysis on #education, #technology, #startups

4. Getting Smart

Twitter: @Getting_Smart Worldwide Getting Smart supports innovations in learning, education & technology. Our mission is to help more young people get smart & connect to the idea economy.

5. The Hechinger Report

Twitter: @hechingerreport New York City Reporting on inequality and innovation in education nationwide. Retweets are not endorsements.

6. Inside Higher Ed

Twitter: @insidehighered Washington, D.C. Higher education news, jobs and more. Daily, online, free. DM us w/your news & tips.

7. MindShift

Twitter: @MindShiftKQED San Francisco MindShift explores the future of learning, covering cultural and tech trends and innovations in education.

8. NPR's Education Team

Twitter: @npr_ed DC; NYC; SF Always learning.

Summer Break

EdBizWatch will take a summer break. We will return after Labor Day.  Enjoy the waning days of summer!

George Siemens on the 'Disruption' Narrative

“This is one of the most inaccurate pieces of @#%$ floating around...”

George Siemens on the 'Disruption' Narrative, Jeffrey Young, The Chronicle of HE

Interview with Vibhu Mittal and Michael Horn

Edmodo's CEO & the ExDir of Education at Clayton Christensen Institute talk online ed tools.

Global Search for Education: Online Education Tools, Cathy Rubin, Huffington Post

Panorama Raises $12M Led by Spark Capital & Owl Ventures

The startup surveys students, parents and teachers to collect actionable data.

Panorama Raises $12M Led by Spark, Owl Ventures, Christine McGee, TechCrunch

Chegg Cuts Revenue Forecast

Co. will shift business to only etextbooks and other digital services by the end of 2016.

Chegg Cuts Revenue Forecast Due to Shift to e-textbook Model, Reuters

College Textbook Prices Have Risen 1,041% Since 1977

Bureau of Labor Statistics show textbook prices have risen over 3x inflation 1977-2015.

College Textbook Prices Have Risen 1,041% Since 1977, Ben Popken, NBC

Classroom Wearable Tech: What Is It & What Does It Do?

VR devices, “life-logging” devices, brain-sensing, documentation of student learning...

Wearable Technology in the Classroom, David Nield, The Guardian

Acrobatiq Raises $9.7 Million from Draper, Others

Co offers an adaptive courseware catalogue, analytics dashboard, & course authoring tools.

Acrobatiq Raises $9.7 Million from Draper, Others, edSurge

Ed Tech Deals Reach $1.6 Billion in First Half of 2015

We’ve been surprised at the divergence around what should be simple facts.

Ed Tech Deals Reach $1.6 Billion in First Half of 2015, Tony Wan, Tyler McNally, edSurge

Interview with Stanford President, John Hennessy

Can online learning can match traditional instruction in motivating students.

Interview with John Hennessy, George Anders, MIT Technology Review

Carnegie Mellon Revives inBloom's Failed Data Dream

Privacy controversy dodged by not storing student names, addresses or SS numbers.

Carnegie Mellon Revives inBloom's Failed Data Dream, Jill Barshay, Hechinger Report

As Tech Booms, Workers Turn to Coding for Career Change

Bootcamps will graduate about 16K students this yr, compared to 6,740 graduates last yr.

As Tech Booms, Workers Turn to Coding for Career Change, Steve Lohr, NYT

Allclasses.com Acquired by Noodle

Price tag of the acquisition was undisclosed, but it was all-stock deal. 

Ed Tech Company Noodle acquires Boston-based Allclasses.com, Lauren Clark, BBJ

Blackboard Seeks $3 Billion Sale

Owner Providence Equity Partners has hired Deutsche Bank and BoA to run an auction.

Blackboard Seeks $3 Billion Sale, Baker, Roumeliotis & Stone, Reuters

Uber for Education: Sebatian Thrun's Udacity

Thrun, a leading figure in AI hopes Udacity will be a digital university for a new economy.

Uber for Education, Nanette Byrnes, MIT Technology Review

Ed Tech's Funding Frenzy

Consumer-facing companies, however, are receiving more funding than ever before.

Ed Tech's Funding Frenzy, Carl Strausheim, Inside Higher Ed

MIT Looks to Stay in Vanguard of Digital Education

The “unbundling” of classes is one of the most provocative ideas in higher education.

MIT Looks to Stay in Vanguard of Digital Education, Nick Anderson, Washington Post

Former Corinthian Students Seek $2.5B Bankruptcy Claim

Claim represents fees, expenses, lost wages of 500,000 students.

Former Corinthian Students Seek $2.5 Billion Bankruptcy Claim, Stephanie Gleason, WSJ

Advanced Placement Classes, Online, for Free

These AP classes are not MOOCs, but more like massive open online lessons, or MOOLs.

Advanced Placement Classes, Online, for Free, Nick Anderson, Washington Post