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Hacking Education 2.0 | Union Square Ventures

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More than ten years ago, USV hosted a small group of educators, entrepreneurs, activists, and investors for a day-long session called Hacking

More than ten years ago, USV hosted a small group of educators, entrepreneurs, activists, and investors for a day-long session called Hacking Education . In summarizing that discussion, our partner Brad described the group’s collective optimism about the role technology would play in driving down the cost of learning and increasing access to knowledge. With an understanding of the hard work ahead, he noted – “If the transition from the current high touch, but high cost, learning environment to an efficient peer-produced learning network is as abrupt and brutal as the transition we are wi

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