The Growing Grassroots Backlash Against Educational Technology
By
Jennifer Berkshire
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Summary
The article discusses the growing grassroots backlash against educational technology (edtech), highlighting how this movement is uniting unlikely allies across partisan lines. It taps into broader frustrations with the "enshittification" of technology and services. The piece uses New York City as a case study to illustrate the emerging revolt against edtech in schools, examining the potent and unpredictable nature of this resistance movement.
Key quotes
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Uniting the oddest of bedfellows across partisan lines, and tapping into a broader frustration with what's been called the 'enshittification' of, well, everything
this emerging movement feels as potent as it does unpredictable
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