Latest News from SPARC
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Thursday, July 26, 2018
Congress Approves Career and Technical Education Bill Including OER Provisions
Open EducationCongress approved the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act, including provisions supporting open educational resources as an allowable use of federal CTE funds.
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Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Perkins Career and Technical Education (CTE) Act Reauthorization
Open EducationCongress approved a bill reauthorizing the Perkins Career and Technical Education Act, which included provisions permitting OER as an allowable use of funds for state and local activities.
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Tuesday, July 10, 2018
Engaging Public Interest Stakeholders in Open Education
Open EducationCamille Thomas, Open Education Fellow, shares her plan to build awareness of open education among new groups of stakeholders.
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Monday, July 2, 2018
Welcoming Mo Nyamweya as Open Education Coordinator
Open EducationSPARC is thrilled to welcome Mo Nyamweya to SPARC's Open Education team, where she will serve as Open Education Coordinator.
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Wednesday, May 30, 2018
OpenCon 2018 to be Held in Toronto, Canada on November 2-4; Applications Open June 12
Open Access · Open Data · Open EducationSPARC and the Right to Research Coalition, in partnership with York University, Ryerson University, and the University of Toronto, are excited to announce that OpenCon 2018—the flagship global meeting of the OpenCon community—will take place on November 2-4 in Toronto, Canada.
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Tuesday, May 22, 2018
Marking Open Policy Milestones in the U.S. and Brazil
Open EducationToday marks the one year anniversary of the U.S. Department of Education’s open licensing rule taking effect. In this post, we provide an update on rule’s implementation, and celebrate recent news that Brazil has adopted a similar policy.
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Thursday, April 12, 2018
SPARC Expands Open Education Leadership Program Following Successful Pilot
Open EducationSPARC is officially launching our Open Education Leadership Program this fall, building on our successful pilot. We will begin accepting applications to enroll in the 2018-2019 cohort starting the week of April 23.
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