High School, Brought to You by Silicon Valley? Holy Cross Professor Weighs In

The New York Times

Oracle, the business software giant, is putting its finishing touches on the new home for Design Tech High School, a charter school founded in 2014. However, not everyone thinks leading tech company campus in Silicon Valley is the appropriate place for high school students to learn.

Jack Schneider, assistant professor of education and Director of Research at the Massachusetts Consortium for Innovative Education Assessment, was asked by the New York Times, and he has concerns. “I worry about the ethos of Silicon Valley being absorbed by young people at an important developmental stage in their lives,” Schneider says.

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Additional Coverage:

The Seattle Times, Dec. 10