Edsurge

DECEMBER 25, 2019

Here’s a look at the biggest edtech business stories of 2019—the ones that captured the most attention, and the ones that should have your attention. A $157M Fundraise for Guild Education Births Edtech’s Newest Unicorn by Tony Wan Unicorns don’t exist, except when they’re of the billion-dollar valuation variety. Can You Say Unicorn?

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how teachers are using the latest tech to improve one-to-one initiatives! Adaptive” in edtech is, at its core, a way for schools to provide the right learning experience for each individual student at exactly the right time. The Issue of One-to-one Learning in Large Classes. Thank you, adaptive software. .

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Edsurge

MARCH 14, 2022

In similar fashion, problematic edtech companies with grand visions and little follow-through don’t just affect the investors pouring funds into the space; they also potentially put learners into compromising situations. But who was—or is—the Theranos of the education sector? Yet, fast forward to 2022, and AltSchool no longer exists.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2020

There are so many players out there—and a few emerging winners” in edtech, says Niesner, 40. “We How They Work Busuu has grown considerably since its 2008 founding. And he believes Busuu still has plenty of room to grow in the international and corporate learning markets. We are one of them.”

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Edsurge

MAY 15, 2017

It raises tough questions about the implications of vendors offering “free” edtech products to schools. Edmodo , an education technology company founded 2008 as a K-12 social network, allows educators to communicate with students and parents through their digital platform. Bill Fitzgerald.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2017

Founded in 2008, EverFi offers digital content that tackles “big, intractable social issues” for K-12, higher-ed and adult learners who are often underserved in existing schools and companies, Tammy Wincup, the company’s Chief Operating Officer, tells EdSurge. This marks one of the biggest fundraises for a U.S.-based

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Edsurge

MAY 18, 2019

Video worked exceptionally well for us (even dating as far back as 2008) as our employees reported feeling more connected. Most of all, have a mission that reminds everyone they are working in an edtech company to build a better world by educating the next generation. We used Skype for our daily/weekly, 1-on-1 and group meetings.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 29, 2016

I argue that rural states are where edtech companies, investors, and media outlets should be looking to to see truly innovative implementation of technology. It dates back to 2008, when an educational journey began in Wyoming that revealed the important role technology plays in enhancing teaching and learning—especially in a rural state.

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Edsurge

APRIL 24, 2019

That inspired him to start Instructure in 2008, best known for its Canvas LMS. (He That strategy paid off over 10 years ago when, as a graduate student at Brigham Young University, he found that his peers were disgruntled with the learning management system used on campus at the time.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

In the past several years, we have implemented a number of district-wide initiatives to support personalization and differentiation for students including the launch of our Virtual Instruction to Accentuate Learning (VITAL) program in 2008.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 15, 2018

When Dickerson was audited, she had to show files that were from 2008 and 2009, way before she started with the district. Catch all of our coverage of CoSN 2018 on EdTech ’s conference landing page. Jena Passut is the managing editor of EdTech: Focus on K–12. Cruzan suggested keeping a copy of the filtering invoice on hand.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 20, 2022

In this role, Glovin, a seasoned senior edtech sales executive, will develop and implement a U.S. Peter’s proven background in edtech sales and business development will undoubtedly help open doors for Osmo in the education field,” says Cherian Thomas, Senior Vice President of International Business at Osmo from BYJU’S.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

She authored Toys to Tools: Connecting Student Cell Phones to Education (published by ISTE in 2008), Cell Phones in the Classroom: A Practical Guide for the K-12 Educator (published by ISTE in 2011), Help Your Child Learn With Their Cell Phone and Web 2.0

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techieMusings

JULY 19, 2020

I have been teaching AP Calculus AB since 2008. I want to share my experiences and the resources I’ve built over the years, as both a flipped classroom and purely online AP Calculus AB teacher. I began flipping my AP Calculus classes in 2010 and have taught that class in a purely online format for three years. my calendar & pacing .

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2018

EdSurge: Curriculum Associates was founded in 1969, and you joined in 2008. How did you transition from a traditional company focused on providing workbooks to an edtech company? Waldron: When I came in 2008, the world was in a very difficult place. Most people think about us as an edtech company and a product company.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 18, 2022

as well as the Federal Reserve’s efforts to tamp down inflation by raising interest rates. ? The reasons behind soaring housing prices —Unlike the housing bubble of 2008, today’s increasing housing prices are driven by a lack of supply. features a video explaining the root of inflation currently impacting the U.S. ,

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2023

A video clip delves into historical market crashes, including their role in the 1929 Great Depression and the global recession of 2008. Professionals profiting from market collapses : Throughout history, astute investment professionals have capitalized on market crashes.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 12, 2020

And anymore, they end being the punchline of edtech jokes, somehow. Comparing an unsupported MOOC from 2008 to an in-person college experience isn’t apples to apples. Swanger’s article continues: The 2008 recession had a devastating impact on the US economy; and, higher education was not insulated from that impact.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

From 2008 to 2019 we have witnessed a 4,000-plus percent expansion in the number of funded edtech startups, and the best startups can become unicorns. Digital has changed the nature of market growth, and edtech startups create new digital markets that leverage unique technology attributes of the new industrial revolution.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 6, 2019

When “ Disrupting Class ” was published in 2008, we caused a stir by predicting that by the fall of 2019, 50 percent of all high school courses would be delivered online in some form or fashion. Thirty-five percent of teachers say they use edtech daily, and another 23 percent say they use it most days.

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eSchool News

JULY 5, 2017

According to The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), most US states offer less money per student than they did before the recession of 2008. School budgets are generally tight, worldwide, and the US is no exception. Some states are still cutting eight years after the recession took hold.

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EmergingEdTech

JULY 24, 2018

Technology is by no means a panacea for all of the issues education faces … I started this blog back in 2008 (and formally launched as EmergingEdTech in April of 2009). I've read, learned, [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

According to Crunchbase, Interfolio previously raised $13 million in a Series A round in 2016, and around $930,000 across two seed funding rounds in 2013 and 2008, bringing the company’s total amount raised to nearly $15 million—a fraction of the company’s $110-million exit.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Waldron joined Curriculum Associates in 2008, bringing leadership experience from both the for-profit and nonprofit education worlds. He has also won the Northeastern US Regional YPO Social Impact Award and EdTech Digest ’s CEO of the Year.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 6, 2017

Jon was the co-designer of Minarets High School , which originated as a GAFE, 1:1 Macbook and PBL based high school in 2008 and has been named an Apple Distinguished School three times. VICKI: Happy edtech tool Tuesday. So John, what is our edtech tool today? We have John Corippo, @jcorippo. So how is it different?

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Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2019

In 2008, iParadigms was acquired by private equity firm Warburg Pincus. billion, the deal is the larger than the total amount that edtech startups raised in 2018, which reached a new peak last year at $1.45 Double Check While the edtech industry is applauding the deal’s check size, critics of the company are concerned.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

In a telephone interview, Phil Hill, edtech guru and co-publisher of the widely followed e-Literate blog , acknowledged that “the LMS is not only part of the university’s core infrastructure, but it also allows faculty and students to use technology creatively in the classroom.” The term MOOC was coined by others in 2008.)

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EdNews Daily

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

My name is Isaac Johnson-Tyas, I have been working in the education industry since 2008 in Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and China. I have always had a passion for Edtech and helping organizations succeed. Isaac, please tell me about yourself, your education background and what you were doing before you started working at 51Talk.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2019

The company was founded in 2008 and went public in 2015 (at $18 a share), and plans to continue to operate with its same management team after the acquisition. Phil Hill, an edtech consultant who watches the LMS space closely, said the biggest question is just how much Instructure will separate Bridge from the rest of the company.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 5, 2018

The former Kaplan executive, who served as its CEO from 1994 to 2008, oversaw 67 acquisitions that turned the test-prep business into a global education services provider. In 2010, he pooled his own money with KKR, a private equity firm, to launch Weld North , which has since acquired another 16 edtech companies (and invested in 4 others).

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Edsurge

MAY 4, 2017

Since the company started in 2008, it has stayed focused on that one idea, and on serving only highly-selective colleges in the U.S. The formula has reaped rewards: in 2014 2U became a rare edtech company to go public. and only on graduate degree programs. And they found that the two companies have many similarities.

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Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2018

Founded in 2008, Padlet’s founder and CEO, Nitesh Goel proclaimed it “the easiest way to put stuff on the web.” Popularity at a Price Padlet’s decision, however unpopular, is not uncommon in the edtech industry, where businesses often make disruptive changes. It is possible you will now have to upgrade to use a software that was free.

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Edsurge

MAY 6, 2019

Founded in 2008, Knewton blazed its way into the edtech industry with bold proclamations about its adaptive-learning technology, which it then licensed to digital curriculum providers. To its critics (including Hill), Knewton’s product has long struggled to live up to its billing.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

“ FY 2008 $267,500,000 (President Bush’s request: $0). National Educational Technology Trends Study: Local-Level Data Summary (SRI International, 2008). K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role appeared first on EdTech Strategies. 2012 and 2012 (ARRA case studies). The post U.S.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 28, 2018

That’s why we’ve also highlighted a few here that we don’t want you to miss, from complicated community college turnarounds to where IKEA and edtech overlap. Graduation rates tripped between 2008 and 2016, and the school boasts one of the highest four-year graduation rates among community colleges in the state. Persuasive Design.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 24, 2018

Indeed, when they researched their own success through Project Oxygen in 2008, they discovered eight key characteristics of their outstanding leaders, ranked in the following order of importance: 1. A very human vision. They wanted to use technology to empower humanity and make it better, not to usurp it. They're good coaches.

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eSchool News

APRIL 8, 2022

Founded in 2008, EVERFI’s Impact-as-a-Service TM solution and digital educational content have reached more than 45 million learners globally. The company was also named to the 2021 GSV EdTech 150, a list of the most transformative growth companies in digital learning.

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