Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2021

That leaves 2U, Chegg and Stride (formerly known as K12 Inc.) But this contraction may not last long, thanks in part to one of the industry’s earliest and most ebullient investors, who is steering a financial vehicle that’s taken public markets by storm. Department of Education’s federal financial aid office. public market.

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Company EdTech Chegg Coursera 154

Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2017

Yet that’s not the case for Hero K12 , which is announcing, rather bluntly, that it is going on a shopping spree to buy education technology companies. based company is BV Investment Partners , which is giving Hero K12 $150 million to spend on making acquisitions. Overall Hero K12 claims users in thousands of schools across 43 states.

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Company Technology Industry Education 86

Edsurge

MAY 12, 2020

When jobs are scarce, people turn to schools and services to reskill and prepare themselves for the rebound. Fueling that growth is Chegg Services, which brought in just over $100 million in revenue last quarter, a 33 percent increase over Q1 2019. The company closed the quarter with a little over $1 billion in cash and investments.

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Company Chegg EdTech Pearson 107

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

When Hero K12 acquired SchoolMint two years ago, it didn’t just buy some school enrollment software. In June 2017, Hero K12 , based outside of Miami, received $150 million from BV Investment Partners to acquire other edtech companies in an effort to create an integrated education data platform. It also got a new boss—and a new brand.

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EdTech Company Software Data 70

Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2017

billion—does not account for companies whose primary product and service focus on student loan refinancing. In 2017, three companies—EverFi ($190 million), Hero K12 ($150 million) and Grammarly ($110 million)—accounted for 37.5 That’s the strategy for Hero K12, which raised its money for the sole purpose of acquiring other companies.

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EdTech Pearson Company Knewton 92

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. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. For more than two decades, Jonathan Grayer has made a career out of welding educational companies.

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Symantec Kaplan Company EdTech 70

MIND Research Institute

JULY 16, 2019

Are we looking for financial support? But in addition to the financial support that has helped us reach over 1.2 At MIND, where our core values revolve around people, problem-solving and learning, we take the development of capacity building partnerships very seriously. We are a nonprofit, social impact organization, after all.

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STEM Outcomes Assessment Course 75

Edsurge

JULY 24, 2017

The 2017 number is inflated, however, by three gargantuan fundraises by EverFi ($190 million), Hero K12 ($150 million) and Grammarly ($110 million). put $150 million in Hero K12 , and Bain Capital, whose Double Impact Fund is on the hunt for promising (and lucrative) education teams. Round Size. Total Funding. Few Big Exits.

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EdTech Chegg Kaplan Coursera 93

Edsurge

JULY 16, 2018

That number was fueled largely by three gargantuan deals—EverFi ($190 million), Hero K12 ($150 million) and Grammarly ($110 million)—that accounted for more than half of that total. The next biggest fundraise is a $55 million round for CampusLogic, a college financial aid platform. The full-year tally for 2017 reached $1.2

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EdTech Report Company Industry 66

Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Fueled by an explosion of broadband access, education software and, of course, the irresistible allure of financial returns, investors across the world want a slice of the U.S. These financiers include endowments, foundations, family offices, education companies and a sovereign wealth fund. edtech industry.

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EdTech Broadband Company Software 79

Edsurge

APRIL 29, 2020

College categories include four-year or two-year, average costs after financial aid and level of selectivity. So far, more than 1,000 K-12 school districts and 330 colleges are paying customers of this service. Clients include Harvard Westlake School, Boston University and online schools operator K12 Inc.

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Company Survey Data Outcomes 90

Edsurge

JULY 30, 2018

A couple of companies in Reach’s portfolio have sold to them: SchoolMint was bought last year by Hero K12, a company owned by BV Investment Partners. In total, seven Reach portfolio companies have exited successfully—meaning their sale led a positive financial returns. Schoolmint (Hero K12). Socrative (MasteryConnect).

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Blendspace Chegg Technology Education 64

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

In Pearson’s 2017 full-year results report , the publisher stated that “we have concluded the strategic review of our US K12 courseware business and have classified the business as held for sale.” The publisher sold The Financial Times and its stake in The Economist in 2015. It still retains a 25 percent holding.) and the U.K.”

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Pearson Chegg Company Instructional Materials 99

Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2018

He co-founded and help run Imagine K12, a startup accelerator dedicated to the education sector, before the group merged with Y Combinator. These were the kinds of tools that used to make up a sizable portion of Imagine K12 cohorts. Education is only one of several industry verticals that Delphia provides its services for.

Technology 112

Technology Education Company Pearson 112

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

With more than 29,000 students and 50 school sites spread over 150 square miles, providing needed services to a diverse student population in a wide range of different settings was no easy task. A nationally recognized expert in K12 finance, Dr. Trautenberg is the founder and CEO of AlignK12. Arati has an M.Ed.

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EdTech Guidelines Policies Secondary 95

Edsurge

MAY 28, 2020

About 375,000 students in 32 states are enrolled in statewide online schools, many of which are operated as charter schools or run by Education Service Provider companies such as K12 Inc. But “online teacher” is a profession that predates the pandemic. Enrollments in these schools have been growing about 6 percent per year.

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Education Handbook Course Elementary 212

techlearning

AUGUST 8, 2018

Districts in Kansas with less than 100 employees qualify for the program and its reduced rate through a partnership with the Southwest Plains Regional Service Center (SWPRSC). Without it, these districts may not have the ability to create and implement comprehensive training programs for staff.”

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Training Course Meeting Accessibility 40

Marketplace K-12

APRIL 25, 2016

Follett’s acquisition streak continues with two new purchases from the publishing services and materials distribution sectors. The announcement was immediately followed by Follett’s acquisition of Bookmasters , a provider of integrated publisher services and strategic partner of Baker & Taylor. formerly Woody’s Books, Inc.),

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Company Facebook Libraries Report 40

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The staff also manage the network’s shared firewall and other security features that help to prevent denial-of-service and malware attacks. As the deputy executive director, she collaborates with the executive director in charting strategic direction, administration, planning, and financial decisions involving SETDA.

Broadband 59

Broadband Accessibility Instructional Materials Education 59

Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

Tagged on: July 20, 2017 Personalized Learning: Budget cuts spur new teaching model | NonDoc → "Never in our state’s history have public schools been in such a dire financial crisis. They can’t afford to buy new textbooks and are having to combine classes due to the teacher shortage. wi.us, among other sources."

EdTech 150

EdTech E-rate Software Data 150

Edsurge

JULY 30, 2019

In its place is a similar funding initiative, called the K12 Strong Workforce Program , which will allocate $150 million each year to support programs that build career pathways for California high school students. Her team has been in touch with a representative at the National Park Service to get feedback on the idea.

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Training Sony Company Industry 107

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 21, 2022

AB Combs was bifurcated — one hallway servicing roughly 300 pre-K-8 grade Robinson students, and the other hallway educating 320 K-12 students from Buckhorn School, another school that was damaged in the flooding. We need much more help from [the Federal Emergency Management Agency], as much financial support as they can offer.”.

Elementary 75

Elementary Report Secondary Robotics 75

Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2017

And so we have learned in the charter school world as well as through higher education [that flexibility] allows people to really develop and implement many of the new tools and services without having to worry about whether or not they're violating some real or perceived law or rule. Jeanne Allen.

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Policies EdTech Company Examples 69

Graphite Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

The most direct way is via a direct signup: a teacher creates an account to use a service, and the teacher is the only person using the service. A second model includes sites that get their initial data from teacher or school signup, but then as part of the service offered in the site, they acquire student information.

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Data Edmodo Policies Knewton 40

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2018

A 2015 report found that the lack of AP classes may increase the financial burden on college-bound rural students: Students who don’t take AP classes don’t earn college credit that could enable them to graduate more quickly, and such students are “more likely to pay for additional remedial coursework when beginning college.”.

Online Learning 65

Online Learning Learning Course Blended Learning 65

Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Who is telling the stories, and who is funding the stories, and how much of ed-tech journalism ends up reflecting their “portfolio,” if you will – the political and financial investments certain people have made in a certain type of future. Hero K12 (behavior management) –- $150 million. Manufacturing Trends.

Trends 56

Trends Coursera Company Personalized Learning 56

MindShift

MARCH 26, 2020

Robin Nelson, an educator with 10 years experience, says one of the students in her class has special needs and needs significant accommodation, and the family also struggles financially. “I’ve spoken to his mom. There’s another little one on the way, if not already arrived.”

Learning 52

Learning Training Blended Learning Laptops 52

Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

JANUARY 11, 2023

Similarly, there were 11 K12 schools interviewed, 82% of which were public, with 55% of those being middle schools and the rest high schools, with sizes ranging from 500 to 2000 students. For K12 schools, those numbers were 55% with no ALCs, 33% with between 1-3, and one school that had more than 3. What did the study find?

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Steelcase Classroom Learning Groups 73

The Hechinger Report

MAY 3, 2016

and K12 Inc., MCSAB says that although charter schools do enjoy flexibility that non-charter public schools don’t, charters must form their curriculum around Mississippi’s College and Career Readiness standards and that the charter law requires annual academic, financial and organizational review of charter school performance.

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Report Company Pearson iPhone 40

Edsurge

APRIL 16, 2019

Your investors and shareholders may want to make their financial returns. It was acquired by K12 Inc. Here are some things you should do before contacting prospective buyers: Financials: Your historical and projected financials will be one of the most important items, so get these in order (e.g.

EdTech 95

EdTech Company Industry Policies 95

The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 20, 2017

” Although I’ve been teaching in K12 for fifteen years, the last eleven have been transformational. Many teachers use YouTube and other video services to search for help. We should give teachers the financial resources and the time to go to professional learning opportunities. Just In Time Resources.

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Edcamps Game-Based Learning Conference Differentiated Instruction 287

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Jonathan Klein of Undaunted K12 added that with these brand-new federal incentives in place, existing climate or environmental initiatives may no longer be ambitious enough — zero-carbon alternatives might even be less expensive up front, as well as cheaper and better in the long run. (Here’s a toolkit they created to explain how they did it.)

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Education Company Secondary Elementary 81

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Dr. Rich Contartesi, an accomplished K12 Assistant Superintendent, CIO, and CTO, is currently CEO and Co-Founder of K12 as a Service. Ann serves on the Project Tomorrow advisory council and is a leadership consultant with Executive Service Corps of Southern California , serving non-profit associations. Join the Community.

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Strategy Student Data Privacy Data Policies 53

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

It was also used in in the post K12 learning environment. I can’t be a banker or work in the financial business because while I might enjoy counting money and financial growth, I would rather count and measure the success of my students. What type of help desk services might be available through the summer? Mike Gorman.

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Blended Learning LMS STEM Assessment 192

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Laundry services have been offered, as has help with housing. Ezekiel West, 10, opens up his K12/Stride school loaner laptop computer outside his home in Los Angeles on Sunday, Jan. She went to work at Chipotle, ringing up orders in Boston’s financial district. In December, Kailani moved to North Carolina to make a new start.

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Data Analysis Online Learning Laptops 100

Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2017

As support services get axed and the social safety net becomes threadbare, our well-being – our economic and emotional well-being – becomes more and more fragile. One of the largest single rounds of funding this year was in the behavior management company Hero K12 , which raised $150 million in private equity funding in June.

Technology 67

Technology Education Facebook Company 67

The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Game Based Learning Insights on the Samsung Insights Website has articles on recent implementations of game based learning in more fields than just K12 including health care, retail, etc. Economics & Financial Literacy. Appolicious – This site pretty much evaluations iPhone/iPad games but has lots of them in the index.

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Game-Based Learning Gamification Learning Twitter 120