Edsurge

JULY 24, 2017

edtech companies last year, the dollars returned with a fury during the first six months of 2017. Several private-equity-backed companies have invested heavily in the “platform” approach. PowerSchool, owned by Vista Equity Partners, has acquired eight companies since June 2015. The bull is back—or is it? Round Size.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

The company partners with schools to provide online monitoring software that can alert instructors or administrators if it detects students typing or searching for certain keywords related to sexting, cyberbullying, radicalization, self-harm and more. Founded in 2002, Impero software is now accessed by over 1.5

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 14, 2018

Pam: One of the things that’s pretty interesting since the last time we talked, Vicki, is that I was part of a group originally in 2010 that started lobbying of superintendents. They flipped to one-to-one sometime around 2002. This company has no impact on the editorial content of the show. Update on Testing Reform in Virginia.

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techlearning

MAY 18, 2018

These are important tasks and I look forward to working with the company as we move forward with this work both in the UK, and the U.S.” In 2010, Walters was awarded membership in the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to educational publishing. Founded in 2002, Impero software is now accessed by over 1.5

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 19, 2012

Davidson introduces us to visionaries whose groundbreaking ideas-from schools with curriculums built around video games to companies that train workers using virtual environments-will open the doors to new ways of working and learning" (from the Amazon description).

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 30, 2012

PicLits was conceived by Terry Friedlander in 2002: "I read an article from USA TODAY which talked about the most often searched words and listed in the top ten was writing/poetry. Sixteen years to the day later, Terry signed the papers and sold the company (which had grown to 10 stores). The numbers that I read were staggering.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2019

Searsport had started transitioning to a standards-based diploma in 2002, after receiving a share of a $10-million school reform grant that Gates had made to the Sen. Mitchell Scholarship Research Institute , an organization that gives out scholarships to Maine students. So far, none of the academies are in Maine.

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Buncee

JUNE 23, 2021

Research shows that “The social climate of the classroom more strongly predicted GPA than teachers’ instructional practices (Griffith, 2002). Most educators build in those “get to know you” activities to kick off the year, but do we realize how important they are? You read that correctly. This reaches beyond just having friends at school.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 14, 2017

Stakeholders—from educators and nonprofits to politicians and private companies—have all rowed in one direction to spur the strategic use of technology to ensure that all students have access to a great education. A new report, “ Strategic Policy Playbook: Driving Innovation In Education for All Students ” summarizes this important story.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

To date, Stephen’s work has been featured by Forbes, Fast Company, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, FOX, TNT, Disney, Discovery TV, NPR, Teach Middle East, The Gulf National, and countless others. Barbara coined the phrase “Making Learning Personal” in 2000 and trademarked it in 2002.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

In 2010, Jennifer left teaching to begin PRINCIPLED Learning Strategies, through which she provides professional development to support the integration of authentic student-driven global learning experiences in schools. . | We started the Tour company to show the real side of slums and its community. We also operate in Nepal.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 16, 2016

He was the first investor in the social media company in 2004.) Peter Thiel’s entrepreneurial and investment history, in brief: He co-founded the online payments company PayPal in 1998 with Max Levchin. In 2004, Thiel founded Palantir Technologies, a data analysis company funded in part by Q-Tel, the investment wing of the CIA.

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Hack Education

MARCH 8, 2017

The legislation also ordered telecom companies to provide their services to all public schools and libraries at discounted rates – from 20% to 90% off depending on the services provided and number of students receiving free and reduced school lunches. million settlement paid by Hewlett Packard in 2010 over accusations of fraud.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 18, 2017

He has also been named a Master Educator by Course Hero , an education technology company that produced a short film on Boyer. . He shares some of his favorite foreign films: “ Aftershock ” (2010, Chinese, directed by Xiaogang Feng)—An absolutely awesome teaching tool for many different aspects of Chinese culture.

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