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4 Ways Edtech Entrepreneurs Can Earn Trust and Unlock New Opportunities With Education Customers

Edsurge

Emerging technologies have the potential to reshape the educational landscape. From the earliest stages, as Pre-K parents search for activities and resources to nurture their child's growth, to K-12 schools adopting technology to improve student outcomes and operational efficiencies, the impact of modern learning tools is undeniable.

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Can online learning level the AP playing field for rural kids?

The Hechinger Report

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.”.

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Ed tech companies promise results, but their claims are often based on shoddy research

The Hechinger Report

School closures in all 50 states have sent educators and parents alike scrambling to find online learning resources to keep kids busy and productive at home. Website traffic to the homepage for IXL, a popular tool that lets students practice skills across five subjects through online quizzes, spiked in March.

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Can Online Learning Level the AP Playing Field for Rural Students?

MindShift

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.”.

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Designing Higher Ed: The Search for a Process to Innovate

Edsurge

Although 42 design firms have been acquired over the past decade, nearly half of the acquisitions happened in the past year (2015), according to the Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers influential Design In Tech Report 2016. If design is in the ascendency in private enterprise, does it also have relevance for higher education?

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Developing a Research Base to Evaluate Digital Courseware

Edsurge

Online and blended learning continue to trend upward in higher education institutions across the U.S. Although these investments can take many forms, they typically include software programs that are designed to deliver curriculum content through educational learning applications. According to a.

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Lessons from a school without walls

The Hechinger Report

Although definitions vary broadly, personalized learning endeavors to design educational experiences that suit an individual student’s abilities and interests. It’s an idea that’s gaining traction as technology offers new tools for both tracking student learning and customizing classwork based on past performance.