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SIIA, a Pioneering Convenor for the Edtech Industry, Scraps Its Conferences

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Instead, it will be absorbed into SIIA’s existing public policy division, which advocates for legislation on behalf of its members. Its early work focused on lobbying on behalf of its members, which also included companies across the banking, financial and trade publishing sectors. As part of the change, the Washington, D.C.-based

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Why I’m Optimistic About the Next Wave of Education Technology

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In 2002, our team at Microsoft Education created an LMS for a world where every teacher and student had a tablet computer. Although we were convinced that technology could transform education, simple internet access was patchy at best. The web was increasing its use of graphics, but had barely adopted video.

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Blackboard to Sell Open LMS Product for $31.7 Million

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LTG bought the company to grow its presence in the market of LMS software built off Moodle, launched in 2002 as a grassroots, open-source and more affordable option to Blackboard. Existing Open LMS clients can still access Blackboard products already integrated with Open LMS.

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Niche Raises $35 Million to Rival School Directory Review Sites

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Founded in 2002 and based in Pittsburgh, Niche has raised a total of about $45 million in venture capital. Skurman’s company originally focused on college ratings under the name College Prowler. In 2013, the company rebranded as Niche and added K-12 and neighborhood data. Niche.com CEO Luke Skurman shares company history.

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In a Changing Career Landscape, Employers and Workers Need a New Social Contract for Retraining

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Many would point to the high-profile announcements of expanded tuition-assistance programs from companies such as Starbucks , McDonald’s , Walmart and Chipotle as evidence of increased employer investment in employee development. Employers need to develop new policies and practices around professional development.

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Impero Software Announces New Version of its Flagship Product ? Impero Education Pro ? at ISTE 2018

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The company will showcase the new features of its award-winning product this week at ISTE 2018 in booth #630. “We Founded in 2002, Impero software is now accessed by over 1.5 About Impero Software Impero Software offers remote monitoring and management software, relied upon by education establishments around the world.

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From Testing to Transformational Change with Pam Moran

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Pam: I think that one of the things that particularly — in states like Virginia where the resources that localities have access to can be wildly different. They flipped to one-to-one sometime around 2002. This company has no impact on the editorial content of the show. Obstacles to Implementing the Vision in Virginia.