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Charting New Territories in PD: The Whitsby Story with ASCD

The CoolCatTeacher

She has held several leadership positions with education companies, most recently Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Achieve 3000, Kaplan K12, and Renaissance Learning. Robert obtained their Master of Science degree in Engineering from Boise State University between 2002 and 2005.

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

Edsurge

In 2002, our team at Microsoft Education created an LMS for a world where every teacher and student had a tablet computer. Between 2004 and 2011, I worked as an executive in SchoolNet and Kaplan, both of which grew into successful and innovative education companies. Kaplan thrived during the decade, growing to more than $2.8

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How to Prepare for the SAT

Ask a Tech Teacher

Kaplan Test Prep. Kaplan Test Prep is one of the original names in SAT/ACT prep. Founded in 2002 by graduates of the Yale School of Management, Veritas Prep offers live classroom prep courses, interactive online courses, on-demand classes, and private SAT tutoring sessions. See my full review here. Veritas Prep.

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All ninth graders study at the local 4-H center in this Maine district

The Hechinger Report

Emily Kaplan for The Hechinger Report. Emily Kaplan for The Hechinger Report. Emily Kaplan for The Hechinger Report. David Murphy, who has served as the district’s superintendent since 2002 (and has worked in the district since 1984), explained that the approach was born of necessity.

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How Daily Farm Work and Outdoor Projects Make Learning in High School Better for Teens

MindShift

Emily Kaplan for The Hechinger Report). Emily Kaplan for The Hechinger Report ). David Murphy, who has served as the district’s superintendent since 2002 (and has worked in the district since 1984), explained that the approach was born of necessity. Emily Kaplan for The Hechinger Report ).

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Why I'm Still Bullish About the State of Edtech

Edsurge

When I worked at Microsoft back in 2002, our team basically invented the idea of Google Classroom (it was called Microsoft Class Server), but we were twelve years too early and the product disappeared by 2006. In 2009, our team at Kaplan Ventures invested in a virtual reality corporate training startup that was ten years too early.

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Silver Lake Acquires Majority Stake in Weld North’s Digital Curriculum Business

Edsurge

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. For more than two decades, Jonathan Grayer has made a career out of welding educational companies.