article thumbnail

Teaching Python: How Children Can Learn Python Programming

The CoolCatTeacher

She got started with integrating technology in the classroom in 2003 and dabbled with app design in File Maker and HTML. Prior to teaching, he has worked in IT and marketing for [Procter & Gamble]( [link] ), Kaplan University (now [Purdue University Global]( [link] )), and [Diagnostic Centers of America]( [link] ).

Kaplan 352
article thumbnail

New Markets Venture Partners Adds $30 Million, Former Gates Foundation Executive to Edtech Fund

Edsurge

His career also includes stops at Microsoft, Schoolnet and Kaplan. New Markets has supported 43 companies since its launch in 2003; edtech startups make more than 90 percent of its deals in the past five years, Palmer adds. The Fulton, Md.-based based firm plans to raise up to $75 million, of which $30 million has been secured.

EdTech 136
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

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

Edsurge

As recently as 1997, only 27 percent of America’s K-12 school had internet access—a number that skyrocketed to 92 percent by 2003. 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

Kaplan 160
article thumbnail

Top 12 apps for law students and the bar exam

Brainscape

Of course you have to be enrolled for one of BARBRI’s review courses in order to get your paws on the BARBRI Study Plan app, so if you have your heart set on another prep course, like Kaplan or Themis, scootch on ahead to bar prep app # 3 or 4 in this guide. What can you do with BARBRI’s Study App?

Kaplan 52
article thumbnail

New Markets Venture Partner’s Latest Edtech Fund Closes at $68 Million

Edsurge

New Markets’ Market Forecast Over the years, New Markets’ Palmer, whose career includes stints at Microsoft, Kaplan and the Gates Foundation, has learned to read market cues from federal legislation. To date, New Markets has invested nearly $30 million across 23 education technology companies since its founding in 2003.

EdTech 114
article thumbnail

Weld North Acquires Performance Matters, Merging It With Truenorthlogic

Marketplace K-12

Previously, Grayer was CEO of Kaplan, the education company that grew into a $2 billion business over his 14-year tenure. Performance Matters, which was founded in 2003, provides comprehensive, integrated solutions for formative assessment, data management, and analytics. Former Kaplan CEO Makes Big Moves in Education Market.

Kaplan 40