Edsurge
APRIL 2, 2018
It raised an additional $30 million in 2016 at a $1 billion valuation—thus earning the “unicorn” label. Founded in 2004, Pluralsight currently offers more than 6,000 online courses on a variety of technical, business and design skills—from architecture to manufacturing, game development and software engineering.
Edsurge
JUNE 18, 2017
Edtech, I believe, is going through a similar rebuilding moment powered by three trends: widely available infrastructure, the catalytic impact of spending by both the government and philanthropy in education, and—finally—the embrace of edtech by educational institutions and educators themselves. 1993-2004: Building the Infrastructure.
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Edsurge
JANUARY 5, 2018
In 2010, he pooled his own money with KKR, a private equity firm, to launch Weld North , which has since acquired another 16 edtech companies (and invested in 4 others). For instance, Weld North acquired Compass Learning , a suite of digital math and English curriculum materials, in August 2016 and combined it with Edgenuity.
Doug Levin
APRIL 21, 2016
FY 2004 $695,900,000 (President Bush’s request: $700,500,000). FY 2016 $0 (President Obama’s request: $200,000,000). State Educational Technology Directors Association ( SETDA ) annual reports of program implementation: 2004. Appropriations: FY 2002 $700,500,000 (President Bush’s request: $817,096,000).
Edsurge
OCTOBER 10, 2018
Graduation rates for first-time, full-time students more than tripled from 2008 to 2016. Texarkana College adopted new enterprise software and other edtech tools like an early-alert system, but technology was only one aspect of the school’s effort. Since those days though, Texarkana College has earned a new reputation.
Tech Helpful
NOVEMBER 18, 2016
This is the progression of technology integration at CCS lower school since I came on staff in January of 2004 as a part-time related arts computer teacher. In the 2015-2016 school year, in decision with our fifth grade teachers, the fifth grade became a 1:1 required BYOT iPad grade. We've come a long way baby!
Edsurge
JANUARY 10, 2017
When it first opened its doors in 2004 as a part of the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago, the organization took a leading role in opening charter schools across the city—130 of them, to be exact. “I In 2016, Mary Jo was named to the Forbes "30 Under 30" list in education. Here’s what happened.
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