eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2022

In addition, the company also demonstrated its commitment to making its robust research base clear and accessible to the public. Founded in 2005, 95 Percent Group is an education company whose mission is to help educators identify and address the needs of all readers. About 95 Percent Group.

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Competency Based Learning EdTech Instructional Materials Company 62

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Mike Silagadze isn’t shy about his desire to take market share from the largest college textbook publishers through his classroom software company Top Hat. He believes his company’s brand of digital textbooks beats anything Pearson, McGraw-Hill and their ilk can provide. The company has raised $90 million to date.

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Edsurge

MARCH 22, 2017

During her time there, the company tripled in size and she earned a promotion. When it launched in 2005, the idea of a $100 laptop for the world’s poorest children captured the backing of Google, eBay and UNDP. Edtech companies entering low-income countries are noticing some of these challenges and are working towards solutions.

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Khan Academy Technology Laptops Education 152

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 25, 2021

He is currently the head of assessment and learning sciences at Roblox, an online gaming company. In response, testing companies have conducted research to prove that the combination of grades and test scores is important by calculating that the two together are best at predicting first year college performance.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Last summer, the San Francisco-based company invited several dozen educational publishers and organizations to create and sell materials to Quizlet users, as part of a closed beta program. Today, the company announced it is inviting any content creator, including individual educators, to apply for its Premium Content program.

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Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2019

For instance, as mainframe computers, with their centralization of computing power accessed through “dumb” terminals, entered enterprises (and movies) in the 1950s, “The New” returned to an emphasis on decentralized learning (sometimes supported by now-forgotten “ teaching machines ”). into a common identity. the Board of Education.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

An increasing number of states are enacting laws designed to expand access to evidence-based reading instruction. Founded in 2005, 95 Percent Group is an educational company whose mission is to help educators identify and address the needs of all readers. About 95 Percent Group.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2017

Since 2005, Y Combinator has funded 1,430 companies and nearly 3,500 founders. featured 124 companies from 18 countries—marking the largest class in the accelerator’s history. The company will not take more than $30,000 over the two years.) The company says it has 50 hiring partners and plans to grow the list.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

As a trusted partner to public libraries, Gale understands the importance of access to education, particularly for underserved and at-risk populations. Non-native English speakers have access to courses in many languages. Students will have access to MyPlan software to help them uncover career interests.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Following stints as Assistant Director of Curriculum and Instruction and Director of Educational Technologies at Pennsylvania’s Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit #21 , Kinney joined Discovery Education in 2005. I am incredibly honored to be selected as the next CEO of this great company,” said Kinney. “For

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Professional Learning Education Social Media Company 58

Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2018

Renee Patton Educators curious about what information technology leaders can do to manage crises were gathered to discuss technical challenges in schools and ways to promote internet access, stability and security. Houpe has been working with a company called Cisco to secure his district’s network.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

With access to Discovery Education Experience our schools now have the game changing content needed.”. “A Along with Discovery Education, Schools That Can Newark, and NBoE we are making math more accessible, engaging, and meaningful,” said Sarah Keh, Vice President of Inclusive Solutions at Prudential Financial.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

Through its mPower Piedmont initiative , which began in 2009, all students in grades 4-12 receive a Macbook Air laptop with home Internet access. Access to the product during the spring pilot period may be free, full price, or discounted. Next Generation Science Standards and 2005 Alabama Course of Study: Science. Who can I ask?

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Study Laptops Competency Based Learning Policies 120

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2023

New schools are being built every few years to keep pace with a surge in families moving to the area due to its proximity to technology and engineering firm Sandia National Laboratories and new business hubs for companies such as Intel and NTX Bio. Students attend in-person classes once per week.

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Elementary Online Learning Report Personalized Learning 91

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Digital Promise and other nonprofit organizations including EveryoneOn and The Learning Accelerator have been working with companies and schools to ensure these programs and offers are making their way into the hands of teachers, students, and families across the country. Students could also click through presentations independently while Ms.

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Marketplace K-12

MAY 11, 2016

Digital Promise, a nonprofit interested in promoting ed-tech and the use of research in schools, says it created the “ Research Map ” with both companies and schools in mind, so each set of players could probe academic scholarship independently, based on their needs. ” she said.

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Bryan Alexander

JUNE 4, 2016

According to their site , an international network of higher-education institutions, brought together by a shared passion for accessible, industry-relevant qualifications. And so another American higher education institution dies. The culprits were – do I need to write them again? Who is GUS? ” This is a board action.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

JANUARY 18, 2023

They were curious if framing employees’ work by their results (instead of “you have to be at your desk from X to Y”) would improve both company outcomes and employees’ experiences. Between 2005 and 2007, productivity increased by 41% and employee turnover decreased by 90%. Where, when, and how they chose to do the work was up to them.

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Classroom Company Course Outcomes 52

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 13, 2016

More than 780 breaches in schools, resulting in the disclosure of more than 14,790,000 records, have been reported since 2005, according to the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse , a California-based nonprofit consumer advocate. Both small and large companies that offer programs to schools provided websites without encryption.

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Blended Learning Education Survey Company 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 27, 2020

To watch the live show at 4:00 pm US-EDT, or to access the recordings afterward, please go to [link] (or [link] ). From 1995 until 2005, she held the Brown Chair in Education Studies at the Brookings Institution and edited Brookings Papers on Education Policy.

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Policies Academic Standards Company Assessment 36

myViewBoard

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

For over 25 years, Adobe has been one of the largest and most diversified software companies in the world. Flash peaked around 2005 when other programming platforms starting to gain tractions including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. The impact of Flash on education and the classroom. Countless software and computer applications used Flash.

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Adobe Software Education EdTech 46

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Some low-income students may already qualify for a $31 test fee reduction via The College Board, the company that designs AP curriculum and exams. These grants help create equitable access to opportunities to earn college credit while in high school,” said Dr. Carey Wright, state superintendent of education, in a statement.

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Course Report Company Data 40

Learning with 'e's

MARCH 20, 2014

He is one of the pioneers of online and distance learning, and currently serves as the editor of the influential online open access journal International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning ( IRRODL ). Providing access was then and still remains my biggest motivation. We also wanted to find an open access publisher.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Every campus in the parish school district sustained damage; internet access has been spotty at best. As FEMA aid trickles in slowly , and insurance companies delay payments — many people in southwest Louisiana say aid came faster after Hurricane Rita 15 years ago — teachers face a mountain of logistical hurdles.

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Online Learning System Exercises Data 133

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 15, 2022

The once-steady flow of international students to the United States increased every year from 2005 until 2019 , when anti-immigration sentiment, tension with China and other problems began to chip away at the numbers. Three-year degrees can appeal to another important market for U.S. Then Covid decimated them.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2018

In 2005, Lee co-founded NAAP to offer summertime musical theater programs to schoolchildren in Chinatown. But she wanted to give back to Chinatown, a working-class neighborhood where she says exposure to theater is low, and people tend to view red-velvet-adorned playhouses as exclusive spaces not intended for them.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 30, 2018

It’s a typical day at GSoft, a technology company whose meteoric rise from its founding in 2006 has required a constant supply of workers — and the over-the-top amenities increasingly needed to recruit and keep them. A dearth of people with the right skills is the top problem for the small businesses that employ half of all U.S.

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Industry Report Study Survey 66

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 30, 2011

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Microsoft Analysis Company Twitter 64

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 4, 2020

Jennifer also worked with public libraries to extend access to e-books via the Big Shift project, create vibrant outdoor spaces and events via the Redbox funded Outside the Box program and taught libraries how to use community based advocacy to extend their reach to their communities and stakeholders.

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Libraries Conference Advocacy Pearson 56

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 19, 2020

Jennifer also worked with public libraries to extend access to e-books via the Big Shift project, create vibrant outdoor spaces and events via the Redbox funded Outside the Box program and taught libraries how to use community based advocacy to extend their reach to their communities and stakeholders.

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Libraries Conference Advocacy Pearson 41

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

For example, a major breach at educational testing company Pearson during the 2019-20 school year affected an unknown number of student records in thousands of schools. schools, including colleges and universities, since 2005. Hundreds of companies are peddling protection against viruses and malware to districts.

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Pearson Data Student Data Privacy Edmodo 145

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 16, 2020

Jennifer also worked with public libraries to extend access to e-books via the Big Shift project, create vibrant outdoor spaces and events via the Redbox funded Outside the Box program and taught libraries how to use community based advocacy to extend their reach to their communities and stakeholders.

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Libraries Conference Pearson Advocacy 41

Edsurge

JULY 10, 2020

Companies selling admissions algorithms say they have a fairer, more scientific way to predict student success. A Boston Globe analysis of more than 100 high school valedictorians from the classes of 2005 to 2007 found that 25 percent didn’t get a bachelor’s degree within six years. Enter the algorithms. But this play has a purpose.

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Data Learning Analytics Company Assessment 212

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2020

Jennifer also worked with public libraries to extend access to e-books via the Big Shift project, create vibrant outdoor spaces and events via the Redbox funded Outside the Box program and taught libraries how to use community based advocacy to extend their reach to their communities and stakeholders.

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Libraries Conference Pearson Advocacy 36

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

In Weslaco, Texas, Superintendent Ruben Alejandro has launched an early literacy program called “Zero to Three Weslaco Reads,” which provides access to an online library of digital books called myON for the entire Weslaco community. That’s where Weil’s company comes in. Houston has a similar initiative. More than just literacy skills.

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Software Exercises Common Core Elementary 40

Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2017

The Australian company, now based in San Francisco, has signed on 150 universities, along with another 50 companies and organizations, for its “digital courseware platform,” the term that Ben-Naim is much more at ease with. More than 20,000 online courses have been created by over 8,000 educators, the company claims.

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Adaptive Learning Tools Company Learning 97

Edsurge

JULY 22, 2022

When Hurricane Katrina swept through the Gulf Coast in 2005, the storm decimated entire communities in Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi. They account for only about 10 percent of construction workers, so they don’t have much access to entire categories of jobs that pay decent wages without requiring a college degree.

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