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Meet the 5 Education Technology Startups From Y Combinator’s Summer 2017 Class

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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. featured 124 companies from 18 countries—marking the largest class in the accelerator’s history. Michael Seibel (@mwseibel) August 21, 2017.

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What Investors See in a ‘Highly Fragmented and Under-Teched’ Early Childhood Education Market

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Aside from a handful of large operators like Bright Horizons, a publicly traded company, most programs are small businesses and home-based operations. Prior to the pandemic, the number of child care facilities has been declining since 2005, driven largely by fewer home-based providers.

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As We Rebuild, Here’s the Part We Can’t Afford to Take Out

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In 2005, the aftermath of a once-in-a-century hurricane provided an opportunity to think anew about how to design an education system and rebuild a city. A coffee meeting led to information about a funding opportunity. In the short term, Zoom and Mural will serve as tools for team meetings and virtual summits.

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Utah State Board of Education Approves 95 Percent Group Resources as Evidence-Informed, Recommended Supplemental Programs for Grades K-5

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95 Percent Group’s Science of Reading ecosystem is designed to help teachers use structured literacy to close the reading skills gap with a rich portfolio of tools for Tier 1 and 2 reading instruction. Students who are not proficient by the end of third grade are less likely to thrive in school and graduate high school.

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IXL Learning Agrees to Acquire Wyzant Tutoring Marketplace

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The addition of the Chicago-based company will expand IXL’s capacity to address the needs of all students with personalized, one-on-one mentoring. . Founded in 2005, Wyzant offers an expansive digital network of more than 65,000 tutors from a broad spectrum of academic and professional fields. Tutoring any time, any place .

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Carnegie Learning Bets Big on Coding With Acquisition of Globaloria

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Both companies trace their lineage to top-pedigree universities: Carnegie grew out of research on computer-based instructional systems started by Carnegie Mellon researchers. Used in high schools and colleges, the tool was a forbearer of the “adaptive” math programs in vogue today. It’s not like 2005 or 2010, when many were skeptics.”

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Innovative School District Seeks Middle School Science and Social Studies Apps

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They’re on the lookout for digital programs that are designed specifically for middle school students, highly adjustable, and equipped with robust data tools for teachers. Next Generation Science Standards and 2005 Alabama Course of Study: Science. Embedded tests or tools to measure student growth throughout the year.

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