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Dave’s Killer Bread Co-Founder Invests in Rising Prison Education Startup

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It’s rare enough for any entrepreneur to lead a company to a $275 million sale—in cash. But that’s how much Dave Dahl sold his family company , Dave’s Killer Bread, for in 2015. Today, it claims to be the largest organic bread company in America. He learned about it when the company reached out to him last November.

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Building Education Technology for the Developing World

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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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What Happened to the ‘$100 Laptop’?

Edsurge

Back in 2005, one of the biggest stories in tech was a project by a group of MIT professors to build a $100 laptop and give them to children in schools around the world. I think at one point Nicholas Negroponte literally said drop tablets from helicopters, and the kids will teach themselves to read with them. Quite a few big companies.

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Celebrating ConnectED’s Achievements Toward Transforming Education

Digital Promise

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. Vista Innovation & Design Academy.

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Adobe Flash End of Life & the Threat to Education

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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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Momentum builds behind a way to lower the cost of college: A degree in three years

The Hechinger Report

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. It’s not a law or a commandment on the tablets. Three-year degrees can appeal to another important market for U.S.

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Closing the 30 million word gap

eSchool News

The books can be read on any device, including smart phones and tablets—and they are helping to immerse young children in the English language before they come to school. That’s where Weil’s company comes in. Almost every family now has at least one smart device,” Nemko said. “We More than just literacy skills.