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DreamBox Learning® Announces Record Expansion into New School Districts

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September 15, 2021 — DreamBox Learning, the leading education technology provider that in 2006 pioneered intelligent adaptive learning, today announced new expansions and partnerships with school district customers, including Prince George’s County Public Schools and East Baton Rouge Parish School System. BELLEVUE, Wash.

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SIIA, a Pioneering Convenor for the Edtech Industry, Scraps Its Conferences

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Last week, the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) announced that its education technology group will no longer operate as its own division beginning July 1. SIIA also created an “incubator” program in 2006 to support early-stage education companies, long before the idea became popular in the edtech industry.

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Owl Ventures’ New $185M Edtech Fund Has Global Backers—and Ambitions

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Fueled by an explosion of broadband access, education software and, of course, the irresistible allure of financial returns, investors across the world want a slice of the U.S. Dreambox, a provider of online math materials, dates back to 2006. edtech industry. Still, other education investors are re-upping their war chests.

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After Net Neutrality, Experts Expect Changes to FCC’s E-Rate

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It’s no great overstatement to say that the Federal Communications Commission’s recent decision to rollback net neutrality protections has shaken the education community’s faith in open and equitable internet access for all students. Since it began in the 1990s, E-Rate has helped bring high-speed internet access to 97 percent of U.S.

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Final Speakers List + Registration for October 6th "Libraries of the Future" Online Mini-Conference

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

This work has focused on policy and innovations to foster universal broadband access and adoption, digital and media literacy, local journalism and information hubs, public service media, civic engagement, and government transparency. Nigel also serves as Mayor Menino’s advisor on emerging technologies. He holds an M.Ed

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Announcing Speakers Plus Bonus Downloads for "Libraries of the Future" Online Mini-Conference

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

This work has focused on policy and innovations to foster universal broadband access and adoption, digital and media literacy, local journalism and information hubs, public service media, civic engagement, and government transparency. Nigel also serves as Mayor Menino’s advisor on emerging technologies. He holds an M.Ed

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North Carolina’s Digital Success Story

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For over a decade, North Carolina has been the site of one of the most sustained, successful initiatives in education: giving all students in all schools access to broadband internet with WiFi in every classroom by 2018. Full disclosure: Entangled Solutions, where I am a principal consultant, helped prepare the report.)

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