Edsurge

JULY 28, 2021

Then publishing giant Pearson bought it from Apple in 2006. Last week Instructure, which makes the Canvas learning management system, went public , and Coursera had its IPO in March. Tech giant Apple bought the company in 2001. PowerSchool is one of a string of edtech IPOs this year.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

Over the past 25 years, multiple waves of education technology and innovation have slowly washed into America’s schools and colleges. Join me on a quick tour of the past quarter century in education technology history. Although we were convinced that technology could transform education, simple internet access was patchy at best.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Some of this is a result of an influx of Silicon Valley types in recent years — people with no ties to education or education technology who think that their ignorance and lack of expertise is a strength. In technology, all that matters is tomorrow." Despite the failure of AllLearn, in 2014, Levin was named the CEO of Coursera.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 31, 2020

Companies like Coursera, which helps universities build and access online courses, have ridden the momentum from new registrations to secure a $130 million investment in July. Capitalizing on increased usage seems to be the formula among edtech companies seeking new money this year. According to the EdSurge database, U.S.

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Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2022

Five years ago I wrote a piece for EdSurge entitled “ Why I’m Optimistic About The Next Wave of Education Technology,” and at the time I wanted to counteract the feelings many were expressing that the edtech bubble was about to burst. NYSE: INST), Coursera, Inc. But as a point of reference: Google did not yet exist. NYSE: NRDY).

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

education technology company has reached the billion-dollar valuation mark, and with that comes bragging rights to being a “unicorn.” I am careful about that term being the focus,” says Andrew Grauer, who co-founded Course Hero in 2006. Another U.S. But its CEO winces when he hears the word. Course Hero is the first entrant in 2020. “I

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Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2019

That’s what happened to the likes of Coursera, NovoEd and Udacity. He claims this is because corporate customers view Degreed as an investment in technology rather than part of their HR budgets. Mid-sized companies—those with between 1,000 to 10,000 employees—experienced the largest percent drop with a 23 percent cut.

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