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Top Hat Buys Canadian Textbook Business to Compete With Publishers in Digital Courseware

Edsurge

The term comes from the physical devices that other companies used to sell, where students literally pressed buttons to respond to multiple-choice questions. The Toronto-based company once relied on textbook publishers to distribute its technology. To date, the company has raised $105 million in venture capital.

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Biden’s infrastructure plan would create plenty of jobs, but who will do them?

The Hechinger Report

He now makes more than $100,000 as a project lead for a company that installs wind turbines. More than 60 percent of the construction workers who lost their jobs from 2007 to 2009 never returned to the industry, said Michael Ibrahim, an assistant professor of civil engineering at California State University, Los Angeles.

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Schoolzilla Acquires Decision Science Labs to Help Districts Make Smarter Spending Choices

Edsurge

But it boasts a voracious appetite when it comes to ingesting education data and, now, another company. The company has raised $1 million in venture funding since launching in June 2014. In 2013, Schoolzilla spun off as an independent company, and currently serves over 100 school systems across more than 25 states.

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Chinese New Year- What Animal Am I?

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

The Ox years are: 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021 3. 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018, 2030), you are likely to be a person who is loyal, loves to snuggle, is attentive to details, and loves company. It is often associated with honesty, hard-work, respect, diligence, and adaptability.

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It’s the Dawning of a New Day in the Job Market. Here’s What That Means for Higher Ed

Edsurge

Early reports indicate that many blue-chip companies have begun to freeze or rescind hiring offers to graduating students. Consistent with past recessions, many companies are being forced to cut or freeze benefits such as 401(k) contributions. In addition, internships are being canceled.

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How Indian Tutoring App Provider Byju’s Got So Big

Edsurge

In this still from a Byju's provided video, about 20,000 students pack the country's largest indoor arena for a math lesson from the company's CEO in 2013. The stunt came years before the CEO’s company, Byju’s, launched a learning app that would take the company to 35 million downloads, with 2.7 million) this fiscal year.

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Teaching isn’t Rocket Science – It’s Way More Complex

The CoolCatTeacher

Doug: Well, the people that started this back in about 2007… They just started recording their lessons. You know, we’re not giving the kids the tools in school along with opportunities to collaborate, that they need on the job, that the companies are asking for. This company has no impact on the editorial content of the show.