The Hechinger Report

JUNE 3, 2021

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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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

My why is helping learners integrate learning throughout their lives in ways that meet their educational dreams and provide resilience in their careers without sacrificing the other elements of their lives. She built a health care screening company to help medical and wellness practices ensure a competent and safe workforce.

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Edsurge

JUNE 28, 2017

percent during the Great Recession in 2007. The company says it has yielded positive results for its users so far, claiming that 71 percent of graduates in May landed an interview after two weeks. It turns out TalentWorks isn’t the first company to promise young job seekers a spot in the interview chair. percent, compared to 9.6

Company 111

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Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2019

If it seems baffling that companies with no revenue can raise money from private investors ( ahem , as some edtech startups did in the early 2010’s), then EdTechX Holdings might just sound outright crazy at first. EdTechX Holdings is a “special purpose acquisition company,” or SPAC for short.

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EdTech Company Industry Training 84

Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2019

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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Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2017

Every wreath was purchased from the for-profit wreath company that created both the nonprofit and the annual event." Here's an excerpt: The charity buys its wreaths exclusively from a company owned by the same Maine family, the Worcesters, that started the nonprofit. The relationship has been vital to Worcester Wreath Co.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 4, 2019

On a laptop in the nearly empty office, he worked on code for a webpage he was developing for his employer, the learning materials company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. In half an hour, he needed to join a conference call about changes to the company’s website. Meetings, not so much. So many meetings.”. Coding he liked.

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The Game Agency

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

They incorporated The Game Agency in 2007 which is one of the leading companies in its field with a view to change the mundane life. When the company began in 2007, there was no IOS app store, social media was in its infancy and gamers just didn’t have a great reputation. Start of the Journey. The Service Spectrum.

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Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2020

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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The Game Agency

JANUARY 9, 2019

A: The Game Agency is a software development company focused on building game-based solutions that make K-College and corporate training more effective. Our games are available in >20,000 schools and used by hundreds of companies including Amazon, Comcast, IBM, Kellogg, PayPal, Philips, Siemens, and Wells Fargo.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Ed tech companies are benefitting from the rise of impact funds. In September 2019, a young Canadian ed tech company called Classcraft announced that it had raised $7.5 Instead of just writing bigger checks for good causes, many younger heirs are attracted to the idea of investing in companies with a social mission.

Gamification 52

Gamification Software Company Report 52

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Getting active for 60 minutes a day is critical as kids who are regularly active have a better chance of a healthy adulthood, but only 1 in 5 children and adolescents get enough activity to meet the U.S. Inspired by the global media company Discovery, Inc., Discovery Education currently serves approximately 4.5

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Kathy Schrock

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

DENlove In addition to mainstream social media channels, many companies provide a platform for their users to grow their PLN, too. Discovery Education soon created a meeting place on the island and educators from around the world came to meet-up, discuss educational issues, and learn more about Discovery Education Streaming.

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Edsurge

APRIL 13, 2021

The college won state approval for new programs in 2007. The increase in skilled workers attracted biotechnology, digital media, and accounting companies to set up shop. Soon after, it unveiled a new name: Indian River State College. More people in the area—including racial minorities—started earning higher degrees.

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Marketplace K-12

MAY 16, 2016

PowerSchool purchased an IEP management business while ed-tech companies including Speakaboos, FreshGrade and Nearpod received significant investments. based MAXIMUS partners with state, federal and local governments to provide health and human service programs and solutions to a diverse array of communities, according to the company website.

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EdNews Daily

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Our schools are, in a sense, factories in which the raw products (children) are to be shaped and fashioned into products to meet the various demands of life.” (4) That F often transposed into poor work reports or lateral/downward movements in the company. 2007 ([link]. 4) Click to tweet. billion annually. UC Santa Barbara.

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Learning System Dropout Conference 168

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2021

In 2007, administrators were frustrated by the district’s poor outcomes and low graduation rate. The district convened a series of meetings with teachers, school leaders, parents, city officials and community members to discuss what kind of educational system the community needed. Susan Patrick, president of the Aurora Institute.

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Online Learning How To Competency Based Learning Learning 130

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

The Roux Institute opened last year in borrowed space in this tech company building on the Portland, Maine, waterfront to teach computer science and other subjects. A coach was meeting with a student virtually behind a glass door decorated with a decal of a stylized Rosie the Riveter. Credit: Molly Haley for The Hechinger Report.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

APRIL 23, 2015

I got to meet an inventor today and talk to a lot of colleges who are interested in engineers, and people wanting to go into business. We were visiting a company this year and learning how they manufacture their product and for some reason, that is when we said yes. Top edublogs – August 2007. v=mAN1B7oKDXE. Related Posts.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

This approach can enable administrators to differentiate to meet the needs of all their teachers. Before joining IMS Global, Bruce worked as an Edtech data analytics consultant after a brief tenure at the big data analytics company Brightbytes. Bruce holds an M.B.A in public administration from Michigan State University.

Professional Learning 52

Professional Learning Data Future Ready Academic Standards 52

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 27, 2020

A leading advocate of conservative ideas for fixing America’s education system, including charter schools, standards, accountability, and high-stakes standardized testing, she began to realize that these policies were not working in 2006-2007. These are annual meetings for ministers of education and government policymakers.

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Policies Academic Standards Company Assessment 36

Wired Campus

MARCH 10, 2015

Students would meet in virtual classrooms where they would discuss course material using videoconferencing technology. In 2007 it became one of the first elite institutions to post lecture videos online at no charge. The companies provide the technology platform and marketing expertise, and take a large share of the tuition revenues.

Coursera 28

Coursera MOOC Course Company 28

The Hechinger Report

JULY 26, 2018

The companies select them,” Sorrell said. Kuyper’s president, Patricia Harris, said the school, which already requires internships for all its degrees, wants to focus on how to meet the needs of working students. Sorrell took over as president of Paul Quinn in 2007 and is its longest serving president. You have to compete.”.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 17, 2018

What is surprising is that, five decades into a crisis that now has become existential, the to-do list in a session at the annual meeting of the Association of American Colleges and Universities earlier this year, about turning this around, began with a remarkably basic question: “Define ‘liberal arts.’”.

Study 87

Study Survey Outcomes Report 87

Wired Campus

OCTOBER 10, 2015

Horn, a co-founder of the Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation, stepped down Friday as director of its education program to begin working more directly with companies in the education market. In higher education, at least, Mr. Horn is probably better known than his organization, which he helped found in 2007.

Company 28

Company MOOC Industry Study 28

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

The one Galt’s fourth-graders take comes from the CliftonStrengths Youth Explorer, a framework developed and sold by Gallup, the 82-year-old management consulting company best known for its public opinion polling. From 2014-15 to 2016-17, the percentage of the district’s students meeting or exceeding standards rose from 37 to 43.1

Learning 85

Learning Elementary Report Personalized Learning 85

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

One 2007 survey by George Washington University found that 20 percent of a representative sample of districts had decreased recess time by an average of 50 minutes a week and 9 percent had reduced physical education time by an average of 40 minutes. Most states don’t require middle or high schools to offer recess at all.

Exercises 105

Exercises Elementary Report Study 105

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 9, 2017

By 2025, more than 60 percent of Georgia jobs will require some kind of post-secondary education, and now only 45 percent of the state’s young adults meet that criterion. The number of dropouts with federal loans at these institutions has grown from 35,443 in 2007-09 to more than 56,600 in 2013-15.

Dropout 89

Dropout Study Report System 89

MindShift

JUNE 3, 2016

Kim and his students formed the EK Theater company, whose tagline compactly sums their vision: retelling classical stories through video games. Although based out of a school, EK Theater operates like a professional company. As the story unfolded, the audience became more interested. “The mood changed dramatically.”.

Video 28

Video Company Study Meeting 28

Edsurge

JULY 10, 2020

Companies selling admissions algorithms say they have a fairer, more scientific way to predict student success. A Boston Globe analysis of more than 100 high school valedictorians from the classes of 2005 to 2007 found that 25 percent didn’t get a bachelor’s degree within six years. Enter the algorithms. But this play has a purpose.

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Data Learning Analytics Company Assessment 213

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2019

In 2007, Maine’s then-commissioner, Susan Gendron, invited DeLorenzo to speak at a summer conference for superintendents in Bar Harbor. Searsport had started transitioning to a standards-based diploma in 2002, after receiving a share of a $10-million school reform grant that Gates had made to the Sen.

Learning 111

Learning Report System Case Study 111

The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

We had two people meet in our rooms a few years ago — Will Piper , who is at the University School of Milwaukee , and Pedro Aparicio , who is a teacher in Mexico City. Lucy: Yes, we are. One story that I can think of from the past that exemplifies this…. People Met Here and Become Partners. But they originally met in our rooms.

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Conference Education Social Media Twitter 223

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 3, 2018

Take a look at this, the website, and discuss this fantastic case study for all of to discuss in staff meetings to determine how we are truly assessing our school. Mark’s work led to his being recognized as the 2010 Visionary Supervisor/Director of the Year for New Jersey along with receiving CTAUN’s Best Practices Award in 2007 and 2010.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Florida, where Tré and his sisters have lived since they permanently migrated from the Bahamas in 2007, has nearly 8,000 children who have lost a primary caregiver to Covid—the third-highest number nationally, behind California and Texas. On Wednesday, Dawkins agreed to go to the hospital, but not until after a meeting Thursday afternoon.

Laptops 116

Laptops iPhone Groups Report 116

Edsurge

OCTOBER 20, 2016

You are meeting the learners in the Manaiakalani education program. Started in 2007, the program now serves 3,500 students, over 80 percent of whom come from Maori and Pasifika families. Manaiakalani Digital Teaching Academy teachers meet for their training day. Seven schools formed the original Manaiakalani Cluster in 2007.

Education 60

Education Secondary Outcomes Chromebook 60

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The growth has helped it stay competitive within the Ivy League and meet its broader ambitions to become a global institution. This is a really nothing more than a land grab of the most extreme type,” Sprayregen said in 2007. The only private universities that meet that threshold are Columbia and N.Y.U. He died in 2016.

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Policies Meeting Study Advocacy 116

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 23, 2019

With help from private donors, she opened her first school in 2007 in the Atlanta suburbs. Emily Futransky, chief academic officer of Fugees Family, the nonprofit that runs the academy, tries to identify instructional methods to help the school meet the educational needs of young refugees.

Education 91

Education Report Policies Elementary 91