eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Lessons on the history of the stock market and how to invest in stocks are covered in the new 2023 Poptential Common Sense Economics e-book, including: Investing for the future : Students can learn about the two broad categories of equity mutual funds—managed and indexed funds—in a chapter on investing.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 7, 2019

When Wiley announced back in May that it had acquired Knewton, both companies kept mum on how much the deal was worth. That’s a hard hit for investors in the New York-based company, which had raised more than $180 million since its founding in 2008. Sources told EdSurge that it was in the $10 million range—and they were right.

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MindShift

APRIL 8, 2020

The night before a safer-at-home order was issued in her Wisconsin town, all Pernille Ripp could think about was getting to her books. I went to my classroom and grabbed a ton of books I could read aloud to my students online,” Ripp said. “I I thought that this might be it for the rest of the school year.” .

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 25, 2019

Ballentine Books, 2008.) In their book Performance Management, Aubrey and James Daniels say, “A small immediate consequence that is certain to occur [effort scoring] is much more powerful in the behavior change process than large consequences [grades] that occur in the future.” Dweck, Carol S.

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Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2019

A company best known (and sometimes rebuked) for its plagiarism checker has just received one of the biggest checks in the education technology industry. Over the years, it saw the most success in education and the company shifted to focus specifically on that market. The founders had to bootstrap the company in its early days.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 29, 2020

After students learned a theory by focusing on a particular industry—steel mills were a favorite—the class would often flip open the Wall Street Journal and apply the theory to different industries and companies to cement the learning. But he had tried to write a book on the topic with others, and it hadn’t come together.

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EdNews Daily

APRIL 1, 2019

This is down from 73 percent in 2008. College graduates, on the other hand, tanked by only 1 percent from 84 percent to 83 percent during the Great Recession of 2008. Also, since companies tend to recruit more aggressively and widely for highly skilled jobs, college graduates are also more likely to relocate for a job.

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EdNews Daily

MARCH 29, 2017

I was successful by having nine books published but I knew that writing wasn’t my only passion. One day I searched google for top, online teaching companies and 51Talk was one of the first companies I reviewed. One day I searched google for top, online teaching companies and 51Talk was one of the first companies I reviewed.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

She was named Outstanding Professor at UVa’s School of Education and Human Development in 2004 and received an All-University Teaching Award in 2008. Carol is the author of over 300 books, book chapters, articles, and other educational materials. Her books are available in 14 languages.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Looking back at the 2008 recession, we know that school budget cuts had the effect of widening achievement gaps for both low-income students and students of color. When the severity of the pandemic became clear this spring, we witnessed reactive responses from government officials, companies, and families. It was survival mode.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 1, 2018

Microcredentials, and controversial moves and pivots by edtech companies hoping to disrupt the higher education landscape. A Starter Kit For Instructional Designers When EdSurge columnist Amy Ahearn graduated from college in 2008, she had never heard of instructional design—let alone anticipate that she would soon have a career in it.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2019

The company reported $68.3 Instructure has more than 4,000 customers, which includes learning institutions and companies. Still, the company slightly lowered its expected revenue for the year to between $257.1 International sales accounts for about 20 percent of total revenue for Instructure, which was founded in 2008.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 13, 2019

A 2008 Ball State University study found that 43% of teachers said they slept an average of 6 hours or less per night. Enjoy your food in the company of the people there. Do read some of those books you love. This company has no impact on the editorial content of the show. Think about what you want to do.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 23, 2020

She also has authored 34 books, including The Nonnie Series , for children on challenging topics, and she has presented over 750 workshops locally, nationally, and internationally. Dr. Podgurski bases her numerous education programs and books on her foundational belief of #EachPersonIsAPersonofWorth.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

EdSurge recently connected with Ames to talk about the book and about her theory about the dangers of what she calls “charismatic technology.” In your book, you say the project is an example of “charismatic technology.” You call the book a cautionary tale about technology hype. Quite a few big companies.

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ProfHacker

MARCH 21, 2018

I am also a hoarder of media, in all forms (see my post on getting rid of books , for example, where I still have books, or couldn’t pull the trigger on deleting tweets ). flight confirmation (do I still need the flight confirmation for my on-campus interview in 2008? No, literally. shipment notification. track package.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Outside academia, he is known as Wall Street’s “Dean of Valuation,” as his opinions about companies have a way of influencing the way the world sees them. I might be an expert on company valuations, but I still have to think through the questions and go through a process, and I want them to see the process. That’s not good.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 9, 2018

A 2008 Ball State University study found that 43% of teachers said they slept an average of 6 hours or less per night. Enjoy your food in the company of the people there. Do read some of those books you love. Now, there are not a lot of studies on how often teachers sleep because I’ve looked. Think about what you want to do.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 9, 2020

first caught our attention some 20 years ago with a terrific book entitled Free Play. In 2008, after her column "Why I Let My 9-Year-Old Ride the Subway Alone" landed her on every talk show from The Today Show to Dr. Phil, Lenore founded the book and blog “ Free-Range Kids.” Stephen Nachmanovitch, Ph.D. Please join us!

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Consulting firm McKinsey & Company calculated that U.S. A student reading a book in a first grade classroom. After the 2008 recession, schools across the country cut spending by $600 per student, on average, and laid off thousands of teachers. Estimates of just how sluggish vary. We couldn’t have enough help.”. Related: U.S.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 22, 2018

And I was thinking to myself, “Kids can get an immersive experience that takes them places that you could never envision in a 2-D movie or in images in a slideshow or a PowerPoint or any way shape or form, or book. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I believe will be good for my readers and are from companies I can recommend.

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Marketplace K-12

JULY 11, 2016

In addition, ed-tech companies outside the United States have been busy making acquisitions recently. Each of the 10 companies selected for the program will receive up to $170,000 in funding. Indian IT Services Company Acquires QuickEdmin: Hyderabad-based IT Services Company Ray Business Technologies Pvt.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Known as the birthplace of country music, Bristol has seen rates of poverty and drug use rise significantly since the 2008 recession. Keith Perrigan, Bristol school superintendent since 2017, said he gets emails from companies pitching their social-emotional curricula almost every day. Caroline Preston/The Hechinger Report.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2019

Companies like Amazon and Netflix have been using data tools like these for years to track our clicks and steer us to buy or watch more of their products. James Wiley is a technology analyst with Eduventures, which does consulting work for companies in the predictive analytics industry. Trying to keep students in school.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 6, 2020

I work on a freelance basis, turning your company's data into earned media coverage by telling compelling, data-driven stories through graphics and text. Her broad experience in the education field has included sales, marketing, and administrative positions with prominent companies such as Kaplan, Inc.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 11, 2019

The companies get reliable employees and prospective hires while universities can promise students help with keeping their loan debt low. The companies pay EAW, which then pays the student workers, while the universities provide the office space. Kim Raff for The Hechinger Report. Joseph University. Kim Raff for The Hechinger Report.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2019

Now we've seen most of the largest [textbook] companies now have some kind of OER product or product that they call OER and are using openly licensed content which is good in the sense that it shows that this is viable. So could there be a future where publishers essentially become adaptive learning software companies? So what's next?

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2019

But in less than a decade, by 2025, students like Badalamente could expect to pay more than $100,000 per year, based on projections by The Hechinger Report using annual college cost growth rates from 2008 to 2018. Then my business officer, when the books were closed, would beat me up for breaking the financial aid budget,” he said.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2018

According to Susan Wang, head of the ICS program at Mills, 86 percent of graduates from 2008 to 2017 went on to work in the tech industry. With Silicon Valley in the Oakland-based college’s backyard, Spertus says companies regularly make visits to the program to meet with students.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

A 2008 study in Los Angeles public schools found that those who didn’t pass algebra by ninth grade were half as likely to graduate as those who did. Algebra I is the air you breathe to be in STEM,” said Nathan Levenson, a former CEO of a crane-manufacturing company and later a school superintendent in Massachusetts.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 20, 2021

It has been illegal for many decades for companies to use biases to discriminate against people during hiring, and how they are supervised or promoted. In 2015, the ALA published his book, Library Security: Better Communication, Safer Facilities. He has written 24 books on business, security, and leadership topics.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 14, 2019

Dr. Rob is the author of several books including Reading, Technology, and Digital Literacy and the ISTE bestselling title Are You Future Ready. edWeb is free for all educators (teachers, librarians, administrators) thanks to the sponsorship of leading education companies and non-profit organizations. Follow her on Twitter @mluhtala.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MAY 1, 2016

I founded my own publishing company and professional development organization called Due Season Press and Educational Services. How I wrote my first book for teachers ( The Cornerstone ) in 2008. What I think of that first book now and whether I still stand by the ideas in it.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

At the time, I wrote about the importance of APIs; the issues surrounding data security and privacy; the appeal of platforms for users and businesses; and the education and tech companies who were well-positioned (or at least wanting) to become education platforms. The company has raised some $77.5

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

Related: How an Australian company won the top spot in teacher training in New York City. Here’s a link to order the book associated with the study. Note: a print copy of the book costs $31. The standards recognize a developmental continuum, describing each standard at Graduate, Proficient, Highly Accomplished and Lead levels.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

He is the coauthor of Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns (McGraw-Hill: June 2008) with Harvard Business School Professor and bestselling author Clayton M. Christensen and Curtis W. Johnson, president of the Citistates Group.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 4, 2020

Jennifer also worked with public libraries to extend access to e-books via the Big Shift project, create vibrant outdoor spaces and events via the Redbox funded Outside the Box program and taught libraries how to use community based advocacy to extend their reach to their communities and stakeholders.

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