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EverFi Rocks the Edtech Industry With $190 Million Fundraise

Edsurge

Founded in 2008, EverFi offers digital content that tackles “big, intractable social issues” for K-12, higher-ed and adult learners who are often underserved in existing schools and companies, Tammy Wincup, the company’s Chief Operating Officer, tells EdSurge. So, too, do companies such as AirBnB, Google, Oracle and Whole Foods.

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The Past Decade Forecasts a New Wave of Economic Opportunity in Education

Edsurge

And in this environment, the education industry sees an unprecedented transformation due in part to a new industrial revolution. During the past decade, we have seen only the beginning of changes in the education industry. All of this creates an industry ripe for further disruption on a global scale.

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AVer Information Announces the Release of the M5 Distance Learning Document Camera

eSchool News

UVC and UAC compliant, the M5 works seamlessly with Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet and all other major distance learning platforms, making it the perfect solution no matter where teaching and learning are taking place. We strive to provide industry leading service and support that exceeds our customer’s expectations.

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The new labor market: No bachelor’s required?

The Hechinger Report

When the economy tanked in 2008 and millions of laid-off workers began competing for scarce jobs, employers got pickier about who they hired and increasingly added four-year degree requirements to some “middle-skills” jobs that had frequently been filled by workers without degrees. The Google campus in Mountain View, California.

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CDI’s Chromebook Division Reaches Milestone by Supporting more than 2,000 School and District Initiatives

techlearning

The company provides a variety of Chromebook custom services (white glove), device management, software, warranties, professional development, and the accessories needed to ensure successful implementation of the technology. products and services at a significant discount along with the longest warranties in the industry.

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How a Master's Program From the '80s Quietly Keeps Up With Coding Bootcamps

Edsurge

The MA in Interdisciplinary Computer Science (ICS) program works to get students fluent in programming languages, introduce them to theory of algorithm and computation, and provide career networking opportunities to funnel them into the tech industry. If you want to process a billion web pages then you need to understand the theory.”

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To Succeed, Ed Tech Must Be Easy to Use, Good Fit, Analyst Says

Marketplace K-12

Ed-tech products that have achieved traction in the market—generating revenues above $100 million a year—must fit into existing teacher workflows, Dave Hoverman, a managing director at Parthenon-EY, said Monday in his keynote speech here at the Education Industry Symposium. Google for searches, Google Classroom and Google Docs.