Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2021

Over the last year, he’s helped Khan Academy manage a three-fold user increase, has grown and developed an online program geared toward early learners, and launched a new peer-to-peer tutoring platform to keep students connected and learning during the pandemic. Everyone used to ask me, “What about early learning?”

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 30, 2023

travelling provides the opportunity to explore other cultures, witness the beauty of different countries, and, simultaneously, learn more about oneself. For many people worldwide, learning English represents a step closer to financial stability, job prospects, and an improved quality of life.

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eSchool News

MAY 25, 2023

Since the first competition in 2009, the KidWind Challenge and its partners have successfully implemented events in 42 states, with roughly 50,000 students competing in 400 events across the country. About the KidWind Challenge: The KidWind Challenge is the ultimate wind energy learning experience.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 22, 2013

Pillar #6 - Rethinking Learning Spaces and Environments Digital leadership looks at societal trends as inspirational elements and potential catalysts for change in the structure of the schools themselves as well as the designs of programs. The end result will be opening the door to learning while creating global scholars.

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Edsurge

APRIL 28, 2020

Founded in 2009 and based in American Fork, Utah, the company has amassed 1,500-plus games, quizzes and templates to sell to corporate clients in search of more compelling digital learning materials for employees. The company has subscription packages that reach $1,500 a year available for its asset libraries.

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Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2019

During a recent trip to Bangalore to visit a prospective corporate client, Chris McCarthy didn’t know how many people to expect for a talk he was to give on the future of learning. But such requests are not unusual for the CEO of Degreed , provider of a learning platform for professional credentials. Companies outside the U.S.

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eSchool News

MARCH 30, 2023

— 7 Mindsets , the leader in PreK-12 mindsets-based learning and well-being solutions, today announced the formation of 7M Cares, an initiative that will expand the company’s philanthropic impact. ROSWELL, Ga. 7M Cares will offer support to charitable organizations and causes that embrace mindset-based youth empowerment.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Another balding founder of a tech company is passing the baton off to a successor. No, this is not the same shellshock as Jeff Bezos’ resignation letter, nor is the company anywhere as big as Amazon. His successor will be Joe Rohrlich, who previously served as chief revenue officer for Bazaarvoice, an e-commerce analytics company.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2019

For her Schoolzilla company to continue to grow, it needed a larger sales division. based company up for acquisition talks. Schoolzilla, the company perhaps best known for its Mosaic dashboard product, has found a new home with Renaissance Learning , a Wisconsin Rapids, Wisc. The company claims to service a third of U.S.

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Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2022

This year’s 1 3th edition will swamp San Diego’s waterfront for four days and feature 1,000 speakers, including Thomas Friedman and Margaret Atwood, plus the buzziest for-profit companies in our industry. based education and workforce technology companies, together amounting to more than $150 billion in market capitalization.

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Edsurge

APRIL 29, 2021

For decades, companies have offered more or less the same deal to Americans in search of office jobs: You pay for your own higher education and skills training, and then we’ll consider employing you. More companies are assuming the costs and risks of preparing people for entry-level technology roles by offering apprenticeships.

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Training Company Sony Industry 168

Digital Promise

JULY 16, 2019

Access to technology for all students is a major goal for many schools, companies, and organizations—yet access is only part of the equation. Learn More. Visit the Edtech Pilot Framework to learn more about the edtech marketplace. Visit the Edtech Pilot Framework to learn more about the edtech marketplace.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The yearbook company signed a three-year pledge, which will support Sandy Hook Promise’s ability to bring the life-saving, evidence-informed “Know the Signs” prevention programs into more K-12 classrooms nationwide at no cost to schools. We founded Treering in 2009 with the goal of creating a more inclusive yearbook.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 27, 2023

As educators, we're at the forefront of this exciting (and scary) change with unprecedented learning opportunities (and threats.) Whether you're new to AI or a seasoned AI-enthusiast, you'll gain invaluable insights into one of the companies on the forefront of AI in education. Districts just do incredible things with early on.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 29, 2017

Today Dr. Michelle Zimmerman @mrzphd talks about social emotional learning and education technology. FutureFit aligns social emotional learning and character education with your traditional subjects of math, language arts, sciences and more for grades K-12. Edtech and Social Emotional Learning. Transcript for Episode 137.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 17, 2018

The most successful companies are successful because they are always looking for ways to improve. John Hattie (2009) found a similar effect size of 0.73 The bottom line here is that feedback matters in the context of learning. The same philosophy can be applied to our schools. During debriefs, I often ask how feedback is given.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

When the student successfully completes the online didactic training and has graduated, they are able to funnel directly into open jobs with partner employers or if they choose, take advantage of the MedCerts Prior Learning Assessment Credit Transfer Ecosystem and gain college credit at a reputable college.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Four years ago, when Hardeep Gulati took over as CEO of PowerSchool, the company numbered around 400 employees. The newest addition comes courtesy of Schoology, a K-12 learning management system provider that PowerSchool announced it was buying last month.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 20, 2021

Yet despite that esoteric reputation, Montessori methods aspire to similar outcomes as many others in education: to help children develop agency and independence, often through hands-on learning and open-ended, collaborative activities. based company has raised $70 million in venture capital. To date, the Lake Forest, Calif.-based

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

The change already delivers extraordinary results and 96% of teachers claim that EdTech increases student engagement in learning. 3D learning. However, the whole system changes with the introduction of 3D learning. Game-based learning. The best way to acquire and retain knowledge is by learning through games.

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Edsurge

MAY 26, 2020

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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Edsurge

JULY 26, 2022

Other consortiums include TCS Education System , an integrated, nonprofit system founded in 2009, that allows schools to act collaboratively with shared services organizations. To Antioch, it’s a refocus on adult learners and a way to keep growing relationships with companies.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Mike Silagadze isn’t shy about his desire to take market share from the largest college textbook publishers through his classroom software company Top Hat. He believes his company’s brand of digital textbooks beats anything Pearson, McGraw-Hill and their ilk can provide. The company has raised $90 million to date.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Learning a new tongue has helped Duolingo grow a horn. For the third time this year, an American education technology company is laying claim to the magical “unicorn” status. To date, company has raised $138 million. A Duolingo spokesperson says the company expects to break even this year and be cashflow positive in 2020.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

ABOUT TRACK IT FORWARD Track it Forward is a software company founded in 2009 in Oakland, California. ABOUT CLEVER Clever is a software company launched in 2012 in San Francisco, California dedicated to making learning more engaging and accessible using technology. www.trackitforward.com. www.clever.com.

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Software Libraries Company Mobility 57

eSchool News

APRIL 21, 2022

Since its founding in 2009, the company has delivered more than 3.5 “We exist to help children become their best selves by publishing content and creating experiences that engage, delight, and foster joyful learning. million teletherapy sessions to schools and districts across the U.S. About PresenceLearning.

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Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2019

Instructure , the publicly traded company best known for its learning management systems (LMS) Canvas and Bridge, has agreed to acquire a fellow Salt Lake City-based education technology company, MasteryConnect , for $42.5 The company claims users in more than 14,000 U.S. The company claims users in more than 14,000 U.S.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2016

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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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Each company received $75,000 from Village Capital and $50,000 from ETS. It bought Edusoft, an English language-learning tool, in 2011 and purchased assessment provider Questar for $127.5 These two companies were identified through a competition that Village Capital has organized since 2009. With more than $1.3

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2019

PowerSchool has reached an agreement to acquire Schoology, a provider of learning management systems with a sizable footprint among K-12 schools and districts. Since 2015, PowerSchool has acquired eight companies. Haiku has since been rebranded as PowerSchool Learning. Haiku has since been rebranded as PowerSchool Learning.

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Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2020

It’s important to recognize that this crisis will likely only accelerate the march of automation and the adoption of various labor-replacing technologies, including machine learning and AI. Early reports indicate that many blue-chip companies have begun to freeze or rescind hiring offers to graduating students.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2020

Since 2009, Omidyar Network has invested $200 million in 100 educational for-profit and nonprofit organizations, according to Klement. AltSchool (which rebranded as Altitude Learning), has drastically scaled back its team and ambitions. They include Andela, Khan Academy and Code.org. Not all of its bets have been home runs. In the U.S.,

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2016

But when funding dries up and profits remain elusive, companies have to make tough cuts. Back in the driver’s seat is Mick Hewitt, who co-founded the company in 2009 and served as its first CEO. He adds: “As a venture-funded company, there’s been a decision to get to profitability in the next nine to 12 months.”

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EdTech Company Academic Standards Industry 115

Edsurge

JUNE 17, 2019

School and district users had ample warning about the demise of the adaptive K-12 math and writing software—the company issued a notice on its site 15 months ago—and yet many say that the off-boarding process was not a smooth one. Its parent company, 3P Learning, promises to price-match on districts’ most recent TenMarks contract.

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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

OCTOBER 17, 2017

In Massachusetts, an emerging partnership between private funders and the state department of education aims to help teachers across the Commonwealth learn, share and spread best practices when it comes to leveraging new instructional models and technologies. You can personalize learning just fine without technology.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

But there’s another number that also has the company excited. The company has now raised $32 million in total. Founded in 2005, Quizlet is probably best known for its digital flashcards, built by a then-high schooler, Andrew Sutherland, who is still with the company as its chief technology officer.

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