Edsurge
AUGUST 23, 2019
Additionally, Sphero says it has more than a thousand lessons and activities that are aligned to Common Core and other state academic standards for math and computer science. Sphero has received just north of $120 million since its start in 2010; littleBits, founded a year later, has secured $62 million.
Edsurge
APRIL 23, 2020
Founded in 2010 and formerly known as Tabtor, Thinkster offers subscriptions for its tutoring services, with packages that range from $80 a month to $2,088 a year. Thinkster’s math lessons are aligned to state and Common Core standards. Earlier this month, Thinkster closed a deal to buy Sunnyvale, Calif.-based
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Edsurge
APRIL 26, 2021
Most people who are middle-income or better, the Common Core kindergarten standards almost seem ridiculously easy. Duck Duck Moose was the first company that could come up with really compelling apps that were good—arguably good—for kids, in 2009, 2010, 2011. Like, of course my kid knows how to do those things.
The Hechinger Report
JULY 8, 2018
Although Illinois adopted Common Core standards in 2010, Berwyn North, a kindergarten through eighth-grade district with 3,084 students , had not yet incorporated the standards when Ayala and her new assistant superintendent, Amy Zaher, were hired in 2012. Related: Eight ways to introduce kids to STEM at an early age.
The Hechinger Report
MAY 6, 2016
The report called Americans’ struggle with math “the most significant barrier” to finishing a degree in both STEM and non-STEM fields. There’s going to be a need for a million more STEM graduates in the next decade than we’re currently producing,” said Chris Rasmussen, professor of mathematics education at San Diego State. “I
Edsurge
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
policy changes, such as the implementation of Common Core and online-administered standardized tests helped speed up the shift to digital in schools. From 2010 to 2017, the number of international schools almost doubled in China to answer the growing need. In the U.S.,
The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 17, 2020
When Ithaca moved to reduce advanced math classes, parents voiced concern that students wouldn’t be challenged academically and would miss out on a chance to take algebra in eighth grade, which is often viewed as a steppingstone to high-school calculus and a college STEM degree. Related: Middle school is often difficult.
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