Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

The industry has since consolidated, due in part to an uptick in mergers and acquisitions by education companies and private equity firms. So what is it like—and what does it take—to sell a company? She and her fellow panelists all also agreed on another thing: Companies are bought, not sold. Too Early to Think Exit?

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

Pittsburgh, PA – Carnegie Learning , a leader in artificial intelligence for K-12 education and formative assessment, announced today it has been selected for the GSV (Global Silicon Valley) 150, a list of the world’s most transformative private companies in education. Not only do we embrace change, we create it.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 10, 2019

As the principal, I decided to implement Bring Your Own Device back in 2010 as a way to not only take advantage of student-owned devices but to also improve the learning culture through more empowerment and ownership. There's a variety of online companies that are available to all students as well. More on this in a little bit.

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Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2022

A consultant recently noticed a company announcement about the features in the U.K. The company did not respond to questions about the program. But recent reports have speculated that the company could “bootstrap an online course ecosystem.” version of the platform and shared a screenshot on Twitter.

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Education Elements

MAY 17, 2018

I have led several companies but the workplace and teams today are uniquely more interconnected than they were in past organizations. So three years ago I decided I needed a new approach to how I organized our team and approach at Education Elements , the education consulting company I founded in 2010.

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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. Other research (Holhfeld et al, 2017; Warschauer & Matuchniak, 2010) supports the idea that SES is a factor in how technology is utilized in classrooms.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2017

Leading one education company is stressful enough for most people. That’s the challenge that John Katzman, one of the most recognized names in the business, has embarked on with The Noodle Companies. As founder and CEO of The Noodle Companies, he’ll decide how to allocate the funds. But try doing four—simultaneously.

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 3, 2011

So here is my reflections on 2010 and my predictions for 2011. So education related companies are going to have to be innovative in the apps they create for these devices. Lots of potential there and I bet we will see at least one education company develop learning games for the Kinect. I want to be hip. How did I do?

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Across the globe, that figure surpassed $16 billion , marking a 32-fold increase from 2010. Reach, though, is sticking to its specialty, says Garvey: “We are still very much committed to supporting companies at the early stage, and we feel we can identify these winners early.” But if the company succeeds, there can be a big payday.

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Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2022

I was lucky enough to attend the inaugural ASU GSV back in 2010 in Tempe, Arizona. 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. Here’s why 2021 was a banner year for U.S.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The experience of teaching in a private language school varies considerably depending on the country you are in and on the company itself. She started as a TEFL teacher in 2010 but then progressed to teacher training. Like in any field, there are great employers while others are less than ideal.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 31, 2019

They were the most powerful companies in education. They bought other companies to try to blend assessment and curriculum as they also continued publishing. On the other hand, companies like Curriculum Associates took the path of blended learning and have seen significant growth driven by a technology-first model.

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

To continue that effort, the company announced its new CEO, Steve Daly, will start his first day of work on July 1. Daly will succeed former CEO Dan Goldsmith, who steered what was a publicly-traded company through a protracted and contested sales process to Thoma Bravo—a drama that began in December 2019.

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eSchool News

JUNE 22, 2023

The SIIA Education Division serves and represents more than 200 member companies that provide software, digital content and other technologies that address educational needs. I’ll be digging deeper into these companies and products in the coming weeks. To date, we have helped educate more than 50 million children worldwide.

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eSchool News

MARCH 1, 2023

The company has named Abhinav Ramani as chief operating officer and Aaron Osmond as chief growth officer. In addition, Osmond has held executive positions at companies such as Pearson Assessments and Certiport, a Pearson VUE business. After that, Osmond was promoted to global lead for the AWS Training and Certification team.

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Edsurge

MARCH 14, 2019

million such openings have been added since 2010. The new roles require new digital skills—with design tools like Siemens NX and CATIA, and companies struggle to find qualified candidates, according to Cluster’s founder and CEO, Kim Taylor. The company is based in Los Angeles, home to many of these companies.

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techlearning

AUGUST 15, 2018

5000, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The list represents a unique look at the most successful companies within the American economy’s most dynamic segment—its independent small businesses. Not only have the companies on the 2018 Inc. If your company is on the Inc.

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eSchool News

APRIL 12, 2022

During the initial phase of COVID-19 lockdowns, Generation Alpha (born 2010-2024) and Generation Z (born 1995-2009) had to pivot to virtual-only school platforms. Edtech companies have developed distinctive online methods that combine well with in-person or formal school systems. The space is highly competitive and rapidly growing.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Because we have been around for a decade, we have a vibrant ecosystem of entrepreneurs, researchers, investors and subject matter experts ready to partner with new companies. Today’s marketplace for education and edtech companies is quite different than it was in 2010. Do we still need this type of competition? Absolutely.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

That’s so 2010. Their hope is that these programs will help pave the way toward the kind of supportive environment that education technology companies need to survive. Edtech startup incubators? That’s the conclusion reached by Barbara (“Bobbi”) Kurshan, a long-time veteran of the education technology world. She earned an Ed.D.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 3, 2019

People have noticed that there has been a slump in sales for Barnes and Noble, and the company has closed many locations. According to Statista, only 20 percent of people say they buy their books in a physical store, and bookstore sales dropped 4 billion dollars from 2010 to 2015. So, what’s going on? How Amazon Dominates Book Sales.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 8, 2020

Weld North Education, an education company that has long focused on providing digital intervention and supplemental products in the K-12 market, has acquired LearnZillion , a Washington, D.C.-based based company that sells core curricula. Open Up Resources is among the other companies also selling products around the materials.

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Edsurge

JUNE 23, 2020

Its early work focused on lobbying on behalf of its members, which also included companies across the banking, financial and trade publishing sectors. SIIA also created an “incubator” program in 2006 to support early-stage education companies, long before the idea became popular in the edtech industry. billion in U.S.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Investors seeking to fund tutoring companies usually look for those that target massive markets, have scalable tech-enabled products and focus on highly-sought skills. Since 2010, nearly 99 percent of disclosed investment capital in the tutoring space has gone to companies in these three countries. and 12 times that of India.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 23, 2023

By 2010, we saw a more intentional focus on learning standards, which provided curricular innovators an opportunity to develop materials tailored to the depth and rigor of the new standards , bypassing the constraints of outdated materials.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 4, 2022

edWeb is also a Finalist in two other categories: Online Courses/MOOC Solution and EdTech Company Setting a Trend. The EdTech Awards were established in 2010 to recognize, acknowledge, and celebrate the most exceptional innovators, leaders, and trendsetters in education technology.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

Pittsburgh, PA – Carnegie Learning , a leader in artificial intelligence for K-12 education and formative assessment, announced today it has been selected for the GSV (Global Silicon Valley) 150, a list of the world’s most transformative private companies in education. Not only do we embrace change, we create it.

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Edsurge

JULY 19, 2023

Between 2010 and 2021, the share of white non-Hispanic children fell to 45 percent of public school students, while the share of Hispanic children grew to comprise 28 percent. She co-founded edtech company LangInnov to address what she saw as a gap in the market for assessing Latino children’s reading abilities. Who Is Edtech Made for?

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Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2019

based company explained the difficult decision as an effort to return its focus to the education market following a foray into creating consumer toys. Sphero has acquired littleBits , a New York City-based company best known for its electronic kits and instructional resources that introduce kids to building and programming by hand.

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SpeechTechie

JULY 20, 2022

When the iPad came out in 2010, I was skeptical. There are few rivals on the web to assets such as Toca Boca and their younger kiddo company, Sago Mini , the apps of which bring visuals and interactivity to countless world contexts, therefore opening the door to speech and language targets. Interactivity and No-BS access.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

My bet is that by 2040, our children will look back on this period between 2015 and 2030 in education technology much the same way internet historians look to the period 1995 to 2010 as the birth of the commercial web. billion in global annual revenue by 2010, helped immeasurably by hard work and acquisitions. billion in 2010.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 8, 2019

Since its debut in 2010, the Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition (EBPC) has awarded about $1 million to edtech entrepreneurs. We want to augment and extend entrepreneurs’ skills and knowledge, help them avoid the pitfalls of starting a company and showcase their great work to a broad audience of interested parties.

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eSchool News

APRIL 18, 2023

The EdTech Awards were established in 2010 to recognize, acknowledge and celebrate the innovators, leaders, and trendsetters in education technology. The annual program shines a spotlight on cool tools, inspiring leaders and innovative trendsetters across the K-12, higher education and skills and workforce sectors.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Super Duper Publications has hired Occupational Therapist Dani Kinsley to help the company expand its line of digital and print occupational therapy (OT) products for children. For more information about Super Duper visit www.superduperinc.com. About Super Duper Publications.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2021

We were in the early innings of what I argued at that time was more of a supply-side-driven phenomenon: universities and companies were experimenting with new offerings, and the groundwork was being laid for a more digitally-oriented, shorter-form credentialing future.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 7, 2024

Laura Dumin Professor in English and Technical Writing at the University of Central Oklahoma OPENING KEYNOTE PANEL Dr. Laura Dumin obtained her PhD in English from Oklahoma State University in 2010. He works as a consultant with colleges, school districts, and companies. Proposals will be evaluated and accepted in the order received.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

In its 48-year history, Curriculum Associates has acquired only one company. His company’s flagship digital product, i-Ready , is a K-8 math and literacy tool used by nearly 15 percent of K-8 students across the country. “I The two companies have had on-and-off conversations about partnership opportunities since 2012.

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