Edsurge

APRIL 23, 2020

This is the basic premise of Thinkster Math, a New Jersey-based company that marries replay technology with a tutoring service. The company has also undergone another marriage of sorts: an acquisition that will bring quizzes and other tools that help students prepare for the SAT and other standardized tests.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

On the one hand, China’s private education market is projected to grow 9 percent per year until 2020, reaching a value of $330 billion—an enticing market for many American entrepreneurs. education space, can pose serious challenges to any organization. company that has eyed Asia as the next big market.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 31, 2019

This op-ed is part of a series of reflections on the past decade in education technology. They were the most powerful companies in education. They bought other companies to try to blend assessment and curriculum as they also continued publishing. The largest companies in 2010 were the textbook providers.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

On October 7, seven talented edtech entrepreneurs will take center stage at the final event of the 2019 Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition (EBPC). Michael Golden: At PennGSE, we have a long history of inspiring and cultivating innovation at all levels of education, from K-12 through adult learning.

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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

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. The “unifying thesis,” he says, is to serve an “education marketplace that is inefficient and opaque.”

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Higher education is heading into the eye of the tornado. Now, more than ever, as educators and institutions, we need to recenter ourselves on our why —not on how we get through this or when this storm will be over. In education, we are really good at focusing on what and how and when, at solving the problems before us.

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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. LearnZillion’s assets will become part of Edgenuity.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

Over the past 25 years, multiple waves of education technology and innovation have slowly washed into America’s schools and colleges. Join me on a quick tour of the past quarter century in education technology history. the ideology of Silicon Valley [into public schools].”. the ideology of Silicon Valley [into public schools].”.

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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. for feedback in his synthesis of 800 meta-analyses of education research studies; in fact, feedback ranked among the highest of hundreds of education practices he studied. The same philosophy can be applied to our schools.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 10, 2019

Recently I recently learned about Pocket Points , an app that educators are using to promote better decision-making amongst students with the goal of keeping them off their phones when not being used to achieve learning outcomes associated with the class. There's a variety of online companies that are available to all students as well.

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Edsurge

MARCH 24, 2019

Some of the conclusions may not come as a surprise in the Omidyar Network’s report on what works in scaling education technology in different regions worldwide. Governments, educators, advocacy groups and companies large and small need to work better together. And yet, Chilean education expenditure as a percent of GDP (5.35

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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.” Gallagher isn’t convinced that Meta will move into education anytime soon.

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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. Once an educational technology (edtech) tool is in a school, the hard work is just beginning due to a number of potential hurdles and challenges that leadership and educators need to overcome.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

At the start of this decade, the education industry saw hundreds of flowers bloom. Launched from garages and tech accelerators, startup after startup burst onto the scene with technology tools for the education market. So what is it like—and what does it take—to sell a company? Too Early to Think Exit? The quick answer: No.

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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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Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2022

In the next few days, thousands of edtech entrepreneurs, investors, educators and policymakers will flood a hotel in San Diego to attend the Mecca of Education Innovation Optimism known as ASU GSV. I was lucky enough to attend the inaugural ASU GSV back in 2010 in Tempe, Arizona. Here’s why 2021 was a banner year for U.S.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

education technology startups reached a record $2.2 Across the globe, that figure surpassed $16 billion , marking a 32-fold increase from 2010. As usage of edtech products has spiked during the switch to remote learning, so too have the volume and size of investment deals for digital education providers. Investments in U.S.

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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. Osmond has approximately 30 years of experience in K-12 education. He first served as the western regional lead for the company’s Education to Workforce Team program and then led the program’s U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 12, 2023

Across the country, schools have shifted toward career-focused education in recent years, reviving a long-running debate on whether the purpose of education is to prepare students for jobs or to be well-rounded citizens. One week per month, engineers from local industries visit the classrooms and talk to students about their careers.

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eSchool News

JUNE 22, 2023

Since 1986, the SIIA CODiE Awards have honored thousands of software, education, information and media products, leaders and teams for achieving excellence. The SIIA Education Division serves and represents more than 200 member companies that provide software, digital content and other technologies that address educational needs.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2018

In mid-September this year, Yogome , an educational startup founded in Mexico that also operates in San Francisco, held a multi-day bash of team meetings and parties for its all employees in Mexico City. John McIntire, who is chairman of Yogome’s board, is currently acting CEO of the company and overseeing the liquidation of assets.

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 3, 2011

So here is my reflections on 2010 and my predictions for 2011. Check out the Voicethread In Education wiki for some. So many educators ditched the service all together since the free options for educators doesn''t really have all that they need. More and more people started using the great education features.

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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. Schooling outside of higher education was mainly following an in-person model. . The space is highly competitive and rapidly growing.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 17, 2017

K-6 Educational Music Videos: Selecting the Right Videos for Learning. But some things are just are being viewed that are not being made by educators, and I guess that’s the difference. You’ve kind of got a partnership of music and education. Vicki: But not all music is going to be educational or worthwhile.

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eSchool News

JUNE 1, 2017

Are education and incarceration two sides of the same coin or competing industries? And everything you do as an educator directly affects both. From 1980 until 2010, we experienced a 500 percent growth in incarceration. Education for inmates could be seen as a fiscally conservative deal. The short answer is ‘yes.’

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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. higher education market.

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Edsurge

MARCH 14, 2019

million in a seed round led by Mark Cuban and ECMC Group, an education nonprofit. Other investors include education technology executives, like Penn Foster CEO Frank Britt and Chegg CEO Dan Rosensweig, along with Zynga founder Mark Pincus and Flatiron Health CEO, Nat Turner. million such openings have been added since 2010.

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Edsurge

JUNE 23, 2020

What was once the premier, must-go conference in the education technology industry is now going away. Last week, the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) announced that its education technology group will no longer operate as its own division beginning July 1.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2024

Those are vital questions for education technology innovators as they build ventures, secure funding and expand their impact. Catalyst @ Penn GSE, a global center for education innovation at the University of Pennsylvania, is passionate about supporting education entrepreneurs. It’s been a wild ride. billion in 2021.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

That’s so 2010. That’s the conclusion reached by Barbara (“Bobbi”) Kurshan, a long-time veteran of the education technology world. Kurshan, a Senior Fellow and Innovation Advisor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education, has spent decades building edtech enterprises—both for-profit and nonprofit ones.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 5, 2017

At the University of Pennsylvania, the Graduate School of Education is located directly beside the Wharton School, the campus’ business school. The ethics of mixing business and education seems to depend on upon how you define “entrepreneurship.” And if profit is part of the motive, is it okay?

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Education policy leaders at the federal level and beyond were exploring the growing role of competency-based education and non-traditional providers —and calls were growing for stronger connections between universities and the world of employment. To start off, it’s worth thinking back to 2016.

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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

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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EdNews Daily

JULY 22, 2018

When a company offers exceptional customer service and high-quality products that are cost-effective, it will reap a profit. Consumers desire and seek out such businesses, so why wouldn’t an educational institution offer the same for today’s students? Technical and trade programs also rank highly in higher education.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

SplashLearn, the US-headquartered learning company began 2021 on a high note raising $18 million in Series C funding round led by Owl Ventures. SplashLearn was incorporated in 2010. Patel Managing Director, Owl Ventures , who would be joining the company’s board along with Abhinav Chaturvedi. “We About Accel.

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