eSchool News

JUNE 22, 2023

SIIA is the leading association representing the software and digital content industries. The SIIA Education Division serves and represents more than 200 member companies that provide software, digital content and other technologies that address educational needs. has spent his life learning and educating.

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Software Industry Company Training 56

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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Company Learning Assessment Professional Learning 123

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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Facebook Course EdTech Video 126

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Across the globe, that figure surpassed $16 billion , marking a 32-fold increase from 2010. Few investors have watched, and fueled, the growth of the edtech industry as closely and consistently as Reach Capital , one of a handful of venture firms that has focused its investments in education technology startups for the past 10 years.

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EdTech Company Industry Microsoft 148

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

At the start of this decade, the education industry saw hundreds of flowers bloom. 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? That’s the thing people often forget.”

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Company EdTech Industry Data 90

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 3, 2019

It is surprising, then, that many noted names in the book industry have been hit hard in recent years. People have noticed that there has been a slump in sales for Barnes and Noble, and the company has closed many locations. There are still stores out there doing well in the bookselling industry. So, what’s going on?

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eBook Digital Citizenship Industry Company 201

Edsurge

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Todd Brekhus’ industry experience dates as far back as the early 2000s at PLATO, and later at myON. 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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Data Education Company Blended Learning 118

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. Their rise has disrupted the education industry, paving a potential path towards the future of learning. The space is highly competitive and rapidly growing.

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Online Learning Learning EdTech Industry 82

Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2024

From idea to scale, Catapult helps companies shape, develop and deploy innovative, proven solutions to meet critical educational challenges. Since 2010, it has awarded more than $2 million to ventures changing the face of education for learners worldwide. Now, the industry is in a reset.

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EdTech Industry Data System 132

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 12, 2023

One week per month, engineers from local industries visit the classrooms and talk to students about their careers. . Whittenberg has been around since 2010, when Greenville County Schools opened it as a magnet school in an area that is historically low-income and majority Black.

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Industry Elementary Education Robotics 132

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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LMS Company Software Industry 87

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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EdTech Outcomes Data Education 119

Edsurge

AUGUST 12, 2020

peaked at the end of the last recession in 2010 , and has been declining ever since. As a group, we called for a reimagining of community college, including moving toward more alignment with industry and more digital options. Broward College in Florida has been a leader in integrating industry certifications into its degree programs.

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Digital Badges MOOC Trends Industry 210

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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Company Education iPhone Android 60

eSchool News

DECEMBER 15, 2022

In 2010, the General Assembly of Georgia enacted the Bridge Bill, which was passed to ensure that Georgia’s 6th – 12th grade students were made aware of available college and career options. “Georgia is focused on developing a strong workforce that aligns with the needs of the industry.

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System Industry Assessment Company 52

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. are hard at work on standards frameworks.

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MOOC Coursera Trends Survey 195

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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Company Industry Instructional Materials Blended Learning 40

Edsurge

AUGUST 29, 2018

Joining them are professionals from other industries who teach at nontraditional educational programs. That issue led to a class-action lawsuit and settlement involving General Assembly and two former instructors, who alleged that the New York City-based education company misclassified them as independent contractors.

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Company Industry Course Survey 95

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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Company Learning Assessment Professional Learning 52

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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EdTech Company Software Secondary 124

eSchool News

MARCH 9, 2022

AMERICAN FORK, Utah, March 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — YouScience , a leader in aptitude-based assessments, personalized career guidance, and industry-recognized certifications that support college and career success, today announced the release of a new national report, Career Insights: Women, STEM, and the Talent Shortage.

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STEM Report Industry Assessment 52

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.” billion in U.S.

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EdTech Company Academic Standards Industry 114

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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Company Chromebook Learning Gamification 101

Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

As we bid farewell to the teenage years of the 21st century, we posed these questions and others to longtime industry entrepreneurs, analysts and stakeholders about the highs and lows, wins and woes of the past decade. Computing devices and 1:1 programs are far more prevalent now than in 2010. If so, what new challenges have emerged?

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EdTech iPad Chromebook Industry 163

Edsurge

MARCH 24, 2019

Governments, educators, advocacy groups and companies large and small need to work better together. This in turn helped the Chilean edtech ecosystem by helping edtech companies scale and subsequently invest in smaller markets. “In Extending access to education technology beyond schools is also key. says the report.

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Technology EdTech Education Mobility 146

Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2019

If it seems baffling that companies with no revenue can raise money from private investors ( ahem , as some edtech startups did in the early 2010’s), then EdTechX Holdings might just sound outright crazy at first. EdTechX Holdings is a “special purpose acquisition company,” or SPAC for short.

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EdTech Company Industry Training 79

Edsurge

JULY 9, 2019

Many investors, foundations and even private equity firms have started so-called impact investment funds with a mission to support companies involved in teaching and learning. In 2016, Lumina launched a venture capital arm to make direct investments in education companies. The check sizes vary depending on which stage a company is in.

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Company Industry Competency Based Learning Examples 146

Edsurge

JULY 24, 2017

edtech companies last year, the dollars returned with a fury during the first six months of 2017. Several private-equity-backed companies have invested heavily in the “platform” approach. PowerSchool, owned by Vista Equity Partners, has acquired eight companies since June 2015. The bull is back—or is it? Round Size.

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EdTech Chegg Kaplan Coursera 97

Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2018

But the San Francisco-based company’s sudden switch to a new pricing plan has upset teachers who had become used to a generous, mostly free product. And for the education technology industry, it’s a reminder of that the “freemium” business model presents plenty of challenges—even when the product becomes very popular.

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Company EdTech STEM Industry 110

Edsurge

JANUARY 5, 2018

For more than two decades, Jonathan Grayer has made a career out of welding educational companies. In 2010, he pooled his own money with KKR, a private equity firm, to launch Weld North , which has since acquired another 16 edtech companies (and invested in 4 others). Yet that’s not all.

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Symantec Kaplan Company EdTech 70

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. The edtech industry made big strides during this era. billion in 2010. 2004-2011: Washington Leans In.

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Kaplan Technology Education EdTech 159

Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2019

What was once a sleepy conference at Arizona State University that charged $50 for attendance has now become ground zero for dealmaking in the education technology industry. (A Here’s how the attendee demographics have grown from 2010 to 2018. Expect the company to continue its tried-and-true strategy of acquiring assets.

Company 110

Company Conference Pearson Industry 110

Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2020

Except that Ashford’s parent company will end up paying millions to Arizona to make it happen, leading New America’s Kevin Carey, the group’s director of education policy programs, to argue in a widely shared Tweet that “it’s not really a purchase at all.” percent of the revenue from the campus with Zovio, the company that owned Ashford.

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Kaplan Company Report Trends 160

Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2019

So when the field really started expanding around 2010, Madsen, who works near Portland, Ore., Madsen, who advises software companies these days, is still concerned by that attitude, and about how he sees it impacting industry practices—and society more broadly.

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Data Course Company Analysis 144

Edsurge

DECEMBER 31, 2019

and elsewhere regularly use software and curriculum developed within the past decade, often developed by small companies and former educators. Ten K-12 School Technologies Created Since 2010. Even as industry has built fresh tools for students, we too frequently left educators on their own, scrambling to keep up. Clever-2012.

Learning 112

Learning Mobility Digital Citizenship Industry 112

The Hechinger Report

MAY 4, 2019

On a laptop in the nearly empty office, he worked on code for a webpage he was developing for his employer, the learning materials company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. In half an hour, he needed to join a conference call about changes to the company’s website. He had been at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for four months.

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Company Survey Report Training 112

eSchool News

JUNE 1, 2017

Are education and incarceration two sides of the same coin or competing industries? From 1980 until 2010, we experienced a 500 percent growth in incarceration. Based upon the 2010 study, I founded a company (IDS), which began putting tablets containing academic and vocational courses into jails and prisons.

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Tablets Education Analysis Training 76