The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 12, 2023

Whittenberg, a public elementary school in downtown Greenville, South Carolina, that focuses on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in its curriculum. One week per month, engineers from local industries visit the classrooms and talk to students about their careers. .

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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. 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. EdSurge: What technology has actually delivered on its promise?

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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

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.

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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. SIIA is the leading association representing the software and digital content industries. has spent his life learning and educating.

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eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2024

. “At Savvas, we are committed to developing innovative learning solutions that are powered by the most advanced technology to help educators meet the needs of all students,” said Bethlam Forsa, CEO of Savvas Learning Company. ABOUT SAVVAS LEARNING COMPANY At Savvas, we believe learning should inspire.

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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

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Technology can collect and harness more data than ever before. In education, does technology create just as many problems as it solves? Jessie Woolley-Wilson, CEO of DreamBox Learning Jessie Woolley-Wilson (CEO, DreamBox Learning): In the past, educators were focused on how to get more devices in the classroom.

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Educational Technology Guy

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

As technology changes and schools upgrade software, add new apps, change hardware or operating systems, and more, faculty, staff and students need training and support. GCFLearnFree is a program of Goodwill Industries of Eastern NC and provides quality online learning courses for free. This is a must bookmark, must share resource.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 12, 2020

With an uncertain fall and a deep economic downturn, many believe two-year colleges may be the best answer to meeting the higher education needs of both traditional and non-traditional students and workers looking to learn new skills. peaked at the end of the last recession in 2010 , and has been declining ever since.

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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. billion in 2020.

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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. While these students were heavy technology users, they were unskilled remote learners, with many never having the experience of online-only learning.

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Online Learning Learning EdTech Industry 80

Edsurge

AUGUST 17, 2021

Students today should have a multiplicity of pathways from education into careers—and the educational experiences that shape workforce success must begin long before high school graduation. For example, even as early as 2010, 15 percent of community college entrants (or 1.4

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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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edWeb.net

JANUARY 19, 2024

It feels like such a big milestone, especially since it’s been 10 years since the dawn of the “connected educator” movement. Department of Education issued the 2010 National Education Technology Plan. Our team is inspired every day by the educators who join edWeb and attend our edWebinars.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2018

This article is part of a collection of op-eds from thought leaders, educators and entrepreneurs who reflect on the state of education technology in 2018, and share where it’s headed next year. As we look ahead to the future in edtech, we see an industry marked by significant change and stubborn challenges.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

At the same time, more STEM employers are hiring workers with humanities backgrounds, according to a new report by researchers at Strada Education Network and Emsi, a labor market analytics firm. Over the same time period, career-oriented majors in science, technology, engineering and mathematics crept from 64 to 77 percent. “We

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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. The quiz seems deceptively easy: The past decade has seen literally hundreds of technologies and ideas emerge, many aimed at engaging or involving K-12 students and supporting student learning. Betsy Corcoran is co-founder of EdSurge.

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Learning Mobility Digital Citizenship Industry 102

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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Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2022

Either way, Meta’s possible entrance into the market plays into a long-standing fear of big tech in the edtech industry. Gallagher isn’t convinced that Meta will move into education anytime soon. For instance, the company tried “Facebook Deals” back around 2010, which tried to disrupt the discount company Groupon.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

Since technological advancements are scaling beyond measure, it is difficult to chart the various bases authors, and publication platforms have to cover to set a firm foot in the troubled waters. Imagine an Iron Man movie full of holograms, nanotechnology, and everything else high on technology. Visible Growth of Self-Publishing.

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Trends eBook Libraries Industry 52

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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Education LMS Moodle EdTech 77

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

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Well, it’s been ten years, and with the recent proliferation of terms like “personalized,” “mastery-based,” and “blended” in the education world, some of Robinson’s viewers may wonder if or how his take on schools has changed. For Robinson, his background in education extends all the way back to when he graduated from college.

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Learning Dropout Industry STEM 164

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.

Company 52

Company Learning Assessment Professional Learning 52

Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

higher education market. Daly was formerly CEO of LANDESK, an IT and security software firm that was acquired by Thoma Bravo in 2010. Those layoffs were first reported by education industry analyst Phil Hill, who noted that the company also closed many of its offices outside of its Salt Lake City headquarters.

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LMS Company Software Industry 86

Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2018

Prize in Education has been one of the most prestigious awards in the field, honoring outstanding individuals who have dedicated themselves to improving education through innovative and successful approaches. Family Foundation, McGraw-Hill Education and Arizona State University. Technology is more a part of everything we do.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2022

Those derailed most often are Black and Hispanic students, as well as students from low-income neighborhoods, who are more likely than others to begin higher education at a community college. What lessons can educators learn from these examples? Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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Mistakengoal.com

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

A few weeks ago, I posted a set of recommended readings that I originally sent to a colleague who asked me what I would recommend as essential reading for understanding technology in student affairs. Daniel Bell’s 1973 book The Coming of Post-Industrial Society is a classic example of this work.

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Technology MOOC Industry Social Media 71

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. 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 is based in Kendall Park, N.J.,

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Company Common Core Smartphone Tablets 81

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. Last October, the London-based education group went public on Nasdaq with no revenue, assets or product.

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EdTech Company Industry Training 79

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 17, 2011

Join me for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com webinar with Karen Cator, the Director of the Office of Education Technology , on education, technology, and the 2010 National Education Technology Plan. Department of Education.

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Technology Advocacy Education Industry 69

Edsurge

AUGUST 29, 2018

A part of that workforce has long been a staple in higher education, where adjunct professors teach full-time but with few benefits. Joining them are professionals from other industries who teach at nontraditional educational programs. Many of them contract with industry professionals to teach these courses. Roughly 16.5

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Company Industry Course Survey 86

Edsurge

JULY 9, 2019

“Impact investing” is a term that has become increasingly common—even trendy—in the education sector. One of them is the Lumina Foundation, which has awarded hundreds of millions of dollars in grants to universities and education nonprofits since it was started in 2000. Listen to the discussion on this week’s EdSurge On Air podcast.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 23, 2016

Gender is just one part of the diversity problem confronting many technology companies today. These companies have committed money, mentors and other resources to provide educational opportunities for underserved communities. No one really wanted to talk about issues of gender or the lack people of color in the industry.

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Meeting Broadband Industry Education 60

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

That count will now double, thanks to the addition of a small team that has navigated the twists and turns in the educational gaming market over the past seven years. The educational games industry is a challenging, niche market where independent developers don’t last long. The North Billerica, Mass.-based

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edWeb.net

JUNE 14, 2019

We don’t have a booth, but we’ll be checking out all the exhibits, learning about the newest innovations in the education field, and connecting with colleagues and looking for all of our educator friends, partners and sponsors! Robert Furman is an educator, leader, principal, student, speaker, and published author.

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