Edsurge

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Founded in 2011, the New York-based company has built a hugely popular training platform that has helped millions of students learn to code over the last decade. But the New York-based company had already served 45 million students in more than 190 countries before the pandemic hit. “We A sample project in Codecademy.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 31, 2022

The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I believe will be good for my readers and are from companies I can recommend. May 20, 2016. October 31, 2011. June 16, 2011.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 17, 2018

For a few days last August, the company topped the app charts as well. The company was founded in 2011 with a straightforward value proposition: to provide teachers with a safe and secure way to send homework or study reminders to students and their parents on mobile devices without using personal phone numbers.

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eSchool News

JUNE 13, 2023

AeroFarms started a partnership with PACS in 2011, where it installed a farm in the cafeteria to be used for STEAM education and supplement the school’s food service offering. In 2016, Former First Lady Michelle Obama visited the PACS farm as part of a national tour to promote health and well-being.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 5, 2019

Moscow internet services company Yandex participated. The Amersham, England-based company’s name stands for “more efficient learning,” and through a subscription-based mix of physical chemistry lab sets and virtual reality programs, Philippov hopes to make his name come true for students worldwide. TMT Investments led the round.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 26, 2019

Today’s announcement marks the end of a CEO search that lasted nearly 10 months for the online education company that offers courses geared at helping people learn skills relevant to technology jobs. Udacity is one of the few education technology companies that has gained unicorn status, meaning that it is valued at more than $1 billion.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

With extensive experience in finance and operations, Naseath, CPA, CFE and CISA, will further Osmo’s global growth, creating operational excellence across the company and scaling the company’s vision of making a broader impact to education. . Masters in Information Systems Management) and a B.S. About Osmo from BYJU’S. About BYJU’S.

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eSchool News

MARCH 23, 2022

Smith previously served as Director of Public Relations and Brand Partnerships for MGA Entertainment, one of the world’s largest privately-owned toy companies, where she created publicity campaigns for top collectible doll and toy brands including the bestselling L.O.L. and Little Tikes. A native of Southern California, Smith earned a B.A.

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Edsurge

JULY 11, 2019

When deciding whether a company is viable to be bought, CareMonkey president Peter Bencivenga says the magic number is 90 percent. That number refers to customer retention rate, and Bencivenga said he’s called off potential acquisitions when a company’s performance in this department isn’t up to snuff. We were doing $3.5

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Yet the company’s most impressive offering may have been its games. based company invested more than $25 million to partner with talented developers who built 30 learning games covering math, science and English Language Arts. All three parties decided to merge their assets under one new company that adopted the Touch Press brand.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2019

The nonprofit publisher of K-12 curriculum launched in 2016 expecting an audience for its digital offerings. From 2011 to 2014, U.S. higher education courseware in 2015, down from 50 percent the year before, according to a 2018 report from Macquarie, an investment bank and financial services company. billion to $3.3

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

2004-2011: Washington Leans In. Between 2004 and 2011, I worked as an executive in SchoolNet and Kaplan, both of which grew into successful and innovative education companies. Many districts analyzed their performance and implemented reforms that led to higher student achievement and graduation rates. (I billion in 2010.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

In 2011, parent and computer engineer Anupama Vaid set out to build a solution to engage every family with school communications—and all in one place. Since the company’s founding by Vaid and her husband Sohit Wadhwa a decade ago, ParentSquare has become the premier unified school-home engagement platform for K-12 education.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

But he’s certainly good at raising it—which may seem odd given that the 8-year-old company only recently started generating revenue. It’s a comment that may sound a tad too casual, and perhaps stoke the jealousy and bewilderment of his peers who are trying to raise funds for education companies that actually do need the capital.

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TeacherCast

JANUARY 20, 2018

It is also one of the world’s most valuable companies. Skypathon 2016. In 2011, educator Jeff Bradbury created TeacherCast.net as a vehicle to curate resources for teachers and students to help them learn how to use educational technology in their classrooms. It is the world’s largest software maker measured by revenues.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2016

But when funding dries up and profits remain elusive, companies have to make tough cuts. The layoffs ranged from junior-level employees to the very top: Cory Reid, who joined in April 2011 and was named CEO in June 2014, is out. Back in the driver’s seat is Mick Hewitt, who co-founded the company in 2009 and served as its first CEO.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2017

After a lull in 2016, venture activity for U.S.-based So far this year, these companies raised over $1.2 By contrast, in 2016, investors put $1 billion into 138 deals. edtech investments in 2011. edtech investments in 2011. Yet at 126 deals, the number of fundraises in 2017 is also at its lowest since 2011.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

From bigwig financiers to bankers, along with heads of private and publicly-traded education technology companies, the gathering attracted around 900 attendees last week to share the opportunities and challenges in the industry this year. Based Education Technology Companies (2011-2016). billion in venture funding.)

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Their hope is that these programs will help pave the way toward the kind of supportive environment that education technology companies need to survive. Many of the most eager entrepreneurs were first timers—often very young people with little experience in building companies or even in teaching—but driven by a passion for education.

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Edsurge

APRIL 15, 2018

Founded in 2011, General Assembly was among the pioneers in offering short-term “bootcamp” programs that promised to prepare novices for programming, design, data science and marketing jobs. The company had raised $119.5 Schwartz once said that going public was “probably the most logical path ” for the company.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 15, 2022

After a 14-year career in student & worship ministry, public speaking, and starting churches, in 2011, Chris began working for Burleson ISD in Burleson, TX as a 4th and 5th Grade Math and Reading Special Education Teacher at J.W. Furthermore, he was the parody writer and voice of Burleson ISD's school year launch videos from 2016 to 2019.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2019

In this still from a Byju's provided video, about 20,000 students pack the country's largest indoor arena for a math lesson from the company's CEO in 2013. The stunt came years before the CEO’s company, Byju’s, launched a learning app that would take the company to 35 million downloads, with 2.7 million) this fiscal year.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

From 2008 - 2011, the company worked on projects spanning early childhood, grades K-12, higher education and the workforce, while simultaneously crystallizing its philosophy. The company now aims to provide direct support at the state and district level, while also reaching an increasing number of educators through its new platform.

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Edsurge

MARCH 22, 2019

Among the graduates were a half dozen education technology companies. CareerTu The growing number of Chinese e-commerce companies and their fight for eyeballs has created a business opportunity for Ruiwan Xu and her team at New York-based CareerTu. That’s one of the core philosophies behind his company, Edyst.

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ProfHacker

DECEMBER 12, 2016

2016 has been a difficult year, and in the spirit of moving forward you’ll notice lots of suggestions centered around giving not only to those close to us but to larger causes and projects that need support. But some lesser-known companies make nice speakers that sound good and are quite affordable. Bose, Beats) as well as a speaker.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 28, 2018

How the Company Aims to Catch Tutoring Requests That Go Too Far. Here’s a look at how the education company is responding. In 2016, the company reported its largest loss in its history, down $3.3 Here’s what’s next for the world’s largest education company, according to its CEO John Fallon. Cheating on Chegg?

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Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2018

Founded in 2016, Writable offers tools and templates that scaffold the writing and feedback process to help students become stronger writers. based company. Other companies like Turnitin and WriteLab have turned to machine-learning technology to automate writing feedback. million seed round for the Palo Alto, Calif.-based

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 14, 2017

To make matters infinitely worse Brazil is only just coming out of an economic meltdown, resulting in major government budget cuts: In February 2016, the Brazilian government announced over $6 billion in budget cuts including a reduction in the education budget by $400 million. This is on top of the $3.5 Descomplica. Conclusion.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 12, 2023

1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023), you are likely an individual who "prefers to figure out things on your own but always think about the best way to say things before speaking. Zodiac animal: Tiger Legend has it that individuals born in the year of Tiger (e.g., If you were born in the Rabbit year (e.g.,

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Edsurge

JULY 24, 2017

edtech companies last year, the dollars returned with a fury during the first six months of 2017. edtech startups is already at 88 percent of the total in 2016 ( which was $1 billion ). Several private-equity-backed companies have invested heavily in the “platform” approach. After a dip in dealflow and venture capital to U.S.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2016

Now pretend that it’s late 2011, and we get into a debate about education technology. I’m excited for the industry’s future, and I think we can make money investing in publicly-traded edtech companies. Vanguard index fund which tracks the biggest companies on the NYSE and NASDAQ exchanges. Our Basket of Edtech Stocks: 2U.

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Edsurge

MAY 12, 2017

The publisher co-led the New York City-based company’s $33 million Series D round in October 2011, hailed at the time as a strategic investment and a major vote of confidence in Knewton’s potential. Ferreira left Knewton in December 2016 but remains on its board of directors. content providers. Not all publishers hopped onboard.

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Edsurge

MAY 6, 2017

Founded in 2011, Citelighter offers a browser-based tool that aims to increase students’ writing competency. She returned to Sylvan in July 2016 as its Vice President of Education. At one point the company boasted more than 40 employees. Sylvan Learning, the Hunt Valley, Md.-based We took a test drive of the tool last year.)

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2021

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. And then in 2015 or 2016, my assistant says, “Hey, this company wants to meet. My oldest son, who’s 12 now, was born in 2009, and he kind of grew up on it. I’m a big fan.”

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The Principal of Change

FEBRUARY 4, 2018

If Blockbuster was still around today, and you had to take out your life savings and invest in that company or Netflix, which one would you choose? Ask Blockbuster, Kodak, multiple music distribution companies, just for starters. July 28, 2014 Investing in Individuals First September 8, 2016 The #InnovatorsMindset MOOC Starting Soon!

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Edsurge

JUNE 1, 2017

Pathways in Technology Early College High School (more commonly known as P-TECH) in Crown Heights, Brooklyn opened its doors in 2011. This week the company announced plans to create 80 new P-TECH schools across the globe, Stanley S. IBM is riding this wave of support, noting a corporate obligation to foster America’s workforce.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2018

Traditionally, he notes, management consulting companies help districts set up strategic plans but leave the implementation process to teachers. His company coaches educators through the entire implementation process seeking feedback for iterations until about 18 months after the projects start. Graphic credit: Jenny Abamu.

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