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ThinkCERCA Raises $10.1 Million to Build Critical Thinkers, Readers and Writers

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“Everyone’s worried about people having to learn how to code,” notes Eileen Murphy. Founded in 2012, ThinkCERCA offers a set of digital tools and lesson plans to help educators teach critical thinking skills across a variety of subjects, including English language arts (ELA), math, social studies and science.

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Game On: Kahoot Snaps Up DragonBox for $18 Million for Its First Acquisition

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Launched in 2012, DragonBox won early acclaim with a pair of apps that use puzzles to teach algebraic concepts, and without the explicit use of numbers and arithmetic symbols. (We The program includes tablets and apps, along with print workbooks, lesson plans and physical manipulatives aligned to national academic standards.

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Trouble With the Curve: Estimating the Size and Growth Rates of K-12 Markets

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For example, specific policies regarding academic standards, testing requirements, and charter school authorization caps can give rise to specific types of products. Race To The Top (RTTT) and the subsequent introduction of NCLB waivers in 2012. Common Core, Next Generation Science Standards, etc.).

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How to help principals do a better job? Train their bosses

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Ron Smith (left), a middle school network superintendent in Oakland, speaks to Jaime Aquino of New Leaders during a “learning walk” at a local middle school. What’s the learning objective today?” What were kids learning?” 75 percent of principals think their job has become “too complex,” according to a 2012 survey.

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Take Two: Clever’s Newest Effort to Help Teachers Try Before They Buy Edtech

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Provisioning apps quickly and securely has been core to Clever’s business since it was founded in 2012. The teacher’s primary role is student learning, but student privacy isn’t always at the top of their mind,” says Racine. And with one click, teachers can also conveniently make those resources available to students.

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Not enough students have mentors, and we must change that

The Hechinger Report

Andrea, who earned her college degree in English literature in 2012, is a temp in a law firm and drives people around on weekday mornings and through the weekends. More businesses must open their doors to students through internships, summer employment opportunities, research intensives and other experiential learning options.

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What Makes Professional Development Work?

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“Don’t call it professional development—call it professional learning.” Vice President and Managing Director at SIIA, made this statement in a recent edWebinar , with Jeff Mao, CEO, Edmoxie LLC, Bruce Umpstead, Director of State Programs at IMS Global Learning Consortium, and Ilya Zeldin, Founder and CEO of 2gnoMe.