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Noodle Companies Adds $5 Million Series A to Streamline K-20 Education Markets

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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. He left 2U in 2013.)

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Language Learning Startup Raises $10M, Says COVID-19 Won’t Stop US Expansion

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The CEO of Preply says he was less focused and less experienced back in 2012, when he opened operations in the Boston area for an earlier iteration of his company. Back then, the company specialized in standardized test prep. His own lessons around that time with an English tutor inspired him to switch his company to language learning.

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Class Dojo real-time behavior feedback platform Apps get updates

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They had launched an iOS app this past September, and an Android app after that, to help teachers be able to use their tool while moving around the room, and even access it when not in the classroom. They have just announced an update to their iOS and Android apps to make them even better and more useful for teachers and students.

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Microsoft’s Big Bett Updates: Free VR Curriculum and Using a Pencil as a Stylus

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More than 600 exhibitors and 34,000 attendees are expected to descend on London this week for the annual Bett show , where some companies come with a barrage of updates befitting one of the biggest education technology trade shows in the world. Company officials won’t say that on record. Company officials won’t say that on record.

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The FTC Has Its Sights on COPPA, and Edtech Providers Should Take Notice

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Originally enacted in 1998, COPPA was most recently updated in 2013 to account for new ways of tracking personal information, including persistent identifiers such as cookies and geolocation data. The list of potentially non-compliant companies includes a number of household names, major education companies, and other large content providers.

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This Father Built an App to Level the Playing Field for Struggling Readers

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In 2013, a realization washed over Ratnam and his wife. Venkat Ratnam So Ratnam left his 23-year career as a professional services leader for software companies to create a solution that would help his children and others. Venkat Ratnam developed WhizRead , a multisensory reading support program, out of pure fatherly love.

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Mobile Schools: The Next Generation in Communication and Engagement

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Where we stand today is that the New Milford High School native mobile application is now in use by the students, faculty, staff, and parents at New Milford High School on iOS (iPhone and iPad) and Android devices (smart phones and tablets). The company has graciously agreed. This offer stands through the end of 2013.

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