Edsurge

MAY 30, 2018

Two of the largest higher-education systems in the country are partnering to pilot an online course finder tool to increase students’ access to 10,000 online and transferable courses. Students may use the course finder to finish CSU breadth or general-education requirements during the summer to help them graduate on time.

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Course Tools System Report 82

EdNews Daily

JUNE 3, 2017

These companies are hiring now. ™ is the proud recipient of the 2013 MCEEA Employer of the Year. Varsity Tutors is a nationally recognized company that connects students with personalized tutoring services in both academic and test prep subject areas. Coordinate scheduling for the meetings with students over email.

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Pearson Company Assessment Exercises 260

Edsurge

AUGUST 5, 2019

One of the more high profile efforts has been supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which in 2013 began providing grant funding to colleges and companies for its Integrated Planning and Advising for Student Success initiative, or iPASS for short. The ultimate goal is to help more students persist and finish college.

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Report Data Outcomes Groups 139

Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2020

For example, despite increased activity on the platform—concurrent users on the Canvas LMS were up 60 percent from typical use patterns and video submissions are up tenfold from typical use patterns pre-Covid-19—the costs of moving more data and training more educators will keep the company from a short-term windfall, Benson says.

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LMS Blackboard Company Moodle 97

The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 17, 2018

Ann also talks about the fifth-grade course piloted by Seton Hall in two of her schools. So, now, you recently made the news, when you partnered with Seton Hall Law of of fifth grade course. Tell us a little about that fifth grade course and what it was about. It’s not, “Be afraid of who might meet you online.”.

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Digital Citizenship Course Company How To 223

Edsurge

AUGUST 29, 2018

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. But it resurfaces disputes that have become increasingly commonplace among companies that rely on contract labor.

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Company Industry Course Survey 89

Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2020

In education, the shuttering of campuses and classrooms has been a windfall for purely digital companies—some of which are attracting plenty of private capital. Substitute teacher services company Swing Education is creating private homeschools. Even before then, the company had already taken a big hit. “We

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EdTech Company Training Guidelines 167

eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

SYDNEY – Canva , the world’s only all-in-one visual communication platform, today announced the launch of a suite of K-12 education products as part of its Canva for Education platform, making it the first company to introduce AI-powered educational tools at scale. Translate: Make teaching and learning easy in every language.

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Resources Classroom Company Accessibility 61

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 8, 2020

Vasiki Konneh, who is 21 years old, is back home from Colby College in Maine, trying to complete his courses online, in close quarters; he’s in lockdown with five family members in a two-bedroom apartment in New York City. In 2013, there were some 29 million students who had left college in the last two decades before earning a degree.

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Study Survey Course Company 145

Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2016

The school’s teams also won in 2013 and 2014, and the contest has only been running for four years. We’re feeling both big and small next to the huge companies,” Pate said on the floor of the show. I learned that when I scheduled meetings to ask about what I could have done better.” Right now, though,the excitement is winning.

Course 63

Course Industry Video Company 63

Edsurge

JANUARY 16, 2018

He has been named a Master Educator by Course Hero , an education technology company that produced a short film on Garg, who is now one of three finalists for the Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching bestowed by Baylor University. You can also watch this Course Hero video on Vimeo. Email tgraham@coursehero.com.

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Video Course Groups Analysis 129

EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Government can garnish wages and withhold tax refunds to meet student loan debt requirements. *If Furthermore, 47% of all 2013’s high school graduates didn’t even complete the FAFSA form, which is the first step to find out if students are eligible for financial aid. Company Education Programs. What Can We Do? Take Action Now.

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Company Study Resources Accessibility 222

EdNews Daily

MAY 7, 2019

Our prediction for what will happen as these two things meet head-on is that teacher jobs are going to change dramatically. It will be a natural outgrowth of an already-existing tiered structure of top-level overall curriculum planning that dovetails down into individual courses planned by teachers.

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Technology Industry Software Personalized Learning 160

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Loosely defined as affordable programs with strong learning and career outcomes, hybrid colleges often share three design principles: intensive wrap-around student support that directly meets student needs; digital learning programs (often competency-based); and sustainable funding that does not ask students to carry significant debt.

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Outcomes Training System Company 121

Edsurge

MAY 7, 2018

The postsecondary education sector is on a collision course with the world of work. While there are high-profile examples of companies enhancing their tuition assistance benefits—such as the Starbucks deal with Arizona State or Chipotle’s work with Guild Education —that is not the norm (even though it represents a trend worth watching).

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Education Company Coursera Policies 114

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2023

New schools are being built every few years to keep pace with a surge in families moving to the area due to its proximity to technology and engineering firm Sandia National Laboratories and new business hubs for companies such as Intel and NTX Bio. It’s substantially more expensive than what we are spending on other students in the district.

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Elementary Online Learning Report Personalized Learning 94

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 25, 2018

Advancement Courses has more than 200 graduate level online PD courses for K-12 teachers. Go to advancementcourses.com/coolcat and use the code COOL20 at checkout for 20% off any course. So I flipped my classes starting in 2013. Vicki: But would you still have certain expectations that they have to meet.

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Classroom Learning Flipped Classroom Company 165

The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

These days, we are just starting to realize that keeping salary a secret is a ploy for companies, not some privacy protection for employees. When I started working for the district in 2013, I made $47K as a new teacher. What can I do to make ends meet? I have always held at LEAST one second job since I started teaching in 2013.

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Company Course Comparison Classroom 52

Edsurge

JULY 30, 2019

A couple decades later, tractors were assembled here for Caterpillar, the construction machinery company. They have been working with local governments and tech companies to design solutions to problems such as homelessness, water conservation and clean energy. It was subsequently used as a storage warehouse.

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Training Sony Company Industry 108

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 16, 2021

As it turns out, many were not at first ; NPR reported that in the fall of 2014, some 21 percent of the grades P-TECH students earned in their college courses were Ds and Fs. Of course, it was hard; this year was like a kick in the butt. She spoke to her teachers daily via Zoom. “Of Just 14 percent finish within two years of starting.

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Industry Report Groups Study 145

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 11, 2020

And that was in 2013. Related: Colleges take new approach to anticipating — and meeting — workforce needs. Some companies are trying to help connect businesses with schools and other organizations to train laid-off workers for new jobs.

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Training Survey Industry Social Media 133

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

This approach can enable administrators to differentiate to meet the needs of all their teachers. He has been recognized by EdScoop (EdTech Hero, 2017), SETDA (Leader of the Year, 2013), and Common Sense Media (Educator of the Year, 2012). Bruce holds an M.B.A in public administration from Michigan State University. About the Host.

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Professional Learning Data Future Ready Academic Standards 52

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

When administrators in Ohio’s Mentor Public Schools were buying MacBooks during the 2015-16 school year, the local Best Buy was offering a lower price than Apple, even after the company’s standard discount for school districts. When buying specific software, administrators may have to purchase directly from one company.

iPad 83

iPad Broadband Software Company 83

Wired Campus

MARCH 10, 2015

Yale University is creating a master’s program that will hold many courses online, continuing the Ivy League institution’s foray into “blended” learning. Students would meet in virtual classrooms where they would discuss course material using videoconferencing technology. Distance Education Online Courses'

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Coursera MOOC Course Company 28

The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 2, 2017

We worked with a company, Bretford, at the time, they donated a little bit of furniture. BILL: So about 12 teachers opted in, they were able to meet with Ilsa and decided what furniture and what seating they wanted and how they wanted to configure it. So we got a class set of iPads the first fall they were available.

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Classroom Comparison iPad Study 308

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

For the large scale systemic work, the company typically takes a cohort of schools through a variety of workshops to support redesign on a larger scale. In 2013 she returned to CA Group full-time and launched its personalized learning practice. The company refers to these large-scale projects as “ecosystem design work.”

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Groups Blended Learning Personalized Learning Company 60

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Since 2013, close to a third of the US school districts have charged into “one-to-one” digital instruction, putting a computer in the hands of every student—and the number is growing. EdSurge will be hosting hundreds of local teachers and administrators, along with dozens of edtech companies from around the country, at our Summit on Dec.

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EdTech Accessibility Policies Equity of Access 124

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 6, 2020

Byrne calls this level of advising “wildly intrusive” with advisers telephoning and forcing these high-risk students to come in for face-to-face meetings to learn about their problems. The “wildly intrusive” advisers were encouraged to remove administrative roadblocks, sometimes bending college rules on removing and repeating courses.

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Data Groups Analysis Trends 68

Edsurge

MARCH 30, 2018

It’s worth noting that the course Jones taught at nearby Concordia College, before quitting to start Wayfinder Academy, was called Passion-Based Leadership. Wayfinding Academy students celebrate accomplishments from the semester during a recent meeting with an advisor. Guides also hold group advising meetings each week.

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Meeting Groups Course Conference 112

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Frontline Education , a leading provider of administration software purpose-built for educators in K-12, today released a comprehensive year-to-date innovation summary that underscores the company’s commitment to anticipating and meeting the evolving needs of school districts across the country.

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Software Education Data Report 52

Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2017

In 2013 the Gotham Gazette reported that the iZone had a budget of $47 million. million, according to the New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE), a 93 percent decrease since 2013. The iZone360 program aimed to help participating school leaders reorganize everything from budgets to schedules to meet personalized learning needs.

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iLearn Policies Blended Learning Schoology 63

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 1, 2018

Students have access to hundreds of courses while they are in Illinois’ juvenile justice facilities, but they tend to focus on math, language arts, social studies and science. The online coursework is designed by the education company Pearson. Photo: TARA GARCIA MATHEWSON/The Hechinger Report. Source: PEARSON CONNEXUS.

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Online Learning Blended Learning Pearson Learning 67

Philly Teacher

JUNE 2, 2013

Update: On Monday, June 3rd, the Briarcliff Manor Board of Education approved their 2013-2014 budget to include slots for Briarcliff students to attend the Walkabout Program. Of course, I was lucky to have attended Briarcliff Schools, so these experiences were partnered with an excellent academic education.

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Company Meeting Course Technology 89

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 2, 2016

Many public school districts don’t have the resources to partner with an education technology company to develop customized digital learning tools for their classrooms. In order to target these deficiencies, LPS launched a new math course to help students who were performing below grade level get back on track.

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Technology Blended Learning iPad Advocacy 40

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 9, 2017

Bowie navigated a daunting obstacle course of family and health crises during his teenage years and made it to his dream school – Georgia State University. By 2025, more than 60 percent of Georgia jobs will require some kind of post-secondary education, and now only 45 percent of the state’s young adults meet that criterion.

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Dropout Study Report System 92

Iterating Toward Openness

MARCH 12, 2015

” Krugman describes a bubble as a situation in which prices appear to be based on implausible or inconsistent views about the future (2013). The major publishers are publicly traded companies with growth and earnings expectations they have to meet. wikipedia ). Is the textbook market a bubble?

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OER Software Outcomes Smartphone 60

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

Good teachers, of course, have always personalized lessons based on their students’ needs. What’s different about the trend today is that educational technology companies are eagerly marketing software under the “personalized learning” label. You can only ask the teacher because the teacher actually has a heart.”. DeVonté Trask, 11.

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Personalized Learning Software Data Report 101