Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

When the unemployment rate spiked during the spring of 2020, jobs that required a college degree declined more than those that didn’t, and new college graduates were hit the hardest. Surveys suggest that employees stay longer at companies that offer formal training pathways. Many employers are wrestling with their own Catch-22.

Training 189

Training Company E-rate Software 189

Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2020

Since February 2019, those three rideshare companies have raised at least $65 million in venture capital, and together employ more than 200 people. The companies have offered to deliver food and learning materials like laptops and textbooks to students’ homes. The company still plans to expand further into those markets.

Company 138

Company Comparison Laptops Groups 138

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Beginning in 2014, the state sought to improve CTE instruction, better align course offerings with the job market and increase funding. Officials can’t study the long-term outcomes because in 2014 Louisiana lawmakers passed one of the nation’s strictest student-data privacy laws , which blocked state agencies from sharing student data.

Outcomes 120

Outcomes Data Education Report 120

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

In 2020, an estimated 19.5 The company is also currently turning a profit, according to Carrera. The company has changed hands several times. In 2014, it was acquired for $1.1 There is also a library of over 15,000 pre-made lessons from third-party providers including Amplify, Desmos, iCivics and Teaching Tolerance.

IXL Learning 175

IXL Learning Learning Company Assessment 175

eSchool News

JANUARY 28, 2021

Zaner-Bloser, a publisher of early literacy resources, has entered into an agreement with ed-tech company Listenwise, an award-winning platform that brings podcasts to the classroom, to promote and sell its listening skills platform of the same name to the K-5 market. About Zaner-Bloser. Visit [link] for more information.

Secondary 74

Secondary Elementary Company Assessment 74

Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2020

Already, the Sydney, Australia-based company has pulled back on its social media presence. 31, 2020 , and the platform will likely shutter before then, says Ben-Naim, who adds that he and a small staff will help customers transition and move their content to another platform. In 2014, the Gates Foundation awarded the company a $4.5

Pearson 98

Pearson Adaptive Learning Knewton OER 98

Edsurge

MARCH 23, 2020

On March 22, the company “elected to pause exam activity due to an unexpected closure of our support and proctoring centers related to the COVID-19 crisis,” Sarah Pauling, its senior director of marketing, said in an email. Effective immediately, 3/22/2020, all testing via EXAMITY in India has been halted at this time.

Company 107

Company Twitter System Groups 107

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

In 2014, Starbucks and Arizona State University pioneered a new kind of partnership. In bringing affordable education to the workplace, companies like InStride, Guild, Degreed and EdAssist are addressing the biggest issues in higher education: career relevance and student debt. Our schools are facing a mental health crisis.

Trends 169

Trends EdTech Education Company 169

Edsurge

JUNE 1, 2018

That’s how much the Landham, Maryland-based company raised through its latest public offering of common stock this week. He’s referring to the South Africa-based company that works with universities to build short online courses, which 2U purchased for $103 million in May 2017. It posted $92.3 Still, 2U wants more cash.

Company 147

Company Course Mobility Technology Support 147

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

education technology company has reached the billion-dollar valuation mark, and with that comes bragging rights to being a “unicorn.” NewView Capital also contributed $30 million in what’s known as an employee tender offer, a process in which NewView purchased company shares held by Course Hero employees. Another U.S. The valuation—$1.1

Course 121

Course EdTech Company Coursera 121

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Jackson Boyar and James Lu Morrissey founded Mentor Collective as a nonprofit in 2014. The company focuses on serving three audiences: adult and online learners, first-year students and those seeking career development. Mentor Collective hopes to create 100,000 mentorships by the end of 2020.

Company 109

Company Laptops Training Software 109

Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

From 2015 to 2019, entrepreneurs created 11 times the number of education unicorns compared to 2005 to 2014. We will see the acceleration of $1 billion companies created from about 20 unicorn transactions from 2015 to 2019 to more than 50 in the next five years, which will continue to increase as this next decade unfolds.

Udemy 129

Udemy Kaplan Industry Coursera 129

The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

But Lynn, right now, you’re excited about what you’re calling TL 2020. What is TL 2020? TL 2020 is our teaching and learning initiative in Salisbury Township School District. We spent quite a bit of time visioning for TL 2020, and continuing to evolve our vision. Tell us what that is. Lynn: Good morning, Vicki.

Professional Learning 172

Professional Learning Gamification Company Elementary 172

Edsurge

APRIL 23, 2019

They’re abbreviations for major conferences for companies in the education industry. The last time I took a detailed look at the industry conference landscape for EdSurge was in 2014. Everyone from large company CEOs and major investors to startups and nonprofit institutions attend. K-12 classrooms as a 1:1 mobile device.

Industry 106

Industry Conference EdTech Company 106

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2017

So states a recent Wall Street Journal report on the tens of billions of dollars that Chinese companies have poured on U.S. The “cultivation of students’ entrepreneurship and innovation capabilities and practical skills” was a priority in China’s 5-Year Plan for 2016-2020. 380 million tally in 2014. Based Company.

EdTech 94

EdTech Knewton Company Robotics 94

eSchool News

MAY 6, 2022

Since its creation in 2014, Sora Sweet Reads has proven to be a highly successful, global program in encouraging students to read. During the 2021 program, nearly 45,000 schools participated, a 59 percent increase from 2020’s program. The company’s student reading app, Sora , provides every student with access to the right books.

eBook 98

eBook Smartphone Elementary Tablets 98

Edsurge

DECEMBER 10, 2019

After two “salvage operations” where she turned around struggling companies, Susan Kim wanted a break from the fervor of startup life. But when she got a call a year ago about an education company with a vibrant community of teachers, she reconsidered. At the time of its sale to NetDragon, the company reported a loss of $19.5

Edmodo 98

Edmodo LMS Company Google 98

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 20, 2023

Make School, a San Francisco-based gaming company turned for-profit educational institution, was already offering a short-term tech boot camp, designed to meet that same goal. At least 75 such partnerships exist between colleges and three of the country’s top boot camp provider companies: edX, ThriveDX and Fullstack Academy.

Company 95

Company Report Outcomes Data 95

Edsurge

MAY 3, 2017

In an interview with EdSurge, AltSchool CEO Max Ventilla declined to discuss financial details other than saying the company was “in the process of closing the round later this summer.” To date, the company has raised more than $173 million. By 2020, the company hopes it will have refined the tool enough to sell it across the country.

Company 82

Company Software Technology Training 82

Securly

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

As Secretary Duncan’s chief of staff wrote at the time, the Common Core was intended to create a national market for book publishers, technology companies , testing corporations, and other vendors.”. Billion has been invested in US K-12 education technology companies since 2010. Indeed, $2.3

EdTech 176

EdTech Common Core Chromebook iPad 176

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Back in 2014, more competition from Amazon had led the Santa Clara, Calif-based Chegg to a deal with book distributor Ingram Content Group. Ingram bought Chegg’s textbook inventory to sell and distribute, and the companies shared the revenues. The company reported an 84 percent increase year over year in adjusted EBITDA to $23.1

Chegg 64

Chegg Company Training Data 64

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 17, 2023

Leo Salvatore is one of 3,000 online tutors for the company Paper, whose business has boomed with the pandemic. Salvatore’s employer is Paper, which is based in Montreal, Canada and says it is the largest online tutoring company in the United States. Then, in the spring of 2020 when the pandemic erupted, Soka sent students home.

Company 91

Company Training Instructional Materials Study 91

The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Given that research predicts a 46% growth of wearables in education between now and 2020, we all need to understand them. In similar fashion, in 2014, Lanie had no voice. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to edit and post it. So, literally, Harbisson hears color.

Education 360

Education Robotics Smartphone Google 360

Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2018

The partnership ties into where the almost five-year-old company sees itself in the future. This is not the first time the two companies have partnered. In a 2014 Slate article, she wrote that a book Mattel put out that linked Barbie to computer science missed the mark. The storyline was developed in partnership with Tynker.

Company 70

Company Robotics Course EdTech 70

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 12, 2023

1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020), you will probably have these characteristics: "You see roadblocks as opportunities, and you have tons of creativity that keeps you from getting bored. Zodiac animal: Rat Rat in Chinese culture is associated with affluence, wealth, and surplus. If you were born in the Horse year (e.g.,1930,

Mobile Learning 91

Mobile Learning Mobility Groups Company 91

Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2019

The company offers bulk pricing discounts to institutions that want to train large groups of staff. The company has two more Fresno locations planned to open by 2020. The company is currently negotiating a lease in Bakersfield, and plans to open shop within 12 months with 50,000 square feet that can house 500 students.

Training 82

Training Software Company Industry 82

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Governor Jerry Brown signed the bill into law on the same day, and the CCPA is set to become effective on January 1, 2020. This is a game-changing law that will impact companies in the U.S. The law will apply to any company doing business in the Golden State, even if physically located elsewhere. and globally, and moves the U.S.

Industry 82

Industry EdTech Company Data 82

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

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. In their district-wide tech plan for 2016 to 2022 , Renton set a goal of reaching a 1:1 device-to-student ratio for all middle and high schoolers in the 2019-2020 school year.

EdTech 124

EdTech Accessibility Policies Equity of Access 124

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 19, 2022

Department of Education Reimagine Workforce Preparation Grant Program - Supporting and Advancing Nevada's Dislocated Individuals - Project SANDI As Nevada State Librarian (2020 - 2021), Tammy Douglass Westergard was a leader in envisioning the dynamic roles of libraries in the future of learning and democracy in America.

Conference 78

Conference Libraries Learning Trends 78

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2021

In mid-March 2020, schools in Lindsay Unified shut down in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Lindsay’s ability to rapidly pivot to remote learning in spring 2020 was largely due to preexisting infrastructure. After unsuccessfully approaching several major internet companies, the district decided to take matters into its own hands.

Online Learning 131

Online Learning How To Competency Based Learning Learning 131

Kitaboo on EdTech

JUNE 29, 2022

As education goes online driven by the evolution in digital technologies and the COVID 19 pandemic, several companies are wooing the learners, academic institutions, and corporate houses with powerful tools to conduct online and blended learning programs. Digital Publishing / January 23, 2014. Digital Publishing / October 16, 2020.

Microsoft 52

Microsoft eBook Accessibility Mobility 52

Kitaboo on EdTech

MAY 30, 2022

One way to address this is to partner with digital publishing companies or third-party service providers who can help in the digital content transformation. Digital Publishing / March 21, 2014. Digital Publishing / November 2, 2020. This is one of the greatest barriers to digital content transformation. You May Also Like.

eBook 52

eBook How To Smartphone Industry 52

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

To address this gap, she developed a blended training program offered for course credit on university campuses where students are grouped in cohorts and paired with coaches from nearby companies and explicitly taught the soft skills which can help them land what she calls “career accelerating” jobs.

Coursera 92

Coursera Industry Training Course 92

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

It is back to school time 2020 for many of us in the United States and beyond. JULY 19, 2020 · 1:26 AM | EDIT. JUNE 28, 2020 · 7:23 PM | EDIT. JUNE 9, 2020 · 3:18 AM | EDIT. MAY 19, 2020 · 8:08 PM | EDIT. MAY 4, 2020 · 1:16 PM | EDIT. Thanks so much. Michael Gorman (mjgormans@gmail.com).

Blended Learning 192

Blended Learning LMS STEM Assessment 192

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 4, 2020

Welcome to the Thursday, June 4th edition of the 2020 Learning Revolution daily online conference. As an executive, Howard was the CEO of a public television operation and several television production companies, and a state government official. The day's sessions are below. The conference hashtag is #learningrevolution.

Conference 36

Conference Education Differentiated Instruction Learning 36

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2019

By 2014, the district had just $24,000 in the bank with a $600,000 payment coming due for salaries, benefits and day-to-day operating expenses recalls Superintendent Tom DeKeyser. In addition to the housing development falling through, the pharmaceutical company Pfizer, one of the region’s major employers, pulled up stakes in Ann Arbor.

Report 88

Report Elementary System Data 88

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Department of Education Reimagine Workforce Preparation Grant Program - Supporting and Advancing Nevada's Dislocated Individuals - Project SANDI As Nevada State Librarian (2020 - 2021), Tammy Douglass Westergard was a leader in envisioning the dynamic roles of libraries in the future of learning and democracy in America.

Conference 41

Conference Libraries Learning Trends 41