Edsurge

MAY 29, 2020

Roorda took the helm at ACT in October 2015, replacing its previous CEO Jon Whitemore. The group also invested in startups building assessment and adaptive learning technologies, and invested $10.5 Its most recent purchase, ScootPad , offers an online instructional platform for K-8 math and English subjects.

Assessment 92

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

” Microsoft acquired Minecraft in 2015 – which probably speaks volumes right there about its progressive potential – and in January of this year, Microsoft bought TeacherGaming, the maker of a Minecraft version aimed at classroom usage. We also see it in many instances of adaptive-learning software.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. The startup was later sold to Valore Education in 2015 , which was in turn acquired by Follett in 2016 , which in turn shut down the Boundless site in 2017. Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning.

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