Edsurge

APRIL 19, 2017

Ninety-two percent of fourth grade ELL students scored below proficiency on the 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress reading exams. Ninety-two percent of fourth grade ELL students scored below proficiency on the 2015. Waves of language learning apps like Babbel and Duolingo have hit the market.

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Learning Software Assessment STEM 143

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

23-26): the companies who supply the tools, and the educators who use them; The Education Show (Jan. One teacher described The Education Show as “a ghost town for companies who can’t afford Bett.” (A companies have always had a strong presence, and this year was no exception with Microsoft and Google having the largest stands.

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Conference Education EdTech Company 75

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 8, 2018

High school graduation rates have soared in recent years, hitting a new record of 84 percent for 2015-16 in the most recent federal government count, but there are still millions of Americans who didn’t get a diploma in high school. Related: College students predicted to fall by more than 15% after the year 2025.

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Comparison Data Secondary Report 99

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2019

Companies like Amazon and Netflix have been using data tools like these for years to track our clicks and steer us to buy or watch more of their products. James Wiley is a technology analyst with Eduventures, which does consulting work for companies in the predictive analytics industry. Related: Federal data shows 3.9 The poster child.

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Data Dropout Company Report 107

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2017

After exhausting themselves working late or overnight shifts so they wouldn’t have to miss class, and finding their grades suffering, they both dropped out in 2015, joining a growing pool of Georgians who have debt but no degree. Since 2008, average tuition increased from $4,700 to $8,400. million in need-based aid. he asked himself.

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Policies Report Study Data 61

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 9, 2017

In doing so, he joined more than 108,000 other students who withdrew from Georgia’s public colleges and universities between 2013 and 2015 with thousands of dollars in federal student debt but no degree. In 2015, his stepfather, who had been a steadying force in the family, dropped dead from a heart ailment. “It

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Dropout Study Report System 89

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

In 2011, the analyst firm Gartner predicted that annual tablet shipments would exceed 300 million units by 2015. IDC estimates that the total number of shipments in 2015 was actually around 207 million units. The very next day, Apple shares hit $97.80, an all-time high for the company. Apple sold just 50 million iPads.

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Trends Report iPhone Software 40

EdNews Daily

MAY 17, 2017

And – as the company themselves boast – the platform has value for those concerned about sustainability. In speaking to Venturebeat last year , Joen Bonnier (owner of one of Sweden’s largest media companies) spoke of the inevitability of the move to digital examinations. The Future of Assessment: 2025 and Beyond.

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Assessment Groups Outcomes Examples 189

EdNews Daily

MAY 9, 2017

And – as the company themselves boast – the platform has value for those concerned about sustainability. In speaking to Venturebeat last year , Joen Bonnier (owner of one of Sweden’s largest media companies) spoke of the inevitability of the move to digital examinations. The Future of Assessment: 2025 and Beyond.

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Assessment Groups Outcomes Examples 147

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 4, 2024

The first family told her they live in Mission Bay, a rapidly redeveloping area where a new elementary school isn’t scheduled to open until 2025. For two years, SFUSD has also worked with digital marketing companies. Often, they fail. Credit: Sonya Abrams for The Hechinger Report.

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E-rate Elementary Education Report 117

Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2016

She began a long career in education, which included cofounding two social enterprise organizations (one of which helped get 4,000 women off welfare), serving as a Commissioner of San Francisco Unified School District’s Board of Education and starting two edtech companies.

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Meeting Education Secondary EdTech 60

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. Or, in some cases , even less diverse.

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Technology Education Microsoft Industry 85

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning. And “free” doesn’t last.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

– to the New York-based company Cyndx. Founded by former Pearson exec Larry Singer , the company will offer openly licensed resources to schools. The company has raised $7.45 billion, up from $178 billion in 2015, according to recent reports by tech market research firm Gartner.” Upgrades and Downgrades.

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Education Report MOOC E-rate 40

Hack Education

JULY 14, 2017

Also via Edsurge : “How Boundaries Between Colleges and Companies Will Continue to Blur.” “Mind-reading robo tutor in the sky” company Knewton has a new CEO , Brian Kibby , formerly with Pearson. Tutoring company Clark has raised $2.2 The learn-to-code company has raised $1.62 and from Hacker News.

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Education Pearson Report Robotics 45