Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2023

At the K-12 level, there’s been a push to create more flexibility in the school day for “immersive experiences,” like internships and hands-on projects, from players such as XQ Institute, the nonprofit supported by Emerson Collective that since 2015 has poured millions of dollars into efforts across the country to “rethink high school.”

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Classroom Learning Company Assessment 213

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

According to Jacobsen, “as districts struggle to fill teaching vacancies, they are increasingly turning to companies like Proximity to teach core subjects.” Among high schools that serve large percentages of African-American and Latino students, one in four don’t offer Algebra II, and one in three don’t offer chemistry.”

Blended Learning 52

Blended Learning Competency Based Learning Online Learning Software 52

Edsurge

MAY 2, 2018

The Pearson Study In what was described as an effort to build transparency around their products, Pearson’s CEO, John Fallon, issued a directive for the company to run externally audited public efficacy tests on the firm’s third-party edtech applications.

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Pearson Study Competency Based Learning Company 107

Edsurge

JULY 9, 2018

A company called UniversityNow—which attracted more than $40 million in venture backing and ran an experimental for-profit college—has been sold to the nonprofit National University system, which plans to use the company’s technology platform to deliver its online courses. They tried an employer-pay model—that didn’t work,” says Craig.

Competency Based Learning 64

Competency Based Learning Company System Libraries 64

Digital Promise

MARCH 10, 2015

8 PM ET, March 27, 2015. Digital Promise will award up to ten school or district leaders who submit a response by March 27 with a $1,000 stipend for a trip to San Francisco, including workshops with leading software companies, in partnership with the Education Technology Industry Network. So do most ed-tech companies.

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Robotics Education Competency Based Learning Program Evaluation 120

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

They created 2Rev as an education design lab—a place where designs for innovative learning models could be developed and tested. From 2008 - 2011, the company worked on projects spanning early childhood, grades K-12, higher education and the workforce, while simultaneously crystallizing its philosophy.

Competency Based Learning 60

Competency Based Learning Company Learning Blended Learning 60

Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2017

Companies like LegalZoom and Rocket Lawyer, which have created a do-it-yourself model for legal services, and others like Ravel and ROSS that improve lawyers’ research and productivity, have changed the profession and business models. What’s so punishing is that the good days are over.

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Competency Based Learning Advocacy Online Learning Training 98