Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Yet in the education industry, these deals have been few and far in between, especially as many of these companies have opted to build their own edtech tools. With Workbench , these educators will gain access to an innovative learning platform that provides lesson and project authoring, sharing, and discovery capabilities.”

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Edsurge

MAY 22, 2019

For venture-backed education companies, the path to sustainability—and profitability—can be full of difficult twists and turns. Most of the people affected were part of the company’s professional development team, which worked with educators to implement its supplemental curriculum offerings.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 31, 2022

If you're working with struggling readers in grades 6-12 try Literal and use the code coolcatteacher to set up a free educator account to get started. Go to [link] and use the promo code “coolcat” to get a free Educator account to try Literal in your classroom. Have a great classroom library. Advertise great reads.

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Edsurge

JULY 30, 2021

The privately held company, which has raised $2.7 billion to buy three education businesses (both in the U.S. alone; that means the company has at least another half billion dollars at the ready. Few companies have tackled the full range of learners since the days when Pearson was touted as the world’s largest learning company.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

This op-ed is part of a series of reflections on the past decade in education technology. Maia Sharpley’s career in education includes serving in executive positions with the New York City Department of Education, Kaplan and Charter Schools USA. Our higher education system formed around libraries.

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Edsurge

JULY 22, 2021

Instructure is officially a publicly-traded company—again. Officials from the company, which makes the Canvas learning-management system used at many colleges and schools, rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange today, marking its IPO. They have not been the ‘evil’ company trying to use data to change their strategy.”

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Another balding founder of a tech company is passing the baton off to a successor. No, this is not the same shellshock as Jeff Bezos’ resignation letter, nor is the company anywhere as big as Amazon. His successor will be Joe Rohrlich, who previously served as chief revenue officer for Bazaarvoice, an e-commerce analytics company.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Outschool, a marketplace for live online classes for kids, started out in 2015 with a focus on serving families that homeschool. But now, with much of regular schooling happening in homes, the company has seen a dramatic expansion of its audience. To date, the company has raised $55 million.

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2019

Cengage and McGraw-Hill Education plan to join forces in an all-stock merger. The new company will retain the McGraw Hill name, but will be led by Michael Hansen, currently the CEO of Cengage. Nana Banerjee, who holds that title for McGraw-Hill Education, is expected to depart after the deal goes through. billion in 2013.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Experiential learning is the future of education. Children have always been naturally curious and motivated by interactive activities, making them perfect partners for digital educational platforms. As a result, it has become imperative that educators make full use of today’s mediums to engage and encourage growing children.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Stuart Udell has overseen nearly two dozen mergers and acquisitions across his career in the education industry, which spans stints at Penn Foster, Catapult Learning and K12 Inc. Now, just a few months into his current role as CEO at Achieve3000, Udell is already adding another company to the list. And the U.S.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 19, 2020

We're excited to announce our second Library 2.020 mini-conference: " Small, Rural, and Independent Libraries ," which will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, June 17th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). Please also join this Library 2.0 Please also join this Library 2.0

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2019

Not so fast, say education publishers and retailers. Instead, educators asked how quickly it could print out materials. higher education courseware in 2015, down from 50 percent the year before, according to a 2018 report from Macquarie, an investment bank and financial services company. billion by 2023.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 4, 2020

Our second Library 2.020 mini-conference: " Small, Rural, and Independent Libraries ," will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, June 17th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). Please also join the Library 2.0 Please also join the Library 2.0 Steve Steve Hargadon Library 2.0

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 27, 2019

When I wrote Uncommon Learning back in 2015, the premise was to set the stage as to how we could create schools that work for kids. The prior superintendent, with overhwleming support from the Board of Education, was a genius when it came to finances and the budget. To get a better gist of the main focus areas check out my TEDx talk.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Meanwhile, the education dialogue has shifted to a focus on employment-related themes such as competencies and skills. When there’s a need for information or new skills, employees today are increasingly turning to instantly accessible sources such as search engines and online course libraries available on their mobile devices.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2019

based company explained the difficult decision as an effort to return its focus to the education market following a foray into creating consumer toys. Today, the robotic toymaker is following through by adding a big building block to its educational offerings. When Sphero laid off 45 employees in early 2018, the Boulder, Co.-based

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 20, 2021

We've posted a new blog post from Dr. Steve Albrecht in our " Library Service, Safety, & Security" section of Library 2.0 : "Is There Hidden Bias at Your Library?" It has been illegal for many decades for companies to use biases to discriminate against people during hiring, and how they are supervised or promoted.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Washington, DC — The inaugural Beanstack Winter Reading Challenge for libraries came to a successful close this month, as more than 100 libraries all over the country and South Korea far eclipsed an ambitious goal set by investor and Shark Tank personality Mark Cuban. Beanstack currently serves over 600 libraries globally.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 19, 2022

Our first Library 2.022 mini-conference: " Virtual Reality and Learning: Leading the Way ," will be held online (and for free) on Tuesday, March 29th, 2022. Virtual Reality was identified by the American Library Association as one of the 10 top library technology trends for the future. Please also join this Library 2.0

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 16, 2020

Tomorrow is our second Library 2.020 mini-conference! Small, Rural, and Independent Libraries ," will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, June 17th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). Please also join this Library 2.0 Please also join this Library 2.0

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Edsurge

JULY 30, 2018

And now that Reach Capital is done fundraising, it will return its focus to evaluating pitches from education entrepreneurs, all vying for a piece of Reach’s new $82 million fund. Investing is humbling because we inevitably miss out on or pass on companies that go on to achieve great success in realizing their mission.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

billion on the deal—95 percent cash, 5 percent stock—which has been approved by the boards of both companies, according to a statement Monday. In 2015, it was acquired by Vector Capital for about $300 million, taking the company private. Saba's course library and interface appear in this promo video. in January.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 4, 2016

Presents: "Student Engagement Through Library-led Gamification" With: Tasha Squires Learning Resource Center Teacher at O’Neill Middle School Library Date + Time: Wednesday, August 17th 10am EST for one hour (Click on the time link to see the event time in your own time zone.) Sign up HERE.

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Buncee

APRIL 7, 2020

She earned her bachelor’s in English from Adelphi University, her master’s in English from Queens College, her certification in educational technology from SUNY Stony Brook, and her master’s in library science from Palmer Graduate Library School, C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University. Amy Storer.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2020

Our second Library 2.020 mini-conference is just one week away! Small, Rural, and Independent Libraries ," will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, June 17th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). Please also join this Library 2.0 Please also join this Library 2.0

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Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2018

In 2017, Stephen DeRue, dean of University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, wrote a Forbes column arguing that, in order to make higher education more affordable, we needed to move towards an “iTunes model for education.” “In Customers can now pay a monthly fee to get access to a library of content.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2021

“A lot more folks started leaning hard on us,” says Khan, the founder and CEO of Khan Academy, a nonprofit that provides free educational resources. Who would have thought that a pandemic would have made education such a hot topic—would have made online education, and Khan Academy, almost like an essential service?”

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Two news stories this week have turned my attention (again) to the issue of conflict of interest in education, technology, and public policy. The first was another in Natasha Singer’s New York Times must-read series, ‘Education Disrupted,’ entitled Silicon Valley Courts Brand-Name Teachers, Raising Ethics Issues.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 14, 2017

We focus a lot on the K-12 system of the United States in our blog , and I thought it would be fun and interesting to explore how countries in the developing world are facing their specific educational challenges with blended learning models. billion in education budget cuts made in 2015. Zaya Learning Labs.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Terms of the deal, the first in the education sector for Francisco, were not disclosed. MyON was previously a division of Capstone , which formed in 1990 as a print publisher serving schools and libraries. In 2011, the company launched myON as a digital service with roughly 1,000 digital titles on the platform.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Containing nearly 30,000 financial-aid opportunities painstakingly researched over several decades, the database that powered the Reference Service Press book-publishing company faced an uncertain future when Schlachter died in 2015. asked Drew Magliozzi, CEO and co-founder of the startup, which is now called Mainstay.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Read a full recap of our fall 2015 League of Innovative Schools meeting. As educators work tirelessly to prepare tomorrow’s problem solvers, they often benefit from the work of those around them. Educators in Sitka School District work with local tribe leadership to develop culturally relevant curricular experiences for students.

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Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2018

Founded in 2015, Quottly currently lists 3 million courses in its database and students can register for courses directly through the company’s platform. And companies sponsoring employees’ education feel the stress too, causing many to cut back on efforts to pay students through a traditional masters program.

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Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2018

The mouse that guides children through ABCmouse , an educational app, is getting help from China’s most recognizable penguin to break into one of the world’s biggest market for English language learning. based company’s first foray into China. education technology industry conference. That deal valued the company at $1 billion.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

John Katzman, long-time education entrepreneur and founder of several successful education businesses, once waggishly told an investor conference audience that venture capitalists were very pleased to invest in education—for the rich. According to the Georgetown Center for Education and the Workforce, of the 7.2

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

This is part four of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” Way back in 2012, I chose “ The Platforming of Education ” as one of my “Top Ed-Tech Trends.” The company has raised some $77.5 Are any education technologies, for that matter?

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