Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2019

It’s estimated that by 2020, two-thirds of jobs will require a postsecondary degree, but only 6 percent of incarcerated individuals in the U.S. New momentum, she adds, is driven largely by the federal Second Chance Pell program that was introduced in 2015 and recently extended through 2020. Then, in 2016, the U.S.

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Technology Laptops Education Blackboard 136

Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2020

In education, the shuttering of campuses and classrooms has been a windfall for purely digital companies—some of which are attracting plenty of private capital. Substitute teacher services company Swing Education is creating private homeschools. Even before then, the company had already taken a big hit. “We

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EdTech Company Training Guidelines 178

Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2020

Tech jobs pay well, and companies that train people for them have been enjoying a payday. Lambda School raised $74 million in a Series C round led by Gigafund, a venture firm that’s cut big checks for Elon Musk’s SpaceX and The Boring Company. Earlier this month, coding bootcamp provider Springboard snagged $31 million from investors.

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Company Social Media Report Outcomes 97

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2021

In mid-March 2020, schools in Lindsay Unified shut down in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The district convened a series of meetings with teachers, school leaders, parents, city officials and community members to discuss what kind of educational system the community needed. I came from a grades-based system,” he said.

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Online Learning How To Competency Based Learning Learning 130

Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2018

In 2012, the government of India stated that it would need to build 1,000 new universities and an astounding 50,000 new colleges by 2020 to meet expected demand as its population and workforce continued to grow. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

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Education Outcomes Online Learning System 117

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

The first online class we launched in 1998 was little more than flat text on webpages, and we closely followed the birth of learning management systems, meeting with both Blackboard and WebCT before they achieved their first $1 million in revenue. But those that do survive and build successful enterprises could change the world forever.

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Kaplan Technology Education EdTech 162

The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

Last year, researchers at NWEA, an independent nonprofit assessment company, published an analysis of data from the autumn 2020 MAP Growth tests of more than 4 million public school students. Guilford sent its first batch of tutors to middle schools in November 2020. It’s a long road of recovery.”

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Study Data Report Elementary 137

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.

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EdTech Accessibility Policies Equity of Access 130

Edsurge

MAY 28, 2020

A 2016 survey of such programs found that only about 4 percent of respondents offered field experiences such as student teaching in K-12 online settings. About 375,000 students in 32 states are enrolled in statewide online schools, many of which are operated as charter schools or run by Education Service Provider companies such as K12 Inc.

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Education Handbook Course Elementary 213

EdTechTeam

AUGUST 9, 2019

I wanted to learn more about Jennifer’s perspective on edtech for social good, and after an introduction from Al, she was kind enough to meet with me via Hangout to share more of her work. Jennifer has been doing her part to get all hands on deck, working with the UN since 2016 to connect schools to these goals in meaningful ways.

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Education Social Media EdTech Advocacy 71

The Hechinger Report

JULY 17, 2017

Beginning with the class of 2020, all Chicago Public School students who meet traditional academic requirements necessary to graduate must also present a post-graduation plan before they can cross the stage to receive their diploma. Real innovation would oblige companies and colleges to see themselves as the 13th and 14th grades.

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Policies Study Report Training 58

eSchool News

AUGUST 16, 2016

Every young person deserves a school that meets them where they are and helps them develop and reach big goals,” said Stacey Childress, CEO, NewSchools Venture Fund. Our goal is to attract and support the best entrepreneurs with great ideas for addressing gaps in the ELL tools that can help teachers meet their students’ needs.”.

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Education Meeting Tools Strategy 40

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Nine New Jersey elementary middle school students are joining forces with Pearson designers and developers to help the company design features for digital learning solutions. Participants in Kids CoLab Hoboken will meet virtually and face-to-face throughout the 2015-2016 school year with teams from Pearson.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

A 2016 study by the American Institutes for Research noted that about a third of Chicago’s public high school students fail one or both semesters of algebra I. Algebra I is the air you breathe to be in STEM,” said Nathan Levenson, a former CEO of a crane-manufacturing company and later a school superintendent in Massachusetts.

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STEM Report Course Study 127

MindShift

JULY 15, 2021

Last year, researchers at NWEA, an independent nonprofit assessment company, published an analysis of data from the autumn 2020 MAP Growth tests of more than 4 million public school students. When the district started their program in 2020, they were able to use Title I funding because they focused on Title I schools.

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edWeb.net

MAY 17, 2021

Located in the suburbs north of Seattle, and close to the headquarters of high-tech companies such as Microsoft and Amazon, the Northshore School District’s students are 60% White, 17% Asian, and 13% Hispanic, with another 9% identifying as mixed race. Systems, Strategies, and an Equity Framework. About the Presenters. Dr. Michelle Reid.

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System Strategy Education Elementary 60

MindShift

APRIL 22, 2020

The surprise hit of 2016 is a refreshing tend-and-befriend game with throwback graphics and diverse tasks that will keep you blissfully occupied for hours. Four can collaborate on the same system and up to eight online players can meet to work and play on the island. The Outer Wilds.

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Exercises Video STEM Company 63

EdNews Daily

MARCH 22, 2019

By 2016, most schools and districts were in a buying mode, scooping up vast amounts of digital curriculum, but not always with the necessary tactical maps behind them, or a plan to administer cost negotiations with the thousands of publishers or a proper vetting of the purchased or custom home-built digital learning objects.

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Edsurge

JULY 26, 2017

In just over a decade, 20 independent education companies have raised more than $2.7 Collectively, 116 directors serve on the boards of these privately-held companies. As much as one-third of edtech companies started during that time have a female CEO or founder. See our full list of companies and board members here. .

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Company EdTech Industry Trends 242

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 9, 2017

By 2025, more than 60 percent of Georgia jobs will require some kind of post-secondary education, and now only 45 percent of the state’s young adults meet that criterion. Or they might hire unqualified workers and train them in-house – which could harm productivity and drive away companies considering relocating to Georgia, Smith said.

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Dropout Study Report System 89

MindShift

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Back in early spring, Khristan Yates worked as a quality assurance analyst at a marketing company and loved her job. ” That toll isn’t just on the parents, who’re struggling to make ends meet, but also on their children, says Johnson. that she’s been following since 2016. ” Copyright 2020 NPR.

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Survey Report Course Trends 32

Edsurge

AUGUST 31, 2020

Schlachter transformed her research into a company, which became a life, which became a legacy. But in 1985, she turned her full attention to running her company. Schlachter’s publishing company flourished. At an ALA board meeting in April 2015, the friends posed for a photo wearing similar black-and-white skirts.

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Libraries Company Data Accessibility 182

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

As schools continue to focus on long-term improvement of their education, implementing a high-dosage tutoring program can provide them with the tools necessary to ensure students’ academic achievement by catching knowledge gaps early, meeting students where they are, and providing evidence-based intensive recovery. 29 Additionally, U.S.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2020

DATE: Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020 COST: Free REGISTRATION: To register for the mini-conference, join LearningRevolution.com. Secondary sessions are held in Zoom meeting rooms with a capacity of 300--if those rooms are full, you'll have to wait for the recording to watch. He is a Google Certified Innovator, Bammy!

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Conference Kaplan Learning Libraries 36

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

For-profit schools, such as Salter and others owned by its parent company, Premier Education Group, have zeroed in on this market. The company posted more than $175 million in profits between 2004 and 2014, according to a 2016 lawsuit filed by a former company CEO who alleged that he was owed bonus pay. Weekly Update.

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Company Data Outcomes Report 109

Hack Education

JULY 13, 2016

His 2010 book was called What Technology Wants , as though technology is a living being with desires and drives; the title of his 2016 book, The Inevitable. The Internet did become more privatized, more commercialized around that date – 1991 – and thanks to companies like AOL, a version of it became more accessible to more people.

Technology 40

Technology Learning Data Libraries 40

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Her goal was to collect enough learning resources, she said, “that students or parents would be able to find learning sites and lessons that would meet their education needs.”. She spent $19 to host a website and contacted software companies for free licenses. I don’t understand why that isn’t happening — now.”. percent to 49.6

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Education Online Learning Report Elementary 108

MindShift

JUNE 18, 2020

Here are some ideas that seem newly relevant given the constraints of 2020 and beyond. “I’m in touch with my students two, three times a week,” by text, phone, Google classroom and Zoom meetings, Concepcion says. Support families to help teach children. Recently, parents told the U.S.

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Khan Academy Survey Dropout Meeting 57

Georgia Test Prep

OCTOBER 16, 2020

A study by edtech company Promethean found that only 5% of teachers feel like they’re receiving full training and support for edtech in their schools. A 2016 report found that students check their devices for “non-class purposes” 11.43 Biggest Issues Faced By Parents with Virtual Learning. Parents are unsupported with the tech.

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Learning Chromebook Exercises Study 98

edWeb.net

JUNE 4, 2019

It’s also looking at the potential changes, said Dr. Gabe Soumakian, CEO and Founder, Sup Du Jour Consulting Group, like what happens when a software or hardware company goes out of business. Department of Education Secretary in October 2016. In the fall of 2016 Ann co-authored and published Life Lessons in Leadership.

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EdTech Digital Badges Software Outcomes 52

The Hechinger Report

JULY 30, 2018

By the fall of 2020, all Northern Cass students will plot their own academic courses to high school graduation, while sticking with same-age peers for things like gym class and field trips. At Northern Cass, momentum for change began during the district’s 2016 accreditation renewal when staff checked up on students after graduation.

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Report Personalized Learning Assessment System 111

edWeb.net

JANUARY 22, 2019

District IT offices were taking on the same tasks as Fortune 500 companies without the ability to implement them as effectively. In addition, develop security benchmarks, and don’t use any program that doesn’t meet them. In the fall of 2016 Ann co-authored and published Life Lessons in Leadership: The Way of the Wallaby.

EdTech 40

EdTech PowerMyLearning Software BYOD 40

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 7, 2020

You talk to anybody at a school or staff about the need, and whether they have what they need to meet the needs of these kids. I would come home after we had one of these meetings or sessions, and I’m Googling, I’m researching, and it’s overwhelming.” The schools, the staff — they know it. And they’ll tell you, they don’t.”.

Education 145

Education Advocacy Policies System 145

Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

Tagged on: March 24, 2017 School district to retain IT department | The Sentinel → Several members of the IT department were present at Thursday’s meeting to urge the board not to outsource IT services to a company that proposed to do so. Tagged on: March 22, 2017 With Hacking in Headlines, K-12 Cybersecurity Ed.

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EdTech Symantec Facebook Data 170

Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

Tagged on: March 24, 2017 School district to retain IT department | The Sentinel → Several members of the IT department were present at Thursday’s meeting to urge the board not to outsource IT services to a company that proposed to do so. Tagged on: March 22, 2017 With Hacking in Headlines, K-12 Cybersecurity Ed.

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EdTech Symantec Facebook Data 150

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 23, 2019

By 2020, the school network will have a total of four schools. Mufleh hopes to add a third school in Cleveland, Ohio in 2020; a second Georgia school recently won approval from the state. Since 2016, the government has drastically reduced the number of refugees resettled in the United States.

Education 91

Education Report Policies Elementary 91

MindShift

DECEMBER 7, 2020

You talk to anybody at a school or staff about the need, and whether they have what they need to meet the needs of these kids. I would come home after we had one of these meetings or sessions, and I’m Googling, I’m researching, and it’s overwhelming.” The schools, the staff — they know it. And they’ll tell you, they don’t.”.

Education 49

Education Advocacy System Policies 49