Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

The company got its start in late 2010, spurred by founder Anthony Kim’s work with KIPP Empower , an elementary charter school in Los Angeles. He founded Education Elements to meet that need. As of spring 2016, the company has supported 100 districts nationally, representing 300 schools and 300K students. Stay tuned!

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

When administrators in Ohio’s Mentor Public Schools were buying MacBooks during the 2015-16 school year, the local Best Buy was offering a lower price than Apple, even after the company’s standard discount for school districts. When buying specific software, administrators may have to purchase directly from one company.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Fifth graders Davonayshia Hollis, left, and Denaya Rippey, review a group entrepreneurial project for a parent-approved music device, developed in a mentorship program, Thursday May 19, 2016, at Brooklyn’s P.S. 307 in New York. Schools and businesses can meet halfway to close the mentorship gap. Photo: AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews.

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Edsurge

MAY 24, 2017

The company—whose partners include Chipotle, Denver Public Schools and Public Service credit union—helps employers offer education-as-a-benefit by teaming up with institutions such as Colorado State and Bellevue University and offer programs ranging from GEDs to master's degrees. They also get opportunities to apply for federal financial aid.

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ProfHacker

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Inside Higher Ed (IHE) recently issued their 2017 Survey of Faculty Attitudes on Technology and we were excited about the big initial finding that more faculty are teaching online and that more are finding that online learning can meet the same outcomes. Autumm was a fellow at a Digital Pedagogy Lab Institute in August of 2016.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 13, 2019

It was critical that school districts “get a handle on” digital tools and subscriptions in an attempt to streamline and create efficiencies in their districts that can lead to measurable improvements and learning outcomes while balancing student privacy and meeting annual budget. Data Analytics.

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techlearning

MARCH 13, 2018

Performance was captured with RIT (Rasch unIT) scores, which measure student achievement on an equal-interval scale across all grades, and researchers compared students’ fall and spring levels in Core5 to their fall 2016 and spring 2017 MAP RIT scores. “We Students who met usage targets also significantly increased their RIT scores by 16.8

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2019

In meetings with his academic adviser during the second semester of his freshman year, Robinson said he learned that though his GPA was solid, the school’s computer algorithm saw trouble. 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.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

During his tenure, Mr. Garcia has led the transformation of Artesia High School through established targets, research based instruction, and data analysis. Chis currently leads Growth & Impact at Abl, a mission-driven ed tech company offering next-generation scheduling solutions. Join the Community .

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2018

According to Harrington’s analysis , 19 schools in Puerto Rico applied for additional funding for infrastructure repair, requesting around $150,000. The Universal Service Funds refer to the telecom fees collected by USAC, the Universal Service Administrative Company, that pay for E-Rate. billion has been committed for 2017.

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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. “It’s not something we’re going to make up in a summer or in a year. It’s a long road of recovery.” Whitney Oakley, Guilford County Schools.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 27, 2018

Between 2012 and 2016, the number of kids in foster care around the country rose by 10 percent. More of these kids were being removed from their home due to parental drug use, according to data from the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System. . But this one not,” said Walker in a meeting with his teachers in May.

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eSchool News

MARCH 9, 2016

In a session titled “Begging for Disruption: Ed-Tech Procurement,” Levy and the other panelists discussed the problems that school districts have in discovering, evaluating, and buying technology products that meet their specific needs. Education technology experts discuss various solutions to the ‘broken’ process of ed-tech purchasing.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

Nearly four of 10 of New Orleans’ public school teachers have three years’ experience or less, according to a new, year-long analysis that will be published this fall by the Greater New Orleans Foundation, NOLA Public Schools, W. Greater New Orleans Foundation report. Related: How New Orleans leaders built a segregated city.

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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 kids showed up, educators could see even more clearly how uneven their learning has been during the pandemic.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2020

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. Top to Watch in 2016, and winner of the WTHI-TV Golden Apple Award. To make sure your computer or mobile is configured for Zoom, please visit zoom.us/test.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2018

In 2017, the same survey reported 44 percent of respondents found the EPC portal “difficult to use,” compared with 50 percent in 2015 and 2016. In fact, some applicants are still waiting on funding they applied for back in 2016. Are they meeting the requirements of our statement of work? 2018 applications are still in process.)

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Known as online program managers, these companies have been hired largely to connect universities with customers who want graduate degrees. Though the faculty teach the courses and the universities control admission standards and confer the graduates’ degrees, much of the work of building and managing the courses is done by the companies.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

During the 2016-17 school year, 71 schools in the state used online learning platforms, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. The upside of using a company like Edgenuity is that it takes teachers time to build those resources. Last year, the number grew to 106 schools. The Edgenuity program cost $53,000.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

In the final analysis, don’t think that blending doesn’t apply to your classroom. I’ll go into these more during the free blended learning webinar I’ll be hosting on November 30, 2016 at 4:30 pm EST. Register here. . As an illustration, this summer at ISTE, I facilitated a panel of blended learning experts.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 4, 2019

So in 2016 she headed back to the 42-acre campus near Gary’s dilapidated downtown to study for a degree in general studies. “I Between 1996 and 2016, their share of overall college enrollment rose from 8 to 19 percent , according to the U.S. household incomes by 5 percent by 2060, according to one analysis. Census Bureau.

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techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

The adaptive Apex Learning Tutorials for intervention, remediation, and preparation for high-stakes assessments were proven to improve students’ performance on the Tutorials from pretest to posttest by more than 50% and by an average of 23 to 26 percentile points during the 2016–2017 school year.

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eSchool News

JUNE 27, 2016

Achieve3000 offers innovative new ways to empower blended learning and accelerate student literacy gains through differentiated instruction in the 2016-2017 school year. The company now offers flexible rostering options, from one-time uploads to automated imports to nightly updates, to meet educators’ specific data needs.

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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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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 13, 2019

In April, hundreds of teachers in Columbus, Ohio, marched to the headquarters of healthcare software company CoverMyMeds, chanting “Pharma got handouts, kids got sold out,” to protest a property tax abatement the company received for a new office complex. Photo: Sophie Kasakove for The Hechinger Report.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

In addition, Alma will continue to provide its own set of robust reporting tools to meet many needs and budgets. This follows the company’s recent integrations with Canvas and Schoology and its OneRoster alignment. Software & Online ALMA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. HERO K12, BV INVESTMENT PARTNERS AND SCHOOLMINT ( herok12.com

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

COSTLY AND DANGEROUS Malicious cyber activity cost the US economy between $57 billion and $109 billion in 2016, according to the White House Council of Economic Advisors. We now face everything from network-based ransomware worms to devastating wiper malware,” the company stated. “At

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

Since 2016, when the couple launched an LLC to coordinate much of their charitable giving, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative has committed $142.1 She finds the program gives her extra time to meet individual kids’ needs. million in grant support for the Summit Learning Program.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The growth has helped it stay competitive within the Ivy League and meet its broader ambitions to become a global institution. The law saves Columbia more than $182 million annually, according to an analysis by The New York Times. He died in 2016. Columbia’s property tax savings, which are a fraction of its $14.3 After then-Gov.

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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.”.

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Edsurge

APRIL 27, 2017

The news emerged Thursday morning when Graham Holdings Company, which owns Kaplan, made an SEC filing disclosing plans for the sale. Just a few hours later, Purdue University’s Board of Trustees approved the sale in a special meeting. Disclosure: Graham Holdings Company is an investor in EdSurge.

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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.”.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Chopra worked at the CFPB and, while there, “sued two for-profit-college companies – ITT Educational Services Inc. The district failed to meet its burden of proof and interpreted a state law in a way that is ‘offensive to fundamental rights of free speech,’ the judge said.” ” asks Fast Company. (I’m

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 17, 2018

Lake Oconee Academy was the brainchild of the Reynolds Lake Oconee real estate company. The analysis used federal enrollment data for the 2015-16 school year, the most recent year for which that data is available from the U.S. In 2016, California had 33 racially identifiable white charters, Texas was home to 19 and Michigan, 14.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 20, 2016

When the AP United States history students at Aragon High School in San Mateo California, scanned the professionally designed pages of www.minimumwage.com , most concluded that it was a solid, unbiased source of facts and analysis. My students are all about social media.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2020

Victor had made lots of progress in math since he began meeting twice a week with Carr at a Nashville-area Boys & Girls Club through an ad hoc, statewide tutoring initiative. Before he began meeting with Carr, whom he described as “funny,” he was spending his days playing video games. This story also appeared in USA Today.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

Kudos to the Houston Chronicle for the original reporting on this in 2016. ” Via NPR : “Outcry After Louisiana Teacher Arrested During School Board Meeting.” awards debt collection contract to company with ties to DeVos.” ” The company: the Student Loan Assistance Center.

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