Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2019

Among the newer aspects of these kinds of complaints is whether college social media communication meets accessibility standards. While some institutions have tried to punt responsibility for the accessibility of digital tools to the companies that produce them, that reasoning hasn’t persuaded federal agencies or judges.

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Social Media Accessibility CMS Facebook 110

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. 2004-2011: Washington Leans In. billion in 2010.

Kaplan 160

Kaplan Technology Education EdTech 160

Marketplace K-12

MAY 16, 2016

PowerSchool purchased an IEP management business while ed-tech companies including Speakaboos, FreshGrade and Nearpod received significant investments. based MAXIMUS partners with state, federal and local governments to provide health and human service programs and solutions to a diverse array of communities, according to the company website.

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Company Pearson Software Libraries 49

Edsurge

JULY 10, 2016

When edtech companies approach Kara Monroe, they all tout how their product is different from everybody else’s. Users can try the tool to evaluate courseware products that meet the framework’s definition. It will formally launch out of beta in Fall 2016 and be updated annually.

Tools 60

Tools Outcomes Pearson Software 60

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.

Education 211

Education Handbook Course Elementary 211

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 1, 2018

In 2016, 45,567 young people were held in facilities nationwide, down 20 percent from 2012.) The online coursework is designed by the education company Pearson. Source: PEARSON CONNEXUS. Source: PEARSON CONNEXUS. Once they start, they really want to keep going.”.

Online Learning 75

Online Learning Blended Learning Pearson Learning 75

Marketplace K-12

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Open Up Resources is led by CEO Larry Singer , the former managing director for Pearson’s K-12 North American sales. The company is accused of making a profit by copying schools’ resources without compensating the creator of the materials.). Open Up Resources says it will break through those barriers.

Groups 40

Groups OER Pearson Resources 40

Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2019

He had the money, at least $13 million raised by July 2016. But at an all-hands meeting at the company’s Washington, D.C. Some employees hoped the company could turn around and stayed on without pay. “We He had the staff, as many as 35 employees with experience in game and curriculum development. Nineteen states and D.C.

Education 78

Education Company Chegg Pearson 78

edWeb.net

AUGUST 27, 2020

A meeting with a professional who represents the careers about which students are curious is part of this exploration. The most crucial piece of this interaction, emphasized Hidalgo, is that students get “a chance to meet people who look like them in careers they didn’t even know existed.”. Beable is the Life-Ready Literacy Company.

Learning 98

Learning Blended Learning Company Pearson 98

Hack Education

AUGUST 12, 2016

. “In a sweeping move, the for-profit school chain has been told to lock its doors after parliament demanded it halt operations in response to its failure to meet educational and infrastructure standards.” ” Elsewhere, more claims about “the global poor” and MOOCs (and other ed-tech companies) in Edsurge.

Education 40

Education MOOC Facebook Company 40

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

Mostly tutoring companies.). “ ICE officials have invited tech companies, including Microsoft , to develop algorithms that will track visa holders’ social media activity ,” ProPublica reports. ” “ Pearson , WTF? .” An op-ed in Bloomberg says that “ China ’s Top Economic Risk?

Education 44

Education Khan Academy Company Training 44

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

” Via the Data Quality Campaign : “ Student Data Privacy Legislation : A Summary of 2016 State Legislation.” ” “ PEARSON alized Learning” by Mindwire Consulting’s Michael Feldstein. The company, which makes games to teach preschoolers to code, has raised $5.75 Go, School Sports Team!

Education 40

Education E-rate MOOC Report 40

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 11, 2016. ” Shares in for-profit higher education companies were up on news of Trump’s election. Via Politico : “Meet Trump’s Cabinet-in-waiting.” ” Via AFR : “ Peter Thiel’s company Palantir Defense could win contracts under Donald Trump.”

Education 54

Education Common Core Company Facebook 54

Hack Education

JANUARY 18, 2017

And this prompted me to update my list of education / technology companies that are ALEC members.). His rather disastrous business history in ed-tech includes SoftKey and The Learning Company. ” Via Campus Technology : “ Pearson to Lower Cost of E-Books, Textbooks.” Via CNN : “ Rewrite the Constitution ?

Education 40

Education Pearson E-rate MOOC 40

Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

” Via Politico : “A complex legal battle involving dozens of debt collection companies fighting over contracts with the Education Department has essentially suspended the government’s ability to collect defaulted student loans , the Trump administration disclosed in a court filing on Monday night.”

Kaplan 46

Kaplan Education Blackboard MOOC 46

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 Industry 145

Hack Education

APRIL 3, 2017

.” We can see in Reagan’s pledge the roots of ongoing efforts to defund public education, something that enabled for-profit schools to step in to meet the demand for college. ” Despite thinking of themselves as liberal-learning, today’s tech companies re-inscribe much of this. “Disrupt.”

Trends 64

Trends Company MOOC Edmodo 64

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

The total dollars invested in 2016 are off by about $2 billion from this time last year; the number of deals are down by a third; and the number of acquisitions are off by about 20%. Or lack thereof – see “ The 2016 Ed-Tech Dead Pool.”). Funding has shrunk. ” You are a fool. . ” “ A path to revenue.”

Technology 40

Technology Education Common Core Company 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 13, 2016

2016 was, as the president of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation wrote earlier this month in Inside Higher Ed , a “ Pivotal Year for Accreditation.” Agents of Accreditation. Jobs for Grads. If you want a job as a software developer in the technology industry, you’ll need a college degree. emphasis mine).

Technology 40

Technology Education Secondary Pearson 40

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

” “ Roger Ailes ’ name will be removed from a WOUB newsroom, Ohio University President Roderick McDavis announced Monday during a Faculty Senate meeting,” the Post Athens reports. – to the New York-based company Cyndx. The company has raised $7.45 percent in 2016 to total $208.6

Education 40

Education Report MOOC E-rate 40

Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

the Virginia company at the heart of the operation.” Here’s the EdWeek headline: “ Company Exec. for Ed-Tech Company Testifies in Ala. ” Gee, good thing no one else in ed-tech is in the business of selling these sorts of connections between companies and politicians and schools! ” Ugh.

Education 48

Education MOOC Company Report 48

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

” DeVos’s brother, Erik Prince , is the founder of the private military company Blackwater , infamous for its human rights violations, including the murder of 17 Iraqi civilians in 2007 by its employees. C8xzJTP2yQ — The Baltimore Sun (@baltimoresun) November 21, 2016. Presidential-Elect Donald J.

Education 40

Education Pearson Common Core Report 40

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

” The proposal would expand the gainful employment rule to all schools that receive federal aid, but it would remove any penalties for schools that fail to meet acceptable levels. The “pioneer in the science of learning,” as Inside Higher Ed puts it , will help the technology company with its internal training program.

Education 45

Education MOOC Company Pearson 45

Hack Education

DECEMBER 1, 2017

Wayne Johnson, the head of the department’s financial aid division and a former executive at a student loan company , says that those “non-traditional” servicers could include companies like Visa , Amazon , or Goldman Sachs. ” Remember: Jeb loves Betsy. So much for democracy, I guess.

Knewton 46

Knewton Education Company MOOC 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 20, 2016

” As venture capitalist Om Malik wrote on the eve of 2016, “ In Silicon Valley Now, It’s Almost Always Winner Takes All.” ” Money and data – they’re intertwined for technology companies – are monopolized in a handful of corporate giants.

Technology 40

Technology Education Pearson Company 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 17, 2017

” I’ve looked at how for-profit colleges , MOOCs , and learn-to-code companies have tapped into these narratives in order to justify their products and services. Code.org is backed by a long list of technology companies – from AT&T to Amazon to Facebook to Google to Verizon. (I’ll Bootcamp or Bust.

Robotics 59

Robotics MOOC Training Industry 59

Hack Education

OCTOBER 21, 2016

I wrote “an explainer” of sorts on Thiel and his politics, and I listed the education companies that he’s invested in. Have any ed-tech companies, particularly those funded by Thiel or Zuckerberg or Y Combinator, spoken out about this? ” The publisher in question: Pearson. More via The LA Times.

Education 40

Education Company Pearson E-rate 40

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2017

” They’re suing the company. Via Zion Market Research : “ Massive Open Online Course Market : Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecasts 2016-2024.” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ ACICS -Accredited Colleges Meet Federal Deadline.” Government Over Dismal Education.”

MOOC 40

MOOC Education Robotics Report 40

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

” Via Inside Higher Ed : “Breaking with longstanding tradition – through Democratic and Republican administrations – President Trump will not host a meeting with this year’s American Nobel laureates.” ” “Film company behind Love Actually to open school in London,” The Guardian reports.

Education 47

Education OER Pearson Report 47

Hack Education

APRIL 7, 2017

Pretty sure “meet with Pitbull” and “spend millions on protection services from the Federal Marshals” are not on anyone’s list of education priorities. And then more money pours into other technology companies that promise to fix “ news literacy.” The company has raised $4.25

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Education Coursera Robotics MOOC 47

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

K98BwFMkIc @ryancraiguv #edtech pic.twitter.com/3mITJHvODv — EdSurge HigherEd (@HigherEdSurge) November 11, 2016. ” Palantir is the data analytics company co-founded by Peter Thiel and funded in part by the CIA. Another tech company ready and willing to support Trump: IBM. ” The company has raised $12.5

Education 40

Education Company Data Pearson 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

“ Facebook Is Not a Technology Company ,” media studies professor Ian Bogost also wrote in August. If that’s what “technology” means, then every company is in the technology business – a useless distinction. …There are companies that are firmly planted in the computing sector.

Technology 40

Technology Education Facebook Company 40