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Report: The Credentials People Get Are Not Always the Ones Companies Want

Edsurge

The findings come from an forthcoming report on the gap between the credentials that schools offer and the credentials employers actually demand. The report is based on data received from almost half of U.S. The report, expected to publish in April, is a collaboration between Tallahassee, Fla. Crucial Credentials?

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How Ed-Tech Companies Use Research to Make Better Products

Digital Promise

While there is widespread support for ed-tech companies to use research when designing their products, there is still little information available about how companies actually do (or should do) this work. As a result, pioneering companies have had to adapt these methods as they strive to make products that are truly “research-based.”.

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Learning Loss Is Everywhere. But How Do the Reports Compare?

Edsurge

Learning loss is everywhere—and so are reports detailing the setbacks. All in this Edtech Reports Recap. What differs is how those reports measure, how many are measured and what exactly they found. Perhaps the most widely reported of the edtech industry’s learning loss reports came from nonprofit NWEA early this month.

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As Tech Companies Hire More Liberal Arts Majors, More Students Are Choosing STEM Degrees

Edsurge

At the same time, more STEM employers are hiring workers with humanities backgrounds, according to a new report by researchers at Strada Education Network and Emsi, a labor market analytics firm. Weise, chief innovation officer at Strada Institute for the Future of Work and another author of the report.

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Education companies see an “upside to the pandemic” for business

The Hechinger Report

But for some online education companies, the upheaval represents a chance to profit. Last month, Hechinger reported that website traffic was surging for some ed tech companies. The company manages more than 70 schools in 30 states and Washington, D.C. In 2016, the company reached a $168.5 And K12 Inc.,

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Learning As We Go: Looking Back on the EdSurge 2016 ‘State of Edtech’ Report

Edsurge

We called it “The State of EdTech: Forces and Trends Shaping K12 Edtech” report. Part Two: The Funding Figuring out how to fund the development of education technology continued to be complex: Investors in US edtech startups hit a high-water mark in 2015 with US companies raising $1.45

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Ed tech companies promise results, but their claims are often based on shoddy research

The Hechinger Report

Examples from The Hechinger Report’s collection of misleading research claims touted by ed tech companies. All three of these companies try to hook prospective users with claims on their websites about their products’ effectiveness. Some companies are trying to gain a foothold in a crowded market.

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