Edsurge

JULY 30, 2018

Since then, Reach’s focus has broadened, investing in early-stage companies building tools to support early-childhood education, postsecondary institutions and adult professional development. In 2017, private equity firms including BV Investment Partner and The Rise Fund poured hundreds of millions into acquiring edtech companies.

Blendspace 64

Blendspace Chegg Technology Education 64

Kitaboo on EdTech

JUNE 13, 2019

The State appropriations per full-time student have fallen from an inflation-adjusted $8,489 in 2007 to $7,642 in 2017. The overall state funding for public two- and four-year colleges in the 2017 school year was nearly $9 billion below its 2008 level, after adjusting for inflation. Provide Access to K-12 Libraries.

Technology 80

Technology eBook Classroom OER 80

Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2019

Today it’s adding Flocabulary, to bring hip hop to the library. Through this deal, Nearpod will add one of the more unique, coveted collections of online educational resources to its library. The company also offers reading exercises, quizzes, vocabulary games, and tools that let students write and animate their own videos.

Chegg 131

Chegg Education Company Libraries 131

Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

“Researchers say removal of an IRS tool for financial aid applicants may have slowed FAFSA submissions, while college aid groups warn that affected students could already be losing out on aid,” Inside Higher Ed reports. ” Sante Fe University of Art and Design will close at the end of the 2017–2018 school year.

Education 44

Education E-rate MOOC Data 44

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. In 2017, just a week before Christmas, the New Media Consortium abruptly announced its immediate closure “because of apparent errors and omissions by its former Controller and Chief Financial Officer.” Good for you. But that’s not my job.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

MARCH 3, 2017

” (Did you know he recorded his first mixtape at the Chicago Public Library’s YOUmedia studio ?). ” Via the press release : “ Cengage , McGraw-Hill Education , and Pearson have joined forces with Ingram and Chegg , Inc. Via Campus Technology : “ Augmented and Virtual Reality Spending to Double in 2017.”

Education 40

Education MOOC Company Pearson 40