Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2019

When Sphero laid off 45 employees in early 2018, the Boulder, Co.-based We are both pursuing the same goal,” says Sphero CEO Paul Berberian, which he describes as providing students with playful tools that nurture creativity as they learn to use and build with technology. But we have different ways of bringing that to life.”

Robotics 126

Robotics Company Common Core Academic Standards 126

Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2018

One of these deals made for splashy headlines: Dreambox Learning’s $130 million investment from The Rise Fund. Reasoning Mind , a Houston-based nonprofit, was acquired by Imagine Learning. The other slipped by the newswire with little more than a peep. Much of this work was done by a team in Moscow, while those in the U.S. and Russia.

Kaplan 67

Kaplan Common Core Education Company 67

Georgia Test Prep

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Informing the students, parents, educators, and the public about how well students are learning important content is an essential aspect of any educational assessment and accountability system. The state’s education department mandated online tests for all of its standardized tests from the 2018-19 school year.

Assessment 53

Assessment System Course Academic Standards 53

Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2020

“Looking at these projects, it’s clear that some kids have been so motivated to make beautiful graphs that they’re going out to learn math that most kids don’t learn until college,” says von Oy. “We We see 13, 14-year-olds going online and asking their peers to learn about things that are beyond what they’d normally learn in class.”

Company 216

Company Exercises Common Core Academic Standards 216

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

Students have at least 40 minutes a day to play during what’s called “Play to Learn” time. On a sunny winter morning in Sara Stevens’ kindergarten classroom at Pathfinder Kindergarten Center, 5- and 6-year olds spread out across the classroom learning about colors, shapes, engineering and design. EVERETT, Wash. —

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Common Core Report Elementary Study 145

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 3, 2019

What started as a treasure hunt had become a logic game in Quitman’s state-funded pre-K classroom, a free early learning experience that’s only recently become available to a small number of students in Mississippi. In the waning days of the 2018 legislative session, Mississippi lawmakers agreed to a $2.5 million funding boost — $3.5

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Elementary Data Training Report 63