Edsurge

OCTOBER 20, 2021

15, comes after months of tumult and change in the multibillion-dollar online tutoring industry, precipitated by new education regulations from the Chinese government that effectively ban private tutoring lessons with foreign educators. The e-card templates VIPKid created for teachers to tell their Chinese students goodbye.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 23, 2022

A recent report found Indiana’s rates at their lowest in recent history. Just 59 percent of students here enroll after high school, a drop from a rate of 61 percent in 2018. College-going rates were even lower among Black, Hispanic and Latino, and low-income students. It’s complicated, Jensen told me.

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Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

” More highlights from the 2018 State of the States Report: Only 1,356 schools still lack a fiber-optic connection or other scalable broadband infrastructure, down from 22,958 schools in 2013. billion in E-rate funds set to expire in 2019. The cost of K-12 Internet access has declined 85 percent in the last five years.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 11, 2019

Although an industry of college-access nonprofits has sprouted to fill some of these gaps by providing low-income students in urban areas one-on-one advice and instruction, that new industry has struggled to figure out how to efficiently reach kids in far-flung locales. percent, three points above the 84.1

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

If both happen together, that’s a 9x improvement in the rate of learning.” He co-founded the company in 1999 with Maria Machado, who also got her start in the semiconductor industry before turning her attention to education. Newkirk calls his company Acuitus , in hopes of encouraging sharpness of thought.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

He was recognized with the Tech Champion Award at the 2022 Digital Industry Dynamite Awards and featured in the EdTech50. So when you're looking at giving some feedback on what you're doing and asking ChatGPT or another Chatbot, you know, to look at this and how would you rate this? So Dan Fitzpatrick is one of the co-authors.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2020

A self-taught programmer, he found on-and-off work building websites, managing social media and handling e-commerce for dental offices, toy shops and other clients. In 2018, Cachu took a job at an Amazon distribution center about 30 miles from his home in Escondido, Calif., Still, these gigs weren’t enough to land a full-time job.

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edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2019

Many times, the funding is not enough, and schools supplement from outside sources, including the E-Rate program. There are no cap limits, no throttle rates, and no chastising schools when they need extra bandwidth. Kajeet , the industry leader for safe, managed mobile solutions, powers the K-12 connected environment.

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Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2019

But it’s a move both the industry and founder and CEO Evan Marwell are celebrating. In 2018, that number ticked up to 98 percent. District technology leaders, she adds, couldn’t fathom that internet service providers would come out and deliver fiber to their schools, much less at affordable rates. Our value add is largely done.”

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

From gamification to digital citizenship to PD for teachers to classroom robots and everything in between, the 102 posts that have been published on the NEO Blog in the last 12 months covered oh so many subjects related to education technology and e-learning for educational institutions. 10 Edtech people to watch in 2018 [INFOGRAPHIC].

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Thanks to — or because of — technology change happens at a faster rate than ever before, and education makes no exception. Top 10 edtech people to watch in 2018. Phil Hill is Co-Publisher of the e-Literate blog, Co-Producer of e-Literate TV, and Partner at MindWires Consulting. Edtech is always changing. Thomas Murray.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

September 25, 2018 Learning.com has launched a cyberbullying prevention campaign to stand in solidarity with students against cyberbullying. PORTLAND, Ore. Educators and administrators requiring more support putting a cyber-safety plan together for their school or district can also find the help they need.

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EdNews Daily

JULY 10, 2019

By definition, it’s the “motion” of “e.” Unlike in the tech industry, where “e” is “electronic,” in “emotion,” it’s “excite,” signifying that motion is present but not always seen. Learning Counsel’s 2018 National Digital Transition Survey of 406 schools and districts in the U.S. The Urgency.

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Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2020

“There's a big giant access issue, both in terms of what happens when there’s no internet and then also what happens when you don’t have a device that can go on the internet,” says Beth Holland, the digital equity and rural project director at the Consortium for School Networking, an industry group for school tech directors.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 3, 2019

More than 70 percent of children who attend pre-K in the state leave ready for kindergarten, according to 2018 accountability data. Almost half of Mississippi’s 4-year-olds are not attending any preschool at all, according to the Annie E. In the waning days of the 2018 legislative session, Mississippi lawmakers agreed to a $2.5

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2018

In recent years, educators have been blamed by politicians and parents for an array of social problems, from bankrupt municipal pensions to low graduation rates in poor neighborhoods. Photo by E. Photo by E. In 1917, twelve hundred miners, most of whom were Mexican, went on strike with the Industrial Workers of the World.

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Hack Education

APRIL 6, 2018

Via Education Week : “ FCC Chair Moves to Block E-Rate Funds for Companies Deemed ‘Security Risk’ ” (State and Local) Education Politics. Via Mindwires Consulting’s Phil Hill : “ Online Program Management : Spring 2018 view of the market landscape.” ” “Homework therapist.”

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Hack Education

JULY 20, 2018

” At least the e-cigarette company (which targets teens) offers a social-emotional learning curriculum, right? ” Via the AP : “ District of Columbia Mayor Muriel E. Via The Atlantic : “The Downsides of America’s Hyper-Competitive Youth-Soccer Industry.” ” Racist. It was racist.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

” “Stop Asking About Completion Rates: Better Questions to Ask About MOOCs in 2019,” says Edsurge. Are they in the oil industry? Via Mashable : “The e-waste nightmare lurking in your kid’s toy box.” — Rochelle (@Rochelle) November 25, 2018. What are these jobs? Such a small world.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. Again and again, the media told stories — wildly popular stories , apparently — about how technology industry executives refuse to allow their own children to use the very products they were selling to the rest of us. 3D Printing.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 24, 2018

” Via Class Central : “Class Central’s Top 50 MOOCs of All Time (2018 edition).” — Rebecca Klein (@rklein90) August 22, 2018. despite having Arizona ’s third-highest dropout rate.” " [link] — Sebastian Thrun (@SebastianThrun) August 17, 2018. Good grief. Even worse?

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 28, 2019

There’s barely any [industry] now that you can enter that doesn’t utilize the computer,” she said. And Tatro, the Nome-Beltz Junior/Senior High School social studies teacher, said the interactive technology is necessary to prepare students for the workforce.

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Hack Education

MARCH 16, 2018

PiDay Source: [link] pic.twitter.com/R4hjfke2Ku — Federal Student Aid (@FAFSA) March 14, 2018. “New report calls out NCAA for saying that black athletes graduate at higher rates than other black students, when that’s not true at the top conferences,” says Inside Higher Ed. APPLY FOR IT NOW SO YOU DON’T MISS OUT ??

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Hack Education

JUNE 2, 2017

1, 2017, on the online 2018–19 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form.” The e-book subscription service has raised $21.45 ” I’ve updated my calculations on the amount of venture capital funding in the ed-tech industry for the month of May. The IRS Data Retrieval Tool will return Oct.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

” Via Bklyner.com : “ Brooklyn Public Library and Bard College to Offer Free College Degree Programs in 2018.” One tech industry CEO’s vision of revolutionizing schools withers, and another is there to take its place. ” The Business of Student Loans. ” The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2017

A bill in Missouri would end tenure for all new faculty hires starting in 2018 and require more student access to information about the job market for majors. million gift from the Charles Koch Foundation and Koch Industries , a well-known opponent of government spending on things like public education (among other things).

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Hack Education

JUNE 8, 2018

Via E&E News : “ Cabinet heads told to praise Paris exit. Meanwhile on Campus… “ Here’s How Higher Education Dies – A futurist says the industry may have nowhere to go but down. Here’s Where CEO Larry Berger Says It’s Going in 2018.” A+ for compliant behavior.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 6, 2016

” Tuition keeps going up and up and up, although as The Wall Street Journal noted this fall, published tuition rates only rose 2.4% In North Carolina , Elizabeth City State University, UNC Pembroke, and Western Carolina University said they would begin offering $500 in-state tuition starting in fall 2018. percent to 11.3

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 8, 2016

now ranks near the bottom among 35 industrialized nations in math,” The Hechinger Report frets. IOT e-toy maker Osmo has raised $24 million from Mattel, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Collab+Sesame, Accel Partners, Upfront Ventures, and K9 Ventures. “The 2015 PISA Results: What Do They Mean?” ” asks Education Week.

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