Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

One motivation is a need to give workers new skills so they can grow their businesses at a time when there is a faster rate of skills obsolescence , driving the need for lifelong learning. And the number of active students in short-form offerings brokered by the company has grown ten-fold from the end of 2019 to the end of 2020.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

And with that comes a name change, as its offerings now extend beyond operating online schools for K-12 districts, which has long been its flagship business. based company agreed to acquire Tech Elevator, which offers coding bootcamp online and across eight cities, in a $23.5 Earlier this week, the Herndon, Va.-based

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Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2021

The demand for innovative digital learning technology has never been higher. But companies looking to differentiate themselves in this increasingly competitive sector have to bring something new to the table. The Boston-based company today announced the close of a $7.5 And investment continues to flow into the edtech space.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

In August 2020, Amanda Nemergut was looking for alternatives to in-person public school for her three daughters. Then she saw an online ad for the Ohio Distance and Electronic Learning Academy (OHDELA). At OHDELA, enrollment more than doubled to about 5,200 students in the 2020-2021 school year, according to state data.

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Edsurge

MARCH 8, 2021

Libraries Close, Internet Access Ends There have been several studies about how the lack of fast home broadband has hurt kids’ access to online learning during school closures. adults lost their main source of internet access as libraries started to shut down in March 2020. 1,182) and Australia (1,040) in December 2020.

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Edsurge

JULY 2, 2020

(Credit: Mike Zetlow) I know from my year teaching at VIPKid that students can learn online , a conclusion researchers have also reached. This online learning model doesn’t work for every child, but it is right for some. Invest in blended and online learning professional development.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2022

Wilson, 47, started taking courses in 2019, a few months before the pandemic hit and just before he lost his job as an elementary school music teacher. Pandemic-related hardships have propelled many students to choose jobs over education and online classes have been barriers for low-income students without digital resources.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 21, 2020

The special free-access offer for ALEKS MathReady is available now through October 18, 2020 and subscriptions will automatically renew on a monthly basis at a rate of $19.95/month.*. McGraw Hill is a learning science company that delivers personalized learning experiences that drive results for students, parents, educators and professionals.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Starting with a $100 million fund in 2015, Owl has since raised two subsequent funds— $185 million in 2017, and $315 million in 2019. Since 2015, Owl has invested in 39 edtech companies. Companies offering consumer-facing and corporate-training products accounted for many of the biggest fundraising deals in the first half of this year.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2023

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Subscribe today! It’s definitely become a huge thing in education here in our in our city,” she said. “As

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 29, 2021

Digital alternatives at residential colleges and other new ways of delivering education have exploded since the pandemic forced schools to shut down in March 2020, forcing a reckoning in a sector already reeling from enrollment declines, rising tuition and unmanageable, often hidden student debt. This move to online learning is here to stay.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

IXL Learning , the K-12 personalized learning platform used by 11 million students, today announced it has agreed to acquire Wyzant , the nation’s largest marketplace for online tutoring. In March 2020, IXL added Vocabulary.com , the leading educational destination for improving literacy through vocabulary building.

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Edsurge

JUNE 7, 2021

In the last couple of decades, as online learning was steadily being recognized by millions of students as a convenient way to earn a highly prized academic degree, most senior officers at the nation’s colleges and universities paid little attention, dithered or dabbled. million from 2012 to 2019.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2018

In 2012, the government of India stated that it would need to build 1,000 new universities and an astounding 50,000 new colleges by 2020 to meet expected demand as its population and workforce continued to grow. That meant using online learning to serve people who would otherwise have no access to higher education.

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eSchool News

JUNE 8, 2022

The quarantine period occurred mostly during the academic year of 2019/2020 and forced many institutions to halt in-person classes and move a considerable amount of instruction online. This shift meant students who did not already engage in online learning were constrained to learn by an online learning modality.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

AUGUST 29, 2022

For instance, physical textbooks have been replaced by online learning modules. Classroom-style lectures have given way to self-learning. Classroom-based learning comes with physical limitations, allowing only a specific number of students to attend a seminar, lecture, class, or educational institution.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 21, 2020

To that end, his company built a new software tool designed for classroom use and piloted it in five school districts — including the massive Clark County School District serving Las Vegas and its suburbs — in the 2019-20 school year. million to NWEA in 2019-20 for students in kindergarten through eighth grade to take the assessments.

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ExcelinEd

OCTOBER 8, 2020

While it’s too soon to tell whether remote learning has improved since the spring, one thing is clear: students across the U.S. have suffered large learning losses. These losses would be difficult to recover under normal circumstances, and in the Fall of 2020, nothing is normal. The predicted economic consequence to the U.S.

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Edsurge

JULY 23, 2020

They’re all business partners of Shorelight Education, a private company founded in 2013 that recruits students from more than 170 countries including China, Colombia and Vietnam to enroll at American colleges whose names may not be widely recognized overseas. At the end of 2019, Huron valued its investment at $49.5

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 1, 2020

DUBAI, UAE–29 September, 2020 : The Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair Refugee Education Fund (REF) has announced a new first of its kind partnership with Discovery Education to deliver award winning online learning, increasing access to education for thousands of refugees and vulnerable youth in Lebanon.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 15, 2020

“With a mix of in-person, hybrid and virtual classrooms and online learning, teachers’ jobs are even more challenging. Sponsor: Kellogg North America Company, One Kellogg Square , Battle Creek, MI 49016. ®, , © 2020 Kellogg NA Co. Net sales in 2019 were approximately $13.6 Void where prohibited.

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Edsurge

MAY 28, 2020

She’s the co-founder and co-editor of the Journal of Online Learning Research , which publishes peer-reviewed studies about K-12 online education. and Pearson, reports the Snapshot 2020 annual report from the Digital Learning Collaborative. Just a few years old, it’s still a “fledgling journal,” Archambault says.

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Bryan Alexander

JULY 8, 2019

Cybersecurity threats, aging IT systems, increased demand for online learning and classroom technology, and difficulty attracting and retaining IT talent are putting pressure on many colleges, not just WCC. million for 2020 – a 25-percent increase from four years ago.” — Harold Hale (@hhale63) July 8, 2019.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

In fall 2020, 61 percent of children in prekindergarten were classified as academically “at risk” and she has witnessed the impact a lack of readiness for kindergarten and beyond has on students. In the fall of 2019, HCISD launched a universal full-day pre-K program for 4-year-old children at no cost to families. Therefore, Ms.

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edWeb.net

MAY 7, 2021

In an edLeader Panel , sponsored by CatchOn, An ENA Affiliate and Battelle for Kids , school administrators emphasized pandemic-triggered changes are lessons learned that can frame effective educational practices moving forward. At the start of the pandemic in March 2020, schools defaulted to online learning.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 14, 2024

Craddock is Virginia's 2019 Librarian of the Year and was named a Darden Fellow at Old Dominion University in 2019 as well. McNeil is also a contributing writer of the book titled Libraryland; It's All About The Story published in 2020 and has appeared in various publications. in Entrepreneurship.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Hatcher’s commitment to providing equitable opportunities for all students, including those with diverse needs, led him to offer services that cater to both traditional and online learning environments, recognizing that some students require different support structures for academic success.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

It is back to school time 2020 for many of us in the United States and beyond. Regardless of your districts approach, now is a time to facilitate the student centered learning that Project Based Learning makes possible. How do I facilitate PBL in blended learning environment?”. JULY 19, 2020 · 1:26 AM | EDIT.

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Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

” that by 2019 half of all high school classes will be taught over the internet ; Raised questions about a new study on personalized learning ; Added four new incidents to the K-12 cyber incident map ; and. Critical Reflection | Inside HigherEd → Achievement (grades) and learning are not always (often?)

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 17, 2020

When Louisiana schools shut down due to Covid-19 in mid-March, Calcasieu Parish teachers scrambled to transition to online learning. Everybody sort of struggled through trying to develop a combination of paper packets and online instruction,” said Bruchhaus, the superintendent. Students faced barriers to virtual learning.

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Bryan Alexander

JULY 8, 2019

Cybersecurity threats, aging IT systems, increased demand for online learning and classroom technology, and difficulty attracting and retaining IT talent are putting pressure on many colleges, not just WCC. million for 2020 – a 25-percent increase from four years ago.” — Harold Hale (@hhale63) July 8, 2019.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2020

DATE: Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020 COST: Free REGISTRATION: To register for the mini-conference, join LearningRevolution.com. Bell 5:00 PM A 7-step Plan to Improve Your Online Learning Program for Maximum Student Engagement (60 minutes) with Ernie Delgado 8:00 PM Learning and Leading During Emergency Remote Teaching (60 minutes) with A.J.

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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. 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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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

in theoretical physics, he retired in 2019 as Professor of Educational Technology at Newcastle University in England, after 13 years there including a year in 2012 as Visiting Professor at MIT MediaLab in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. airing on Discovery in 2020.) Roger Schank Chairman and CEO, Socratic Arts Roger Schank.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

We’re the buyer and there are tons of companies out there. Cameron Berube, executive director of teaching and learning, Providence Public Schools, referring to technology vendors and interoperability. We’re the buyer and there are tons of companies out there,” Berube said. “If Sign up for the Future of Learning newsletter.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

White students could lose four to eight months of learning by June 2021, and students of color could lose six to 12 months, according to a McKinsey & Company report published in December. Schools are now tasked with making up for those kinds of learning losses. The first, passed in March of 2020, provided around $13.2

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

The school district, where Perry works as an education assistant, gave the family a hot spot in August 2020, but it didn’t function well. When New Mexico’s children were suddenly required to attend school via the internet in March 2020, it went badly for many of them. Perry’s home isn’t wired for broadband access.

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