2020 Accessibility Company Meeting 
Edsurge
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
And at least one edtech company is making a similar offer: Instructure, the learning management system provider that runs Canvas, is encouraging its employees to volunteer as substitute teachers for districts. The staffing shortages “got really acute” at the end of last year, says Steve Daly, who’s been CEO of Instructure since 2020.
Edsurge
DECEMBER 15, 2021
Instead, the Norway-based company—which counts Disney as an investor —revealed a new suite of digital games, called Kahoot! It’s the latest example of an established K-12 education company moving into the early childhood space. It’s the latest example of an established K-12 education company moving into the early childhood space.
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Digital Promise
MAY 28, 2021
When schools were forced to quickly shift to distance learning in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools (VILS) team immediately sprung into action to provide professional learning and support to educators within the network—which grew to 264 middle and high schools across the country by late 2020.
Edsurge
MAY 16, 2020
As we inch toward summer, no one quite knows what’s going to happen during the 2020-2021 school year. For companies that target teachers, this is a good time to do some contingency planning as well—to be ready to assist educators no matter what scenario they find themselves in come fall.
Edsurge
NOVEMBER 2, 2020
“We believe this is a market-backed strategy that allows us to widen our lens and give more founders a fair swing at the plate when it comes to access to capital and mentorship,” says Qadree. Our bet is that these companies will outperform because of their diversity.” so far in 2020. That’s not just a wild bet. No,” says Qadree.
The Hechinger Report
FEBRUARY 25, 2023
Dora Bray Magilke had been unemployed for over a month when someone from her local career center in Branson, Missouri, reached out in the summer of 2020 with an offer. Magilke qualified for a government grant to go back to school, she was told, at a place the center suggested: an online company called MedCerts.
eSchool News
MARCH 14, 2024
In theory, this should have been transformative; however, the available workforce wasn’t large enough to meet the demand, and traditionally underserved and rural districts faced the brunt of this shortage. saw an unprecedented influx in federal government aid, totaling nearly $190 billion.
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