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Pearson Bets on Adaptive Learning (Again) With $25M Acquisition of Smart Sparrow

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The following year, Knewton was bought in a deal that has become a poster child for education technology hype. Already, the Sydney, Australia-based company has pulled back on its social media presence. student and teaching assistant, began building his own homegrown adaptive tutoring technologies.

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Deals and More Deals: The Top Edtech Business Stories of 2019

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Verizon Promises to #ReverseTheFee on Remind After Educators’ Outcry by Emily Tate The year started with a jolt to Remind, a provider of school communication services, after it learned about a possible 11-fold fee increase from telecommunications giant Verizon. Editor’s Picks. ISTE to Acquire EdSurge, in Move to Nonprofit by Jeffrey R.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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Of course, teachers have utilized social media sites for years to launch various side-hustles — speaking gigs and “ brand ambassadorships ”, for example — as well as to facilitate their main hustle — you know, teaching. The incident, she added, had also made her aware that “Pearson is monitoring all social media during PARCC testing.”

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