eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

When we posted our 2020 predictions on January 1 last year, we–along with the majority of the world–definitely didn’t anticipate the curveball that was (and continues to be) the global COVID-19 pandemic. 2020 has been called a dumpster fire, the worst year in recent memory, and more. education system.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Coursera went public , while edX was acquired by the public company 2U for $800 million and lost its non-profit status. The company is expected to bring in more than $400 million in revenue in 2021. The IPO gave us an opportunity to learn more about the company. At the time of writing, the company is valued at about $1.6

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 25, 2019

Here’s a look at the biggest edtech business stories of 2019—the ones that captured the most attention, and the ones that should have your attention. A $157M Fundraise for Guild Education Births Edtech’s Newest Unicorn by Tony Wan Unicorns don’t exist, except when they’re of the billion-dollar valuation variety.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2021

We were in the early innings of what I argued at that time was more of a supply-side-driven phenomenon: universities and companies were experimenting with new offerings, and the groundwork was being laid for a more digitally-oriented, shorter-form credentialing future.

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eSchool News

JULY 7, 2021

Red Bank, NJ, July 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The National Lexile Study, a respected and recognized independent research analysis conducted by MetaMetrics®, the creators of the Lexile® Framework, was released today by Achieve3000. To view the 2020-2021 National Lexile Study, click here. and four U.S. territories.

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Edsurge

MARCH 24, 2019

Governments, educators, advocacy groups and companies large and small need to work better together. But what may surprise some readers of the report, released Monday, is what the United States can learn from developing nations when it comes to bringing together all parties interested in edtech. Take Chile, for instance.

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Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

Since the last edition of a ‘Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News”: I’ve joined efforts to support Net Neutrality protections ; Written further about the prediction made in the book, “Disrupting Class.” A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 28 and 29 Combined Edition).

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Edsurge

MAY 13, 2021

Amidst the hype, two competing entities were formed within a few weeks of each other: One of them was Coursera, a for-profit startup backed by the biggest-name investors in Silicon Valley, who argued that they were building a billion-dollar company, a rare “unicorn,” as venture capitalists say. And how is edX doing by comparison?

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Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2019

Instructure , the publicly traded company best known for its learning management systems (LMS) Canvas and Bridge, has agreed to acquire a fellow Salt Lake City-based education technology company, MasteryConnect , for $42.5 billion by 2020. The company claims users in more than 14,000 U.S. Of that figure, about $12.3

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Edsurge

JUNE 7, 2021

The graph above, depicting federal data shrewdly reshuffled by edtech trend-spotter Phil Hill, reveals a steady on-campus decay while online races ahead. Hill’s analysis uncovers the bad news that if you remove students who don’t take any online courses, total on-campus enrollment actually plummeted by a troubling three million.

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eSchool News

MARCH 16, 2022

The company is projecting a 200% growth in the number of tutoring sessions delivered from 2021 to 2022. The company has a proven track record of success in providing students with individualized instruction. Measured student progress is at the core of the company’s work.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

With extensive experience in finance and operations, Naseath, CPA, CFE and CISA, will further Osmo’s global growth, creating operational excellence across the company and scaling the company’s vision of making a broader impact to education. . Masters in Information Systems Management) and a B.S. About Osmo from BYJU’S.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Savvas Learning Company , a next-generation learning solutions leader for K-12 education, is proud to announce that its enVision® Mathematics Common Core Grades 6-8 © 2021 received the highest rating from EdReports.org. ABOUT SAVVAS LEARNING COMPANY. enVision ® Mathematics Common Core © 2021 Grades 6-8.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 13, 2021

In 2020, U.S. billion in venture and private equity capital across 130 deals, according to the EdSurge edtech funding database. edtech industry. Edtech investing exploded in 2020. In the big picture, the surge of capital in the edtech industry is not an anomaly. education technology startups raised over $2.2

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

But there’s another number that also has the company excited. The company has now raised $32 million in total. Founded in 2005, Quizlet is probably best known for its digital flashcards, built by a then-high schooler, Andrew Sutherland, who is still with the company as its chief technology officer. Today, U.S.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

MAY 30, 2022

One way to address this is to partner with digital publishing companies or third-party service providers who can help in the digital content transformation. There is therefore a need to do a cost analysis. Digital Publishing / November 2, 2020. This is one of the greatest barriers to digital content transformation.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2021

Teachers are paying out of pocket for edtech tools while using more of them. All in this Edtech Reports Recap. A new survey on corporate skills training forecasts that a lot more companies will try doing it using virtual reality environments in the next two years. The company’s data comes from tracking daily product use by 2.5

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Edsurge

MARCH 22, 2021

edtech industry is massive. By our estimate, startups and companies raised upward of $2.2 billion in 2020 alone. Without transparency around edtech spending and results, schools and states can’t share their mistakes and successes. Epstein says he would not be surprised to learn that in 2020, the U.S.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

All in this Edtech Reports Recap. The report implies they’re appropriate to consider now because “2020 has been a year requiring a decade’s worth of effort and change.” Source: 2020 EDUCAUSE Student Technology Report Among the noteworthy nuggets: Nudge me, please. Plus, your fourth grader will exceed you. What is ERR?

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

during the early months of 2020, we all wondered how—or if—students would continue to learn amid the turbulence. Seemingly overnight, educators, parents and edtech companies churned out crisis plans for remote instruction in hopes of carrying on, at the very least, until summer break. But not all hope is lost.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

In a report publicly released in October 2020 , the Government Accountability Office (GAO) counted 99 school data breaches over the past four years, from July 2016 to May 2020, that compromised the personal information of thousands of students in kindergarten through high school. Attacks by cyber criminals were rare, the GAO found.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Since the shift to remote learning in spring 2020, schools in the U.S. have received billions of dollars in combined donations and gifts from private companies and individuals. laptops and tablets, as is true in Maine ) according to a recent analysis from the State Educational Technology Directors Association.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Arlington Independent School District is an edtech integration leader both districtwide and in the classroom, and other districts can look to AISD for inspiration. To better understand edtech use across the district’s system, the district’s tech team set up a district Inventory Dashboard, provided free from LearnPlatform.

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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. He then got his Bachelors in Networking and Telecommunication from DeVry University, and while going to school worked for a company that helpe larger organizations relocate and setup new computer systems.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2022

As Jones County leaders will tell you, this dynamic, one-stop-shop of connected solutions and professional learning services positioned the district well to face the unique challenges presented by COVID-19 and the 2020-2021 school year. At this point, most people would wrap up the project, but not Mira.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

The company announced it has raised $8.5 Geographic expansion will take a backseat for now, however, as the company will prioritize adding more cohorts to its existing San Francisco-based program. million in a Series A round led by FirstMark Capital. Braun lists Chicago, Austin, New York or Detroit as possible candidates.

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Georgia Test Prep

OCTOBER 16, 2020

A study by edtech company Promethean found that only 5% of teachers feel like they’re receiving full training and support for edtech in their schools. One analysis showed that school children benefit from discussions about learning and school-related issues with their parents and from joint readings.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 14, 2019

In her recent presentation “ K-12 Instructional Materials: What’s New in 2019,” she previewed results from Simba’s Publishing for the PreK-12 Market, 2019-2020 , and talked about how digital is changing—and not changing—the landscape. Report highlights. Join the Community.

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Edthena

AUGUST 13, 2021

But before we do that, let’s… You last appeared on episode 279 of this podcast, which was posted on February 1st, 2020. And so it is that analysis that is in some ways the feedback, right? How does your company help teachers help school systems help schools with this process? Steve Miletto: All is good. All is good.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Put simply, the short-lived recession of 2020 has given way to a massive shortage of workers and skills in 2021–and placed talent strategy and human capital back at the top of corporations’ strategic agendas. And employers are competing to attract and retain employees in what is being called a “ war for talent. ”

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Setting goals for the use of data can help to streamline and focus the compilation and analysis process. During the 2020-21 school year, many teachers and schools were improvising and using free software or services provided by vendors, not all of which were fully understood and monitored by district officials. Data Analysis.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

McClary also identified the four key components of effective data management—data collection, analysis, interpretation, and sharing—and he noted that districts may be data rich but lack the systems for implementing all four components in a coordinated and effective way. Data Analysis and Interpretation. Districtwide Data Management.

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Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

” Via Politico : “A complex legal battle involving dozens of debt collection companies fighting over contracts with the Education Department has essentially suspended the government’s ability to collect defaulted student loans , the Trump administration disclosed in a court filing on Monday night.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Or it will raise a bunch of venture capital to support its “free” offering for a while, and then the company will get acquired and the product will go away. And “free” doesn’t last. Sometimes they strike a deal.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

” Oh sure sure, this isn’t exactly education technology news, except for the part where Khosla invests in education technology companies and his wife founded the open education organization CK–12. Via Buzzfeed : “ Teachers Unions Think 2020 Is When They Will Defeat The Charter School Democrats.”

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