eSchool News

MARCH 14, 2024

For example, according to a 2020 survey of 7,000 school counselors , many were required to serve as substitute teachers, perform temperature checks, and take on other tasks as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. saw an unprecedented influx in federal government aid, totaling nearly $190 billion.

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System Meeting Training Company 135

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

During TCEA 2020, educators, decision-makers, and stakeholders came together to articulate their visions for the future of education. Related content: Can’t-miss sessions at TCEA 2020. Related content: Can’t-miss sessions at TCEA 2020. Here’s a sampling of some of our favorite products from TCEA 2020.

Mobility 59

Mobility Digital Citizenship Assessment eBook 59

eSchool News

MARCH 9, 2022

BOSTON (March 9, 2022) – A 2020 report from the U.S. A recent study on the Lexia® English Language Development (Lexia English) program found that emergent bilingual students who used the program scored an average of 15 points higher than nonusers on the English Language Proficiency Assessment for California (ELPAC) test.

Assessment 52

Assessment Differentiated Instruction Company Study 52

Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2023

Amira is the invention of Amira Learning, a six-year-old edtech company that fuses voice-based artificial intelligence into reading activities, guided by an eponymous AI bot. Between May and June of 2020, our students had collectively read 77,000 minutes on the Amira platform. “Keep going,” Amira says, softly.

Technology 174

Technology Assessment Company EdTech 174

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

On the one hand, China’s private education market is projected to grow 9 percent per year until 2020, reaching a value of $330 billion—an enticing market for many American entrepreneurs. After a summer of market research and competitor analysis, the company eventually signed off on a collaboration with a Chinese partner, TAL Education.

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Company EdTech Tablets Edmodo 115

Edsurge

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Its measurement gathered up “more than one million” fall screenings given using its FastBridge adaptive assessments going back to fall 2016. It then compared annual growth from fall 2019 to fall 2020 to average annual fall-to-fall growth rates in previous years. million assessments” from 50 states and the District of Columbia.

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Report Khan Academy Survey Comparison 195

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Over the past decade, the world’s largest educational assessment nonprofit has been testing the waters of education technology investments. It’s looking to acquire some companies as well. And it’s acquired three technology companies since its founding in 1947. Now, it is taking the plunge. and Princeton, N.J., In the U.S.,

EdTech 177

EdTech Company Industry Assessment 177

Edsurge

JULY 28, 2021

billion—which is a good moment to reflect on how mobile learning has entered classrooms and how the company has expanded from just an app. From the forms the company filed with the SEC last month, we learned the company conducted a study to evaluate Duolingo’s effectiveness versus traditional university language courses.

EdTech 166

EdTech Chegg Mobility Company 166

Marketplace K-12

DECEMBER 18, 2019

John Fallon led Pearson through a transformation away from serving as a traditional publisher, though the company has struggled with sales in the U.S. The post Pearson CEO to Retire in 2020, and Search for Successor Begins appeared first on Market Brief. college materials market.

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Pearson Company Strategy Assessment 72

The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 20, 2020

She says it excites her sixth grade students in New York and gives us the low-down on why Boom Cards are so exciting and how she uses them for assessment and learning. She was a New York State Teacher of the year finalist for 2018 and 2020. Mary Howard is one of those teachers. Subscribe to the Show Get Credit!

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Learning EdTech Google Training 376

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Where Instructure planned to go with Bridge, its learning management system for corporate and enterprise customers, has been an open question for over a year, when the company was still publicly traded. Goldsmith is no longer CEO, and the Salt Lake City-based company is now privately owned by private equity firm Thoma Bravo.

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LMS Moodle Blackboard Company 153

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

DreamBox Learning’s products complement Discovery Education’s other digital solutions, which include Discovery Education Experience , the company’s award-winning K-12 platform, the Techbook series of digital textbooks, Mystery Science , and more, in supporting student achievement. to accelerate learning.

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Data Adaptive Learning Company Assessment 107

The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 11, 2020

Rae Hughart – Bio as Submitted Rae Hughart is a Middle Level Math Educator in Illinois, creator of the Teach Further Model, the Director of Training & Development for the Teach Better Team, and co-author of the “Teach Better” book and “Teachers Deserve It” book available August 2020.

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Learning Company Training Twitter 302

eSchool News

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Thirty-four percent of those who graduated from 2020-22 expressed similar uncertainty. Sixty-four percent of students who graduated from high school from 2020-23, reported changing their major since their initial selection and 45 percent reported changing their major two or more times.

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Survey Industry Report Secondary 126

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 31, 2022

Furthermore, in September 2020, UNICEF reported that 1 billion children worldwide aren't learning at all. Students Perform on the Most Recent Assessments?” UNICEF (2020, September 2020). Regardless, I only recommend products or services I believe will be good for my readers and are from companies I can recommend.

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Khan Academy Secondary Conference Twitter 390

Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2020

Pearson is looking for some magic to support its transition from textbook publisher to digital education company. Today, the company announced that Andy Bird, former chairman of Walt Disney International, will be Pearson’s next chief executive, starting October 19. In 2016, the company posted a £2.6 That didn’t concern Taurel.

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Pearson Company Report Industry 190

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Millions downloaded it—and first learned of it—back in early 2020, when lockdowns forced billions of students online, and at least 100,000 schools onto Zoom. But as the company itself will tell you, it didn’t spring up overnight. In the future, there may be many such companies piggybacking off Zoom’s popularity.

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Online Learning Gamification Blackboard Company 218

Edsurge

AUGUST 17, 2020

based provider of digital K-12 instructional and assessment tools has agreed to acquire Australian education technology company 3P Learning in an all-cash deal worth approximately AU $189 million, or approximately US $135 million. IXL Learning , a San Mateo, Calif.-based The transaction is subject to a shareholder vote.

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IXL Learning Company Learning Assessment 141

eSchool News

APRIL 20, 2021

Based on the assessment data of 3.8 million students’ assessments. Assessment scores from all 50 states and the District of Columbia were included in the sample, which consisted of students in grades 1–8 who took Star Early Literacy, Star Reading, or Star Math assessments during fall 2019, fall 2020, and winter 2020–2021.

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Report Assessment Differentiated Instruction Comparison 111

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Comprehensive planning Planning is essential to the success of any technology upgrade, and planning well ahead gives school districts time to assess current technology needs and goals for the future. The right partner can also assess the residual value of retired devices and offer schools a return on their investments.

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Technology Software Training Broadband 119

Edsurge

JULY 17, 2020

education technology company in 2020. To close out the week, another higher-education company secured a nine-figure fundraise. based company an estimated $2.5 The company also aims to expand its Workforce Recovery Initiative , an effort similar to its Coursera for Campus offering, but tailored for government agencies.

Coursera 153

Coursera Course MOOC Company 153

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Renaissance Learning , a provider of K-12 software and assessments, including the widely used STAR tests, has agreed to acquire Nearpod for $650 million. In 2020, an estimated 19.5 The company is also currently turning a profit, according to Carrera. The company has changed hands several times. public school districts.

IXL Learning 188

IXL Learning Learning Company Assessment 188

The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 14, 2022

We have another popular guest from the last year 2020. Take a look at what your third grade unit of instruction is that's coming up and identify what are those skills and concepts that students are going to need right now in order to access that and assess based on that. And now I look and I get some formative assessment for myself.

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Handbook Assessment Course Groups 371

Edsurge

MARCH 16, 2020

Among them are companies directly reaching out to teachers and administrators, offering to help ease that transition. Chris Lehmann (@chrislehmann) March 16, 2020. Since a main part of her role is to assess technology products for use in her school, Roshan said she’s used to quickly filtering out the pitches she’s not interested in.

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Company Software Instructional Materials Assessment 213

N2Y

MAY 21, 2020

Huron, Ohio— Business Wire n2y, an innovator in the fields of special education and virtual learning, had the honor of receiving the 2020 CODiE Awards in the Best Solution for Exceptional Students category for its Total Solution, and Best Data Solution category for Positivity ®. With n2y, everyone can learn.

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Differentiated Instruction Company Facebook Assessment 40

eSchool News

OCTOBER 1, 2021

BOSTON (October 1, 2021) – Lexia® Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group company, has released its “Educator Perceptions of Teaching and Learning in Fall 2021,” a research brief exploring educators’ expectations for the 2021-2022 academic year. Lexia® Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group company, is the structured literacy expert.

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Report Differentiated Instruction Survey Education 98

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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MOOC Coursera Trends Survey 203

eSchool News

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Through this partnership, PresenceLearning will support the professional development of CASE members by providing access to its clinical experts and influential partners, as well as offering exclusive webinars, presentations, and other programming throughout the year and at the upcoming 2020 CASE Virtual Fall Conference on November 5-7, 2020. “We

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PresenceLearning Education Online Assessments Company 103

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 8, 2021

Joanna Smith, founder of an ed-tech company that helps schools curb chronic absenteeism, was thinking about how to pivot her company to provide services in a remote learning setting as many brick and mortar schools transitioned online last year. Subscribe today!

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Education Company Robotics Report 145

Edsurge

AUGUST 31, 2020

As it turns out, the company wasn’t done fundraising. Capitalizing on increased usage seems to be the formula among edtech companies seeking new money this year. Companies like Coursera, which helps universities build and access online courses, have ridden the momentum from new registrations to secure a $130 million investment in July.

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Course Chegg Coursera Company 131

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

We were collecting data from a variety of assessments, but the interventions we were using just weren’t showing that students were making consistent progress as readers. Our initial goal was to improve the reading support we offered students based on their literacy data, specifically in the area of foundational skills.

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Data Classroom Elementary Outcomes 113

eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2024

Since its founding in 1984, Lexia has grown from a small home-based business in Lincoln, Massachusetts, to a company with nearly 1,000 employees currently serving more than 6.8 It was out on the fringes,” said Lexia President, Nick Gaehde who joined the company as its head in 2005.

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Company Professional Learning Assessment Groups 52

Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2021

In the months that followed, many states and school districts mobilized, using federal CARES Act funding, broadband discounts and partnerships with private companies to connect their students and enable online learning. As of December 2020, the number of students impacted by the digital divide has narrowed to 12 million.

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Digital Divide Broadband Report Accessibility 218

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 K-12 market for classroom assessment tools is expected to reach $1.7 billion by 2020.

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LMS Assessment Company Comparison 117

eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2024

In 2020, one survey found that approximately 5 million public school students were English learners–that’s over 10 percent of students. Better assessments and educational outcomes We can lean on technology to do more than recreate texts. Educators are burdened enough, and while 62 percent of U.S. Another great aspect of the U.S.

EdTech 128

EdTech Education Policies Assessment 128

eSchool News

MARCH 17, 2023

“By partnering with TeachingBooks and Sora, we’re bringing free, ready-to-teach literacy lessons to teachers and learners, furthering Pear Deck’s mission to create powerful learning moments for every student, every day,” said Stacy Yung, a former teacher and Senior Instructional Designer at GoGuardian, parent company of Pear Deck.

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Student Engagement eBook Learning Libraries 104

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Based on a sample of more than 7,000 9-year-olds around the country, two decades of academic progress in reading and math were erased from 2020 to 2022. But it is troubling that the lowest achieving students in our schools lost the most ground between 2020 and 2022. Department of Education released disastrous test results.

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Report Trends Assessment Elementary 91