Edsurge

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The broader post-secondary landscape, including higher education and workforce development, has also quickly embraced online learning and up-skilling opportunities to better engage students and employees remotely. Then, in March 2020, schools across the globe closed their doors, quickly pivoting to online instruction.

EdTech 126

EdTech Outcomes Data Education 126

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

Forty percent of the nation’s school systems need to replace at least half of their HVAC systems, according to a 2020 study by the Government Accountability Office. The ARP provides $122 billion for the Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund.

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System Secondary Elementary Company 105

eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2023

Most high school graduates (75 percent) do not feel prepared to make college or career decisions after graduation, according to a survey from YouScience , a college and career readiness company. Noteworthy survey findings include: There are varying degrees of post-secondary education and career preparation in today’s high schools.

Survey 124

Survey Industry Secondary Report 124

Edsurge

MARCH 15, 2021

Some relief came in 2020 through the CARES Act with an initial $13 billion allotment to K-12 schools. A new funding package from the federal government in December 2020 dedicated an additional $54.3 Creating an itemized budget may require some research and preliminary conversations with edtech and software companies.

Technology 175

Technology Classroom EdTech Software 175

Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Our primary and secondary education systems formed around teachers imparting knowledge. We will see the acceleration of $1 billion companies created from about 20 unicorn transactions from 2015 to 2019 to more than 50 in the next five years, which will continue to increase as this next decade unfolds.

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Udemy Kaplan Industry Coursera 139

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

More than 55,000 schools and libraries have received more than 70 million unique investigations and searches since August 2020. The company’s student reading app, Sora , provides every student with access to the right books.

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Libraries System Resources eBook 95

eSchool News

JANUARY 28, 2021

Zaner-Bloser, a publisher of early literacy resources, has entered into an agreement with ed-tech company Listenwise, an award-winning platform that brings podcasts to the classroom, to promote and sell its listening skills platform of the same name to the K-5 market. About Zaner-Bloser. Visit [link] for more information.

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Secondary Elementary Company Assessment 71

eSchool News

MAY 18, 2020

For students in grades 6-12: Kuder Navigator® is an online career and education planning system that helps secondary students visualize their futures and make the plans to get there. The registration period for new users to receive free access to both systems runs through May 31, 2020. To register, email info@kuder.com.

Secondary 66

Secondary Course System Training 66

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Students at the Secondary School for Journalism in Brooklyn had become increasingly frustrated with Summit Learning. The Secondary School for Journalism is one of about 380 schools nationwide using Summit Learning, a personalized learning program that involves the use of an online instructional software, called the Summit Platform.

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Facebook Secondary Software Learning 163

eSchool News

AUGUST 10, 2023

Established in 2004, all 11 schools across the state are accredited by the Arkansas Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Inspired by the global media company Warner Bros. Little Scholars of Arkansas (LISA) Academy is a tuition-free public charter school with a comprehensive STEM-focused college preparatory program.

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EdTech Schoology Social Media STEM 85

eSchool News

MARCH 25, 2022

Saga, a national nonprofit, provides a research-backed math curriculum with a track record of success for middle and secondary grades. The Littera platform provides technology enabling districts to design, deliver and evaluate customized tutoring programs offering real-time, face-to-face instruction, in person or virtually.

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Education Secondary Company Assessment 57

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

30 deadline to commit dollars from the second of three stimulus packages — and a year later, another deadline to spend the third, largest, and final installment of the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund, the unprecedented federal infusion of money to help schools recover from COVID.

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Elementary Training Laptops Technology 110

eSchool News

MAY 20, 2021

Since March 2020, the U.S. This is a generation-defining event for American primary and secondary education,” said Angela Arnold, OverDrive Education General Manager. In addition, the company donated free digital collections to meet the growing demand through its Sora app. About OverDrive Education – a division of OverDrive.

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Resources eBook Education Libraries 64

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.

Education 53

Education Secondary Dropout Online Learning 53

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

and Canada for some time, and even today the company is in second place, with DTL Brightspace, a Canadian firm, close behind. Poor Internet Access Cripples Online Higher Ed When the pandemic careened across the globe in spring 2020, U.S. Branded eventually as Blackboard, it was the market leader in the U.S.

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Online Learning Learning Mobility Blackboard 134

Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 2, 2020

Since it’s now 2020, I thought it would be fun to revisit Karl Fisch’s video from 2006, titled 2020 Vision. In that video, Karl imagines he is the commencement speaker for the Arapahoe High School (AHS) Class of 2020, reflecting back on the past 13 years of schooling for that cohort.

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Laptops Secondary Google Company 214

Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2018

For Pearson, the world’s largest education company, some of its recent tumult in past years have been self-imposed, even deliberate, under the helm of John Fallon. In 2016 the company reported a $3.3 A lot of money that perhaps we used to spend acquiring companies, we are now investing organically.

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Pearson Education Outcomes Company 102

Edsurge

APRIL 19, 2020

Across China, primary and secondary schools are announcing dates for the long-awaited re-opening of classroom doors. But this year, with many Chinese companies having already laid off employees in order to stay afloat, the challenge will get even more cutthroat for the estimated 8.7 In normal times, the competition is already intense.

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Libraries Secondary Company Accessibility 91

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 11, 2019

In a crowded hotel lobby in New Orleans the day after Thanksgiving, primary and secondary students and playful adults threw paper planes towards a target for a prize of $50. Related: Support for charters in 2020 election comes with a price. Photo: Andre Perry for The Hechinger Report.

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STEM Robotics Report Industry 140

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Big consumer brands like fast food chains and tech companies pour tons of money into understanding the behaviors of Gen Z and using modern-day marketing techniques to reach them. There’s no question that Gen Z is a financial powerhouse, or that educators and companies in the edtech space need to tap into technology to reach them.

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Social Media Company Examples Twitter 103

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

In 2020, according to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the high school dropout rate was 5.3% About McGraw Hill McGraw Hill is a leading global education company that partners with millions of educators, learners and professionals around the world. Learn more at www.ancorahigh.com.

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Dropout Course Assessment Secondary 99

edWeb.net

APRIL 30, 2021

Conner categorized the past, present, and future as Before COVID, During COVID, and After COVID, pointing out a radical shift in education occurred on Friday the 13th in March of 2020, when schools were shut down across the United States. He is also a senior fellow at the International Center for Leadership in Education.

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Strategy Dropout Industry Professional Learning 96

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Mystery Science , which joined the family of Discovery Education services in 2020 and recently won SIIA’s Best Science Instructional Solution CODiE award for Grades PK – 8, features ready-to-teach multimedia science and STEM lessons for K-5 students. Inspired by the global media company Discovery, Inc., Mystery Science.

STEM 52

STEM Elementary Social Media Schoology 52

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 23, 2022

We made a conscious decision to make the sixth-grade experience one where we expose children to everything,” said Rick Doss, the district’s director of secondary education. Slightly more than half of the 557 graduates who attended classes at the tech center went directly to college in 2020 (255), while 232 went straight into the workforce.

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E-rate Secondary Report Trends 102

Edsurge

MAY 28, 2020

A Foundation of Research You wouldn’t necessarily know it from the pandemic-era panic, but online education for elementary and secondary schools is not new. About 375,000 students in 32 states are enrolled in statewide online schools, many of which are operated as charter schools or run by Education Service Provider companies such as K12 Inc.

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Education Handbook Course Elementary 213

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

After agreeing to take on 10 summer interns from the Prepare Rhode Island program last summer, Cathy Desjarlais, a human resources manager at biotech company Amgen’s Rhode Island site, had reservations about the new interns, apprehensive they would display the behavior issues Butler described. Photo courtesy of Vilson Gamez.

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Industry Training Survey Company 111

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

In January 2020, the state’s 14 community colleges signed an unusual agreement with a private nonprofit university far outside Pennsylvania’s borders to encourage students to complete their bachelor’s degrees online. Early Childhood. “It’s a dynamic, challenging environment.”

Industry 71

Industry Report Secondary Course 71

Edsurge

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Today, he's the CEO of NMSI , the National Math and Science Initiative, a 12-year old group that got its start as a way to stem the tide on a troubling statistic: By 2020, a majority of jobs will require some sort of postsecondary training, including many that touch on science and technology. Can you talk about what a STEM desert is?

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STEM Training Course Groups 119

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

EdSurge will be hosting hundreds of local teachers and administrators, along with dozens of edtech companies from around the country, at our Summit on Dec. In their district-wide tech plan for 2016 to 2022 , Renton set a goal of reaching a 1:1 device-to-student ratio for all middle and high schoolers in the 2019-2020 school year.

EdTech 130

EdTech Accessibility Policies Equity of Access 130

eSchool News

JANUARY 26, 2021

an innovator in advanced audio conferencing solutions, announces it has received Frost & Sullivan’s 2020 Global Technology Innovation Leadership Award. Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents the award to the company that has demonstrated uniqueness in developing and leveraging new technologies that deliver significant customer value.

Technology 103

Technology Company Secondary Analysis 103

MindShift

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

.” Eventually, the School Superintendents Association, the National Association of Elementary School Principals, the National Association of Secondary School Principals and groups representing charter and independent schools joined forces to urge school leaders to contribute. A software company called Qualtrics did the analysis.

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Report Strategy Policies Data 42

Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The E-rate program is funded through the federal Universal Service Fund and administered by the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC), under the umbrella of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The FCC has waived certain E-rate Program gift rules through September 30, 2020, to accommodate the needs of distance learning.

E-rate 52

E-rate Digital Citizenship Broadband Internet Safety 52

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 24, 2020

Thousands more work for transportation companies that contract with public schools, colleges and private employers. 210,000 — The number of bus drivers working directly for elementary and secondary schools in the U.S. . … This will create huge challenges across the school personnel spectrum.”. School districts in the U.S.

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Guidelines Analysis Elementary Secondary 132

Iterating Toward Openness

MARCH 12, 2015

The major publishers are publicly traded companies with growth and earnings expectations they have to meet. However, should it turn out that some of this company’s products are effective (or more effective than their competitors’ offerings), what do you suppose will happen to pricing? But publishers can’t help it.

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OER Software Outcomes Smartphone 60

MindShift

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

After agreeing to take on 10 summer interns from the Prepare Rhode Island program last summer, Cathy Desjarlais, a human resources manager at biotech company Amgen’s Rhode Island site, had reservations about the new interns, apprehensive they would display the behavior issues Butler described. per hour for two months of summer work.

Industry 37

Industry Training Learning Survey 37

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Throughout the year, we’ve seen districts and edtech companies fall victim to these attacks, compelling districts to adopt a defensive stance. While the focus is often on secondary education, there is a great need to ignite interest and foster creativity when students’ curiosity and independence are at their peak.

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Trends EdTech Industry Data 143

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 9, 2017

By 2025, more than 60 percent of Georgia jobs will require some kind of post-secondary education, and now only 45 percent of the state’s young adults meet that criterion. Or they might hire unqualified workers and train them in-house – which could harm productivity and drive away companies considering relocating to Georgia, Smith said.

Dropout 89

Dropout Study Report System 89