The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The company is among employers that provide college admissions coaching as an employee perk. Credit: Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Corbis via Getty Images A growing number of top companies are providing access to admissions counselors such as Vasconcelos as a benefit to their employees. The New York offices of JPMorgan Chase.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY — Savvas Learning Company , a K-12 next-generation learning solutions leader, introduced its newly updated enVision Mathematics series with many exciting enhancements inspired by feedback from math teachers, including brand-new family engagement resources to support student learning at home.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2020

She attends a highly resourced school with computer science courses, well-trained teachers and one computing device per student. She shares one computer with her family of five, lacks home internet access and uses a smartphone to connect online. Only 60 percent of these families had access to computers or broadband internet at home.

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Edsurge

JULY 19, 2023

She co-founded edtech company LangInnov to address what she saw as a gap in the market for assessing Latino children’s reading abilities. Equal Access Doesn’t Mean Equally Helpful Edward Gonzalez oversees open educational resources for the Kern County Superintendent of Schools in California. Who Is Edtech Made for?

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eSchool News

APRIL 19, 2024

In this new phase of partnership, teachers and students in grades K-12 will receive access to a dynamic new digital resource that brings science instruction to life in ways that ignite student curiosity about the natural world and drive deeper engagement in learning.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

CLEVELAND – February 3, 2022 – TeachingBooks , an online database of supplemental resources that enrich children’s and young adult books, had a busy year in 2021. TeachingBooks also was awarded the “Common Sense Selection for Learning” as a best-in-class resource for both students and educators. million students.

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EdTech4Beginners

MARCH 2, 2021

There are several essential resources to teach programming remotely. Read on to learn about the most essential resources to teach programming remotely. First, online video courses are a great resource you can use to improve your students’ virtual computer science learning experiences. Online Video Courses.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 4, 2020

After schools switched from physical instruction to remote learning in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, districts and state leaders assured families they would get devices for students and the technology resources needed to do schoolwork at home. If we can’t get every student access, that’s going to exacerbate the gaps even more.”

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 6, 2022

During the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic, many school districts were quick to send devices home with students and to provide digital resources that may have been engaging, but may not have been as “data safe” as districts thought. Private equity firm is amassing companies that collect data on America’s children.

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Edsurge

MAY 16, 2020

Both the University of California and California State University school systems recently announced that their campuses likely will not reopen in the fall for in-person instruction. But educators are a tenacious and resourceful bunch. Companies that provide this assistance to teachers directly will be rich in prospects.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2023

BEAVERTON, Oregon — Vernier Science Education recently launched new resources to help science and STEM educators leverage the two upcoming eclipses—the “Ring of Fire” annular eclipse on October 14, 2023 and the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024—to create engaging learning experiences for students.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

In this new phase of collaboration, educators, and students in grades 7-12 across PPS will receive access to Discovery Education’s Pivot Interactives service. The school system has 13,000 students enrolled throughout the city and approximately 2,100 staff members working each day.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2021

Through strategic partnerships with universities, StraighterLine makes degree completion more affordable and accessible for pre-college, at-risk or stopped-out college students. The company has designed their entire program for students who juggle multiple priorities but are serious about continuing their education.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 28, 2020

At the heart of the case are so-called “inclusive access” programs. Under this model, college students don’t procure materials on their own, but instead pay a fee (sometimes added to their tuition bills) in exchange for access to a bundle of digital textbooks and courseware systems assigned for their classes.

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eSchool News

MARCH 14, 2024

education system must look to alternative solutions. Expanding beyond traditional approaches Counselors, social workers, and school psychologists are the most impactful front-line resources available for supporting student mental well-being; however, these professionals are saddled with huge caseloads and demands beyond their normal purview.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

ClassVR, the company’s solution, is a full turnkey VR and AR offering for classrooms, teachers, and education. The aim is to make it easier for teachers to integrate VR and AR resources into their existing instruction by equipping teachers with the tools they need to be able to teach within that environment.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

This week on the podcast we’re talking about cybersecurity at schools—and how secure, or in some cases how vulnerable, the tech systems in school systems are these days. Essentially these are the computer systems that store grades and the student records of his school. Some of what he was able to find actually surprised him.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 29, 2023

The change would, of course, be biggest for the nearly 700,000 incarcerated adults who will gain access to federal funds this July through the expansion of the Second Chance Pell program , in terms of lower rates of recidivism and increased hope. However, thoughtful support will mean nothing if we don’t increase access to programs.

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eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2023

Cabin John MD – Early learning leader, Learning Without Tears, today affirmed that equity and access are at the core of Phonics, Reading, and Me —its K–3 supplemental literacy program designed to help students learn the skills they need to become proficient readers.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Charlotte, NC — Global edtech leader Discovery Education today announced the addition of new games, interactives, career resources and more to its award-winning K-12 learning platform, Discove ry Education Experience. All educators using Discovery Education’s products enjoy access to the Discovery Education Network.

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eSchool News

JULY 13, 2023

To help educators increase the support that both students and teachers receive from family engagement, ParentSquare , the award-winning unified school-home engagement platform for K12 education, has compiled resources for improving school-home communications in the upcoming school year. Learn more at [link].

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 19, 2021

We were seeing overly exhausted leaders trying to sort through a field flooded with free resources and a professional service sector with untapped expertise,” said Nithi Thomas, a partner at The Learning Accelerator. “I Her coach, Ocasio, provided research, resources and helped her to practice her presentation.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

When colleges sign deals with publishers to sell digital textbooks and homework systems directly to students, they’re required by federal regulations to offer those materials at discounted prices. They also must allow students to opt out of buying bundled books so they can find resources on their own if they prefer.

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Connecting 2 the World

JUNE 14, 2022

Over the last two days I have attended 2 different #MyFest22 presentations ( Accessibility Crowdsourcing for Digital Literacies Toolkit and Open Learning Journey Week 2 Kickoff) where the heart of the discussion was the question: what happens if a student or community is unable to access learning (tools, resources, content, courses)?

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 2, 2021

That kind of recruiting was a relatively new solution for IBM and other companies that generally require bachelor’s degrees for entry-level white-collar workers. Now, strapped for talent, an increasing number of employers are reconsidering degree requirements and adopting training systems more common in blue-collar trades. “As

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 6, 2023

However, many young children have limited access to high-quality educational opportunities because of socioeconomic factors and technological barriers. This article highlights the initiatives of one such company, Rocket Learning. He aspired to make high-quality education financially viable and scalable for a broader system.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2024

Charlotte, NC — Tennessee’s Hardeman County Schools (HCS) today announced a new phase in its partnership with global edtech leader Discovery Education that is bringing new digital resources to students districtwide. version of Coding features a wide array of resources that help students take coding from concept to reality.

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EdTech4Beginners

JULY 21, 2023

On the flip side, this high demand also means an increase in the number of startups and new companies, making it a more competitive market. But what do these sites have in common besides being great resources for digital learning? These profitable Edtech companies are pros at what it takes to position themselves as credible brands.

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eSchool News

JULY 9, 2020

Coupled with drastic funding cuts and an uncertain future for the return to in-person learning, the need for quick-access information is more critical than ever. With decentralized access to usable data, departments throughout a district can easily access the details most valuable to them.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 12, 2020

Following nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd and others at the hands of police, I have received a slew of emails from edtech companies containing statements of solidarity and inclusion, explaining that the company supports diversity and does not tolerate racism. Inequities in technology use in the classroom.

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Edsurge

APRIL 24, 2018

Between the creation of a social rating system and street cameras with facial recognition capabilities, technology reports coming out of China have raised serious concerns for privacy advocates. million earlier this month. Edmodo began shifting to an advertising model last year , after years of struggling to generate revenue.

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eSchool News

APRIL 21, 2022

Silver Spring, MD (Thursday, April 21, 2022) — In celebration of Earth Day 2022, observed on April 22nd, Discovery Education and partners are proud to present educators, students, and families a diverse array of dynamic digital resources inspiring students to explore the natural phenomena in the world around them.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

This is especially true during this pandemic, with learning disruptions causing some vulnerable and disadvantaged students to fall further behind than their peers,” said Bethlam Forsa, CEO of Savvas Learning Company. Yet identifying performance gaps can take up limited teaching time.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In the realm of education technology, a similar disarray unfolds without a standardized system for edtech interoperability. The Ed-Fi data standard enables different educational technologies, including student information systems (SIS), rostering tools and assessment software, to communicate seamlessly. Why is implementation worth it?

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Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2019

GEAR UP NC VR App is a partnership between the UNC System, GEAR UP NC, AdmitHub and SeeBoundless production company. GEAR UP schools are given resources to help their students succeed in classes, ensure that their students graduate and, of course, provide their students access to college information.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Power Partner Awards are a testament to the outstanding performance of companies that go above and beyond to drive their own success and that of their clients. Integration and Accessibility: SchooLinks offers a seamless integration of tools and resources, making it easy for students and educators to access the necessary information.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 9, 2024

PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Lightspeed , the leading provider of instructional audio solutions that create equal access to learning, announces the launch of Cascadia. This networked communication system can enhance existing safety protocols and procedures, which is vital for students and parents. TUALATIN, Ore./PRNewswire-PRWeb/

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