Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2017

He is the founder of Injini , an edtech accelerator based in South Africa, that launched this year to support education startups from across the continent. In return, Injini takes up to 15 percent of equity in each company. “We Sometimes a school chain will even buy out a company.” Yet the U.S. Yet the U.S.

EdTech 95

EdTech Pearson Company Industry 95

Edsurge

MAY 6, 2019

In the second eye-raising deal for the higher-ed publishing industry in as many weeks, Wiley, a major textbook publisher, has agreed to acquire the assets of Knewton, a provider of digital courseware and adaptive-learning technologies. The New York City-based company has raised more than $180 million in investment capital.

Knewton 137

Knewton OER Industry Adaptive Learning 137

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

As we wave farewell to 2023 , we’re looking ahead to edtech trends in 2024 with optimism for education as a whole. Moving away from the pandemic, educators still grapple with learning loss and academic disparities and inequities. What are the projections for edtech? This begs the question: What’s next for education?

Trends 52

Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Knewton drew heaps of hype and investment by promising to provide artificial-intelligence technology to major textbook companies to make their content more adaptive. Now the company has pivoted, and it is poised to formally announce its own online courseware that will compete head-to-head with those publishing giants.

Knewton 115

Knewton Strategy OER Pearson 115

Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2017

These statistics offer a somber reminder that the edtech industry does not produce quick, home run hits. But as some disappointed investors have learned last year, the actual market value and performance behind “unicorns” may be as illusory as their nickname. Other EdSurge stories about edtech venture capital.

EdTech 60

EdTech lynda.com Education Company 60

Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Yesterday, the New York-based company announced that Ryan Prichard, who has been with the company since July 2012, most recently as Chief Technology Officer, will assume the CEO position. Ferreira, who founded the company in 2008, will remain on the company’s board of directors.

Knewton 60

Knewton Adaptive Learning Company Education 60

Edsurge

AUGUST 21, 2018

The company that set the bar for hyping adaptive-learning technology has had to adapt to new leadership and a new business model. The rest comes from company’s existing investors, including Accel, Atomico, Bessemer Venture Partners, FirstMark Capital, First Round Capital, Founders Fund and Sofina.

Knewton 65

Knewton OER Pearson Adaptive Learning 65

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

EdSurge’s managing editor, Tony Wan, will pose these questions to Bill Fitzgerald (New Knowledge), Doug Levin (EdTech Strategies), Courtney Goodsell (Impero Software) and Stephanie Cerda (administrator at Austin Independent School District). Companies include an AI robot, student incubator and a startup called Pie for Providers.

Social Media 103

Social Media EdTech Industry Pearson 103

Edsurge

JULY 10, 2016

It represents a category of edtech, called “digital courseware” by foundations and industry analysts, that’s changing the way online students learn and faculty teach. These neatly packaged courses also raise questions about the role of faculty, and who decides what students need to learn. A Word of Caution.

Adaptive Learning 60

Adaptive Learning Software EdTech Course 60

Edsurge

JULY 10, 2016

When edtech companies approach Kara Monroe, they all tout how their product is different from everybody else’s. There’s huge amount of money coming into the edtech market for adaptive learning, personalized learning, competency-based materials, open materials. So much is coming at us,” Monroe says.

Tools 60

Tools Outcomes Pearson Software 60

Hack Education

DECEMBER 31, 2018

When I first started working as a tech reporter, I assumed – naively – that venture capitalists were smart people who did thorough research before funding a company. I assumed that they looked to see if the company could do what it promised – financially, technologically. One should be conscientious, as such.

Trends 93

Trends MOOC Company Edmodo 93

Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

“Is Your Edtech Product a Refrigerator or Washing Machine?” ” Pearson and Chegg are partnering for textbook rentals. “Why Fixing the Pipeline Alone Won’t End Edtech’s Diversity Problem ,” says Edsurge. The adaptive learning company has raised $16 million total.

Education 44

Education E-rate MOOC Data 44

Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2018

.” Sandler is also the founder of the ed-tech company Nibletz. ” I’m putting this story here as it discusses VCs’ willingness to continue to invest in Mike Cagney , the former head of the student loan company SoFi. The company: RIB Software SE. DreamBox Learning has raised $130 million from The Rise Fund.

Education 43

Education Pearson Company Blackboard 43

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. Textbook Publishers vs. Boundless.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

.” Gotta love a quote like this, from a story in Edsurge profiling McComb, Mississippi ’s Summit Elementary School: “We are learning how to mitigate between policy and trying to be as innovative as possible without breaking state laws.” Jeff Fernandez, the co-founder of the online learning company Grovo , has resigned.

Education 47

Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

the Virginia company at the heart of the operation.” Here’s the EdWeek headline: “ Company Exec. for Ed-Tech Company Testifies in Ala. ” Gee, good thing no one else in ed-tech is in the business of selling these sorts of connections between companies and politicians and schools! ” Ugh.

Education 48

Education MOOC Company Report 48

Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

” “Schools, Libraries Miss Out on Millions in E-Rate Funds,” according to EdTech Magazine – some $245 million for the 2014 fiscal year. The company behind the ACT on Wednesday announced plans for a Center for Equity in Learning, which will focus on helping underserved students succeed in college and the work force.”

Coursera 60

Coursera Education E-rate Company 60

Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2017

” Via The New York Times : “DeVos Abandons Plan to Allow One Company to Service Federal Student Loans.” Buzzfeed’s Molly Hensley-Clancy looks at the acquisition of EDMC – the parent company of the Art Institutes chain – by The Dream Center Foundation , a network of Christian missionary centers.

Khan Academy 46

Khan Academy Elsevier Education MOOC 46

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

Via Education Week : “ DeVos-Backed Company Makes Questionable Claims on Autism , ADHD.” ” “Betsy DeVos Won’t Shed Stake in Biofeedback Company , Filings Show,” The New York Times reports. ” Among The EdTech Fund’s investments : Teachboost and Citelighter.

Education 40

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40