Marketplace K-12

JANUARY 25, 2016

The announcement follows Frontline’s acquisition of online training provider EDTRAININGCENTER earlier this month. The partnership represents McGraw-Hill Education’s latest investment in digital research and development; the company estimates that it invested $175 million in digital development and operations in 2015.

Knewton 40

Knewton Kaplan Learning Company 40

Edsurge

JULY 3, 2017

So Fulé and her colleagues devised a program—free, voluntary, and entirely online—that has helped hundreds of students roll through remediation coursework and ace their math placement tests while measurably boosting their confidence about success in both math and college. Not insignificantly, the award came with a cash prize of $100,000.

Tools 88

Tools Outcomes Flipped Classroom E-rate 88

Marketplace K-12

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

Venture capital deals in the ed-tech market dominated the news over the past week, with companies such as Knewton, SchoolMint, and NuuEd announcing the completion of funding rounds as well as ed-tech accelerator Imagine K12 merging with the Y Combinator fund. million PreK-12 students. NuuEd Receives $3 Million from Swiss Firm: Oakland, Calif.-based

Knewton 40

Knewton Edmentum Company Professional Learning 40

Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2017

His fluidity perfectly suits his new role as CEO of Carnegie Learning —a company he believes is on the cusp of transforming itself and math instruction. Founded 20 years ago in the research labs of Carnegie Mellon University , Carnegie Learning provides software and services for 1:1 and blended math learning environments.

Software 60

Software Learning Blended Learning Analysis 60

Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2020

This quick move to emergency remote teaching has left educators scrambling to figure out how to use digital tools, online resources, and apps to continue their teaching at a distance. In fact, there are so many digital tools, apps, and online learning resources being shared, some educators are feeling overwhelmed.

Digital Divide 215

Digital Divide Social Media Microsoft Policies 215

eSchool News

MARCH 10, 2016

Collaboration aims to create a more open, collaborative digital learning environment for K-12 students and educators. As a result, educators trust that the resources found in the Knovation Content Collection, including Open Educational Resources (OER), are ready to be incorporated into instruction.

Accessibility 40

Accessibility OER Company Adaptive Learning 40

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

The change is part of a nationwide pilot program Walsh joined this year, one that could indicate just how deeply and how quickly the personalized-learning trend will penetrate the average classroom. Many watched instructional videos or worked with adaptive-learning software that adjusted lessons based on each student’s proficiency.

Personalized Learning 40

Personalized Learning Learning Elementary Common Core 40

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

A single mom in middle America could learn to code from Google instructor. Unless we carefully examine where we put the paywalls and how we cultivate diverse student bodies in our online learning experiences, we risk transposing the same patterns of inequity that have plagued in-person education into our digital classrooms.

Coursera 106

Coursera MOOC Education Khan Academy 106

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.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

“ Apollo Education Group , the parent company of the University of Phoenix and Western International University , announced Thursday that it would eliminate the use of mandatory arbitration clauses in students’ enrollment agreements,” Inside Higher Ed reports. “ OpenStax , Knewton introduce adaptive learning into OER.”

Education 46

Education Pearson Report Company 46

Hack Education

JULY 21, 2017

” The Kenyan Ministry of Education says that the Bridge International Academies are not complying with the country’s laws, and the company, which runs chains of schools across the developing world, has not received approval for its curriculum. for-profits? ” The Iron Yard announced this week that it will also be closing.

Education 46

Education LMS Robotics E-rate 46