Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

The merger marks yet another change for Carnegie Learning, which traces its roots to Carnegie Mellon University. In the 1980s, researchers developed an adaptive-tutoring math system used in high schools and colleges, and the tool was spun out as an independent company in 1998.

EdTech 62

EdTech Learning Adaptive Learning Company 62

Edsurge

DECEMBER 25, 2019

The gaming giant worked with the Institute of Play to create STEM-focused, hands-on learning experiences that promote collaboration, creativity and problem solving. But the Denver-based company may find itself in a crowded herd, with competitors new and old jostling for a slice of the $20 billion market. (We

EdTech 79

EdTech Knewton Pearson Coursera 79

techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

ADVANCED & MEASURED PROGRESS ( www.advanc-ed.org ) & ( www.measuredprogress.org ) Measured Progress and AdvancED will join forces to form a unique and far-reaching nonprofit educational company focused on data-driven tools for school improvement. has joined the ENA family of companies.

Tools 52

Tools Robotics Software Microsoft 52

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Moving away from the pandemic, educators still grapple with learning loss and academic disparities and inequities. In 2023, a new popular kid in town, better known as AI, dominated headlines and prompted debates around how students could abuse–and should use–the generative tool for learning.

Trends 143

Trends EdTech Industry Data 143

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2017

So states a recent Wall Street Journal report on the tens of billions of dollars that Chinese companies have poured on U.S. To adapt, many companies are investing domestically, particularly in China, where edtech companies raised more than $1.2 Edtech Companies With Asia-Based Investors. Based Company.

EdTech 91

EdTech Knewton Company Robotics 91

Edsurge

JULY 3, 2017

Peak Mathematics uses Pearson’s MyMathTest, an online homework tool that has adaptive technology that personalizes the content and pacing for each student. So he struck up a partnership with Cengage Learning, a Boston-based education technology and information company. The result?

Tools 82

Tools Outcomes Flipped Classroom E-rate 82

Edsurge

JUNE 17, 2019

School and district users had ample warning about the demise of the adaptive K-12 math and writing software—the company issued a notice on its site 15 months ago—and yet many say that the off-boarding process was not a smooth one. Its parent company, 3P Learning, promises to price-match on districts’ most recent TenMarks contract.

Khan Academy 102

Khan Academy IXL Learning Company Software 102

eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2017

Using a completely adaptive learning engine and technology-enhanced assessments, UpSmart provides the right level of instruction and practice on each topic for each student. If students had the most innovative tools to help them see the future, what would they see?

Maker Movement 40

Maker Movement Libraries Trends Robotics 40

Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2017

To achieve that goal, today we opened funding opportunities across all our investment areas—Innovative Schools, Tools & Services, and Diverse Leaders. Edtech tools are a great resource to both teachers and students—providing real-time data, individually paced access to content, and adaptive learning supports.

How To 96

How To EdTech Education Study 96

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Moving away from the pandemic, educators still grapple with learning loss and academic disparities and inequities. In 2023, a new popular kid in town, better known as AI, dominated headlines and prompted debates around how students could abuse–and should use–the generative tool for learning.

Trends 52

Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

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

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 24, 2011

of Text-Messaging at School A Big Step for Gesture-Based Learning? The presentation software SlideRocket announced SlideRocket EDU this week, making its tools available to students and teachers via the Google Apps Marketplace. The online study tool StudyBlue has launched a new Facebook app called " Friends with Brainefits."

Khan Academy 44

Khan Academy Education STEM Blackboard 44

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Ethics and Legalities The New York Times continues its investigation of education giant Pearson and ethics concerns surrounding lavish trips that the company''s foundation has sponsored for state education officials. Valve , the company behind the video game hit Portal, is working on an educational game. Not a reader.

Knewton 43

Knewton Pearson E-rate Education 43

techlearning

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

was awarded the 2018 Tech Edvocate Award for Best Global EdTech Company. was awarded the 2018 Tech Edvocate Award for Best Global EdTech Company. It’s no secret that digital solutions are growing and that print companies are struggling. MobyMax, the most widely adopted edtech platform in the U.S., million students and 1.5

Company 41

Company EdTech Assessment Adaptive Learning 41

techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

It includes a variety of assessments, multiple-choice and claim-evidence-reasoning assessments, along with extensive support for teachers such as embedded professional development and instructional resources to support a differentiated learning experience for each student.

Epson 52

Epson Blackboard Pearson STEM 52

Edsurge

MAY 14, 2018

What they mean essentially is a platform that can use big data to deliver the right learning experience at the right time for each learner. Adaptive learning companies haven’t shied away from the analogy either, as descriptions of themselves as “ a sort of Netflix for learning ” are not unusual.

Google 91

Google Education Data Exercises 91

Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2018

One of the first curricular tools I built to share—on the first day of school—was a public, student-friendly gradebook on Google Sheets. It felt like every tool I used in the classroom was inherently designed to work in isolation. It felt like every tool I used in the classroom was inherently designed to work in isolation.

System 117

System Khan Academy EdTech LMS 117

eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2023

The various services and products acquired by consolidators over the last year or two will be integrated into increasingly comprehensive platforms offering instructional content, assessments, and classroom tools all in one place. — Laura Fischer , VP of Content Development, Learning A-Z. –Karol Górnowicz, CEO, Skriware.

EdTech 134

EdTech Industry Assessment Data 134

eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

The various services and products acquired by consolidators over the last year or two will be integrated into increasingly comprehensive platforms offering instructional content, assessments, and classroom tools all in one place. This emphasizes the need for tools and programs to support their well-being.

EdTech 70

EdTech Learning Industry Data 70

Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

“Researchers say removal of an IRS tool for financial aid applicants may have slowed FAFSA submissions, while college aid groups warn that affected students could already be losing out on aid,” Inside Higher Ed reports. Via Desmos : “The Desmos Geometry Tool.” The learn-to-code company has raised $1.19

Education 44

Education E-rate MOOC Data 44

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

Congratulations, STEM folks and learn-to-code evangelists, for being featured in President Trump’s list of his 2017 accomplishments. awards debt collection contract to company with ties to DeVos.” ” Via Buzzfeed : “Here’s How A Student Loan Debt Relief Company Preyed On Its Customers.”

Education 43

Education Company Blackboard Kaplan 43

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

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.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

” Via Education Week : “New Tool Alerts Teachers When Students Give Up on Tests.” ” Via Rutgers Today : “Is There a STEM Worker Shortage ? “This Machine Learning-Powered Software Teaches Kids To Be Better Writers,” Fast Company claims. The Business of Job Training. No, actually.

Education 45

Education Broadband Company Data 45

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. He believes the future of education means all STEM, no arts and no humanities. Colleges Will Disappear.”

Education 40

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40