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Who is the Theranos of Education?

Edsurge

As John Warner referenced in 2018 , AltSchool sought to create “technology-infused schools that would revolutionize education;” in brass tacks, Ventilla and his team sought to create a network of microschools buoyed by a technology platform containing self-paced courses and curriculum. Money came flowing.

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New Markets Venture Partners Adds $30 Million, Former Gates Foundation Executive to Edtech Fund

Edsurge

His career also includes stops at Microsoft, Schoolnet and Kaplan. The four focus areas include career credentialing, digital and adaptive learning platforms, STEM and computer science instructional tools and data analytic services for schools. The Fulton, Md.-based

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K-12 Dealmaking: Investor Weld North, Learn Launch Make Big Moves

Marketplace K-12

The latest round of deals in the school marketplace underscores investors’ and ed-tech providers’ burgeoning interest in data analytics and instructional technologies. The company told Marketplace K-12 last year that it has partnerships with businesses that will use or already implementing its technology in 20 countreies.

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Searching for Digital Courseware Solutions? Avoid the Rabbit Hole

Edsurge

We know that we have to create a more personalized learning environment to do that. But we’re also the second largest school in the country, so we know we have to use technology to create and scale that experience. Adaptive learning is not right for every situation. This interview was edited for length and clarity.

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October 24 - Ed Tech News, Our Weekly Podcast, and the Hack Education Roundup!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Teachers and the Future of Education" (the importance of teacher voice in education discussions, "Hack Your Education" (thinking about self-directed learning--Audrey''s in this proposal), and "Technology, Pedagogy, and the Silver Bullet" (addressing the myopia of some ed tech business ventures).

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Paul LePage has called for a review of his state’s groundbreaking 1-to–1 student computing initiative, highlighting the growing pains nagging an educational-technology movement now well into its second decade.” ” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Kaplan Will Offer Free Online PSAT Prep.” Congrats, education!

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. More on the for-profit formerly known as Kaplan University in the online education section below. ” This new school is a result of Purdue’s acquisition of the for-profit Kaplan University. National) Education Politics.