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Noodle Partners Goes After the $1.5B Online Degree Market

Edsurge

based company today announced it’s raised a $4 million seed round led by Osage Venture Partners, with participation from New Markets Venture Partners, 500 Startups and others. Noodle Partners landed its first customer, Pepperdine University, in March 2016, and the company will launch 10 more online degree programs this spring.

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How do Mississippi charters work and are they “private?”

The Hechinger Report

Thigpen says it’s not true that “there are private companies that own charter schools and are making millions of dollars.” Connections Academy, before Pearson PLC bought it in 2011, have earned millions of dollars in profits. You have Apple and iPhones, Google and Androids. and K12 Inc.,

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WHAT’S NEW

techlearning

BENCHMARK EDUCATION COMPANY ADVANCEALL ( benchmarkeducation.com ) Benchmark Education Company (BEC) released Advance ALL, a new series motivating students to read with literary and informational reading text sets. PEARSON & LITTLEBITS ( www.pearson.com.) & ( littlebits.cc/education

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Make the Most of Your Budget with These Great Products: Makerspace Product Roundup 2018

techlearning

New products are coming from companies that have long been in the game, and others are being launched thanks to successful crowdfunding initiatives. Compatibility: SAM Labs products work in conjunction with the SAM Space app, available for iOS 9+ tablets, Windows 10, and Android 4.4+. Phiro Pro is compatible with Phiro Code (Android 4.4

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Mostly tutoring companies.). “ ICE officials have invited tech companies, including Microsoft , to develop algorithms that will track visa holders’ social media activity ,” ProPublica reports. ” “ Pearson , WTF? .” An op-ed in Bloomberg says that “ China ’s Top Economic Risk?

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via Politico : “A complex legal battle involving dozens of debt collection companies fighting over contracts with the Education Department has essentially suspended the government’s ability to collect defaulted student loans , the Trump administration disclosed in a court filing on Monday night.”

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

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.

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