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And the winners of the 2023 K-12 Hero Awards are…

eSchool News

Winner: Dr. Jesus Jara, Superintendent, Clark County School District Nominated by: Edmentum Dr. Jesus Jara is a passionate educator who serves as superintendent of Clark County School District (CCSD), the 5th-largest school district in the nation, educating more than 300,000 students–64 percent of the student population in Nevada.

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Strategy, Serendipity, Sleepless Nights: 3 Edtech CEOs on ‘Great Exits’

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At the time, he was part of PLATO Learning, a school instructional software vendor now known as Edmentum. Todd Brekhus learned a lesson in effective communication back in 2003. PLATO had reportedly spent about $50 million to buy another company to expand the school grades it serviced.

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How to Get the Most Out Of Practice Testing

Georgia Test Prep

Multiple studies (including a peer reviewed study by Edmentum, an eLearning solution) have shown that students who spend at least this much time per week practicing online experienced significantly more growth than those who did not. Work with your child to strike the right balance. What kind of question formats to practice?

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When Is It Okay for Public School Officials to Attend Tech-Funded Events?

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We have to do things differently,” Jamie Candee, CEO of Edmentum told the crowd. The article compared Dance’s interactions with tech companies to the pharmaceutical industry’s courting of physicians for product promotion.

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In the marketplace: Gaming, digital citizenship, PD initiatives, and more

eSchool News

Edmentum , a provider of web-based learning solutions, announces a brand-new K-6 math, reading, and ELA individualized learning program. This release builds upon Edmentum’s mission of being educators’ most trusted partner in creating successful student outcomes everywhere learning occurs.

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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. " Sponsored content on Edsurge , paid for by the Gates Foundation , this week includes an article on office hours. (Of All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. Watch and see).

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Education Technology and the New Behaviorism

Hack Education

“ Three Ways You Can Harness Personalized Learning to Promote a Growth Mindset ” (that’s sponsored content from Edmentum). I wrote about this company, along with its better known competitor ClassDojo, in an article in The Baffler. Twenge in a widely-read article in The Atlantic , also published this fall.