Edsurge
DECEMBER 10, 2019
After two “salvage operations” where she turned around struggling companies, Susan Kim wanted a break from the fervor of startup life. But when she got a call a year ago about an education company with a vibrant community of teachers, she reconsidered. In September, Kim took over as CEO of Edmodo , the San Mateo, Calif.-based
Edsurge
JANUARY 11, 2023
Public and private edtech companies felt the pain of these poor results, announcing more than 8,000 layoffs in an industry that only employs about 100,000 people. Dozens of companies raised venture funding at equal or lesser values —“down rounds”— compared to rounds raised during the pandemic-induced edtech boom of 2020 and 2021.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Edsurge
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
After a summer of market research and competitor analysis, the company eventually signed off on a collaboration with a Chinese partner, TAL Education. company that has eyed Asia as the next big market. But their story is not a blueprint that will make sense for every company. ThinkCERCA is definitely not the first U.S.
Tom Murray
JUNE 3, 2016
Open Education Resources were the highlight of this Future Ready webinar as they align to the Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment gear of the Future Ready Framework. From equity, to cost, to teacher empowerment, many benefits of open resources exist. Those who call Open Education Resources “free” are misguided.
Edsurge
JUNE 28, 2018
Joining them were an additional 6,000 reps from companies big and small. Fractions covers math standards for grades 3-6 and features a storyline and what the company calls “personalized feedback” through an online tutor. The company describes it as a “digital, adaptive personalized learning solution.”
Edsurge
MAY 24, 2017
We were victims of the FAFSA breach, now we are victims again with Edmodo. Most recently, one of the most widely-used education technology companies, Edmodo, had records for. Often they read about these incidents on the news before receiving official notice from the district or company. “We Rachel Stickland, Parent.
Edsurge
DECEMBER 24, 2018
Is Assessment Ready to Move Beyond Standardized Tests? So MIT researchers have been hard at work developing a new kind of assessment to measure all the things we say we care about—like curiosity, creativity and critical thinking. They all agreed on one thing: Companies are bought, not sold. These MIT Researchers Think So.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
96 
Let's personalize your content