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K-12 Dealmaking: Knewton Raises $52M; Imagine K12 Merges with Y Combinator

Marketplace K-12

In addition, the sector saw several new partnerships spring up, such as Edmentum’s new partnership with WebbAlign and Learning Forward joining forces with Amplify, the former digital education division of News Corp. NuuEd Receives $3 Million from Swiss Firm: Oakland, Calif.-based based NuuED Inc. ,

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Sneak a peek at 8 eSN K-12 Hero Awards contenders

eSchool News

Companies are encouraged to nominate the schools and districts using their products and services–this offers a chance to share success stories and impart valuable lessons learned with the education community. s flexible professional learning program. “We She credits the use of EPS School Specialty’s S.P.I.R.E.

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Hero Awards finalists: 18 schools and educators dedicated to learning

eSchool News

Seamless integration with teachers’ education platforms helped to immerse students in their learning material. Teachers have also expressed positive feedback using the technology, underscoring how it led to more collaborative learning experiences for students.

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Teacher shortages force districts to use online education programs

The Hechinger Report

The program he’s referring to is an online learning platform, Edgenuity. During the 2016-17 school year, 71 schools in the state used online learning platforms, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. Online learning platforms like that where you don’t have a teacher just scream, ‘Nobody cares about you.’”.

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17 Hero Awards finalists demonstrate their commitment to education

eSchool News

Jim wanted to support student well-being and resilience in the face of the disruption and set-back in social-emotional learning that COVID created. His enthusiasm for creating a safe social emotional learning environment is very admirable and his students are so lucky. Jim embraced EmpowerU immediately.

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How Effective Are Publishers at Delivering Inclusive Materials?

Edsurge

In November, the Virginia Board of Education tossed out its plan to revise the state’s standards of learning for history and social studies. The concept is tied to the notion that when kids learn, no matter what their backgrounds are, they should see their own realities reflected in the text.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

In 2012, Pearson, Cengage Learning, and Macmillan Higher Education sued Boundless Learning, claiming that the open education textbook startup had “stolen the creative expression of their authors and editors, violating their intellectual-property rights.” Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning.

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