Edsurge

MAY 30, 2018

Employees pay $1 a day to participate, and the company covers “tuition, books and fees,” according to an explanation of the program on the retail giant’s website. Gallagher says that past studies show that about five percent of employees take advantage of tuition benefits by companies. The retail chain employs more than 1.4

Study 105

Study Pearson E-rate Training 105

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Some families who meet the income requirements qualify for Head Start, a federally-funded preschool program for children living in poverty, but letting children attend means sending them on a long bus ride that could last over an hour, something many parents are unwilling to do. The obesity rate for children ages 10 to 17 in Kentucky was 20.8

Kaplan 104

Kaplan E-rate Report Tablets 104

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

If they are right, it would mean short-circuiting the famous “10,000-hour rule” based on studies by education researcher Anders Ericsson and popularized by bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell in his book “Outliers.” If both happen together, that’s a 9x improvement in the rate of learning.”

Education 217

Education Learning Software Knewton 217

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

As a Title 1 district with 98 percent minority enrollment and nationally known for an above-average graduation rate, UCSD leaders credit much of the district’s success to a mission for technology equity.

CMS 65

CMS SchoolDude E-rate Differentiated Instruction 65

Marketplace K-12

MARCH 30, 2016

The companies and other entities creating those forums presumably get the exposure of having users enter and navigate sites they’ve created. The new online forum, HMH Marketplace, was launched with several thousand resources already loaded into the system, the company said.

E-rate 40

E-rate Education Company Resources 40

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

The company prohibits most third parties from selling new devices to school districts, so Miller couldn’t place a bulk order with Best Buy as a district official. A student in New York uses Google Docs on her classroom iPad to discuss themes in the class’s latest book with her group. Apple backed down.

iPad 83

iPad Broadband Software Company 83

Learning with 'e's

MARCH 20, 2014

We are delighted that Terry will be delivering a keynote speech at this year''s European Distance and E-Learning Network ( EDEN ) Conference in Zagreb in June. Being an Academic has allowed me to travel widely, to meet some very interesting people and to set my own research agenda. We also wanted to find an open access publisher.

E-rate 73

E-rate Conference Social Media Study 73

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

Some internet-access advocates say EBS is underutilized at best, and wasted at worst, because loose regulatory oversight by the FCC has allowed most of the spectrum to fall into the hands of commercial internet companies. The hardware on the towers then blasts that connection about 10 miles into the valley below. Photo: Chris Berdik.

Broadband 93

Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Blackboard 93

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

billion people are still without internet, and the rate of internet growth has actually slowed. This past year presented numerous challenges for educators, leaving many of us scrambling to do our best to meet the rising needs with limited time and resources – which isn’t sustainable. Today, over 2.9

Trends 143

Trends EdTech Industry Data 143

The Cornerstone for Teachers

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

Th e app is in the testing phase now, and due to high early demand, will be released to early signups first. Your ratings help other teachers find the show so they can benefit from it, too. Your ratings help other teachers find the show so they can benefit from it, too. Go to Riffiti.com to sign up!

E-rate 40

E-rate Personal Learning Network Meeting Mobility 40

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

billion people are still without internet, and the rate of internet growth has actually slowed. This past year presented numerous challenges for educators, leaving many of us scrambling to do our best to meet the rising needs with limited time and resources – which isn’t sustainable. Today, over 2.9

Trends 52

Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The company has built several tools to do that, including a customizable reading challenge platform and a mobile app, reading challenge templates, and diverse book recommendations. The importance of enhanced cybersecurity for schools as the FCC considers modifications to the E-rate program also emerged as a must-know.

EdTech 131

EdTech Lenovo Robotics Laptops 131

edWeb.net

AUGUST 3, 2021

Partnering with local cable companies, internet providers, and community organizations, they expanded broadband to the school parking lots and community centers. Leveraging new funding opportunities such as E-Rate or ESSER, the superintendents faced with unique challenges used the funding sources thoughtfully.

Broadband 97

Broadband E-rate BYOD Accessibility 97

Fractus Learning

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Enough books to feed a bookworm when your budget doesn’t allow you to buy more books. Hot chocolate and a good book on a rainy day and then the joy of going outside when the sun shines again. Books that take you places and on adventures you would never have thought of and books that open a world of discovering new things.

Exercises 112

Exercises Social Media Meeting E-rate 112

Wired Campus

APRIL 30, 2015

In the TV series Shark Tank, entrepreneurs with budding companies pitch their ideas to a panel of investors who ask probing questions and then decide whether to back the proposals. Freund: When I sold my previous company, I had some time at my hands for the first time really in my life. Each spoke from a different perspective — Ms.

E-rate 28

E-rate Company Course MOOC 28

The Cornerstone for Teachers

MAY 17, 2023

Have you struggled to find books that aren’t too babyish for below-grade-level readers? Or, have you been worried about recommending books with overly mature content to young readers who need more challenging texts? Most books are written in such a way that they are geared towards the typical aged reader for that level.

Secondary 72

Secondary Libraries Groups E-rate 72

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 14, 2017

In a nutshell: Right now schools use a variety of digital programs that collect data that could be of use to teachers, but programs made by different companies don’t play well together – and some programs won’t even allow teachers to export data out of the system to use it themselves. Yeah, it’s a mouthful.

E-rate 42

E-rate Education Data Libraries 42

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

they do boost graduation rates.). Via Buzzfeed’s Molly Hensley-Clancy : “These Colleges Have The Worst Student Loan Default Rates In The Country.” ” More on the topic on his website , e-Literate. The company, which makes games to teach preschoolers to code, has raised $5.75 ” Via WYFF4.com

Education 40

Education E-rate MOOC Report 40

Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2019

He reads e-books and takes courses using a tablet computer. An APDS tablet, which students use to study, read e-books and watch TED Talks. / Then, Lopez got more programing for the tablets from American Prison Data Systems, a for-profit company that charges facilities , not inmates or their families, for the tools.

Tablets 166

Tablets E-rate Khan Academy Study 166

Hack Education

AUGUST 11, 2017

Via Education Week : “ E-Rate , Other Universal-Service Funds to Be Transferred to U.S. Not really ed-tech-related, except for all those companies saying they’re “Uber for education.” The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative ’s CTO, Brian Pinkerton , is leaving the company. Post, Sources Say.”

Education 45

Education Coursera Khan Academy MOOC 45

Doug Levin

MARCH 12, 2017

" Tagged on: March 10, 2017 Drop it like it's bot: Brands have cooled on chatbots | Digiday → Many companies have begun dropping their bots, saying that they don't do what they were supposed to: “I would call it overpromising." He anticipates needing to purchase around 2,000 to meet that goal.

EdTech 170

EdTech E-rate OER Coursera 170

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

This includes navigating the often politicized issues related to immunizations, the high student absence rate due to quarantines or parents wanting to keep their children home, and the negative impact the pandemic had on student and staff mental health. –Remco Bergsma, CEO, MiEN Company. billion by 2022.

EdTech 115

EdTech Data Classroom Accessibility 115

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

This includes navigating the often politicized issues related to immunizations, the high student absence rate due to quarantines or parents wanting to keep their children home, and the negative impact the pandemic had on student and staff mental health. –Remco Bergsma, CEO, MiEN Company. billion by 2022.

EdTech 145

EdTech Learning Data Classroom 145

Hack Education

AUGUST 10, 2018

Former Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is making the rounds to promote his new book. Via Edsurge : “Why the FCC ’s E-rate Makes Funding High-Speed Internet a Slow Crawl.” “The Saga of Ohio ’s Embattled E-School Is Coming to an End,” writes Education Week’s Ben Herold.

E-rate 44

E-rate Education Robotics Elsevier 44

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Via the AP : “One of the nation’s largest student loan servicing companies may have driven tens of thousands of borrowers struggling with their debts into higher-cost repayment plans. the nation’s third-largest student loan servicing company.” Private School With Low Vaccination Rates.”

Education 52

Education LMS Robotics E-rate 52

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

But I’m putting that project on pause while I write my book. ” Via NPR : “Meet Jin Park , The First DACA Recipient Awarded A Rhodes Scholarship.” ” “Stop Asking About Completion Rates: Better Questions to Ask About MOOCs in 2019,” says Edsurge. National) Education Politics.

Education 58

Education MOOC Social Media E-rate 58

Hack Education

JANUARY 18, 2017

Monica Crowley , Trump’s pick for director of strategic communications for the National Security Council, has decided to not take a position with the new administration following revelations about her plagiarizing her dissertation and her 2012 book. Via The New York Times : “ Big Ten Universities Entering a New Realm: E-Sports.”

Education 40

Education Pearson E-rate MOOC 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

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. Wedge Tailed Green Pigeon.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

Bust or not, companies across the tech sector, particularly those with high “burn rates” , faced tough choices in 2016: “cut costs drastically to become self-sustaining, or seek additional capital on ever-more-onerous terms,” as The WSJ put it – that is, if they were able to raise additional capital at all. .”

Technology 40

Technology Education Common Core Company 40

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

Via WaPo’s Valerie Strauss : “ Trump ’s rather weird meeting with the 2017 Teachers of the Year.” “5 Reasons Why e-textbooks in Egypt Would Be Inequitable” by Maha Bali. ” From the press release : “ MOOCs and books initiative launched by Springer and Federica Weblearning.”

Education 47

Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

” “ Roger Ailes ’ name will be removed from a WOUB newsroom, Ohio University President Roderick McDavis announced Monday during a Faculty Senate meeting,” the Post Athens reports. Via The New York Times : “As Amazon Arrives, the Campus Bookstore Is a Books Store No More.” The company has raised $7.45

Education 40

Education Report MOOC E-rate 40

Hack Education

JUNE 2, 2017

.” No disclosure in the article that Edsurge shares investors with both these companies. No disclosure , no surprise, that Edsurge shares investors with this company. The tutoring company has raised $244.2 The e-book subscription service has raised $21.45 The tutoring company has raised $780,000 total.

Education 48

Education MOOC Report Company 48

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

” “Behind Randi Weingarten ’s secret meeting with Steve Bannon ” by Mike Klonsky. “How can online learning help Canadian colleges meet the challenges ahead?” Shernaz Daver , Udacity ’s chief marketing officer, is leaving the company. The George W. ” asks WonkHE.

Education 45

Education Facebook Company Report 45

Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

” Via ProPublica : “Meet the Hundreds of Officials Trump Has Quietly Installed Across the Government.” Via The Chicago Tribune : “ Chance the Rapper writes $1 million check to CPS as a ‘call to action’ ” “The History of the Future of E-rate ” by me. She made $9.6

Education 46

Education Robotics E-rate Social Media 46

Hack Education

OCTOBER 21, 2016

I wrote “an explainer” of sorts on Thiel and his politics, and I listed the education companies that he’s invested in. Have any ed-tech companies, particularly those funded by Thiel or Zuckerberg or Y Combinator, spoken out about this? women of groping and sexual assault. More via The LA Times. ” “U.S.

Education 40

Education Company Pearson E-rate 40

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2017

” They’re suing the company. Via Inside Higher Ed : “ ACICS -Accredited Colleges Meet Federal Deadline.” Via Techcrunch : “ Nickelodeon gets into e-books with new reading app for kids, Nick Jr. For-profit higher and student loan companies. Government Over Dismal Education.”

MOOC 40

MOOC Education Robotics Report 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Clayton Christensen and Michael Horn, for example, predicted in their 2008 book Disrupting Class that by 2019 half of all high school classes would be taught via the Internet. For its part, Udacity has fully rebranded itself as a high-tech job training company, a topic I’ll cover in more detail in a forthcoming article in this series.

MOOC 55

MOOC Coursera Education Broadband 55