Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2019

education technology companies raised $1.45 And that dip in dealflow has been happening in recent years: Investors are pouring more money into the edtech industry, but across fewer companies. For edtech companies able to show consistent growth and revenue, that should be welcome news. Last year, U.S. billion raised by U.S.

EdTech 149

EdTech Company Industry Edmodo 149

Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2020

In the middle of August, after a 12-hour virtual meeting that spanned two evenings and was streamed on Facebook Live, the school board approved a hybrid learning model and a start date of Sept. By far the biggest expense was the 33 fabric shade structures the district purchased from a company in Gorham, Maine, for $70,000 total.

Learning 218

Learning Analysis Assessment Groups 218

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

The New York Times notes it’s not just rural students who struggle with broadband access : “Why San Jose Kids Do Homework in Parking Lots.” is the new company of Andrew Ng , Coursera’s co-founder.) Via The New York Times : “‘I Don’t Really Want to Work for Facebook.’ on Coursera.”

Education 53

Education Coursera Facebook MOOC 53

Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

It’s not really “free Internet,” of course – it’s Facebook as Internet. From the FCC : “Fact Sheet on Broadband Consumer Privacy Proposal.” It’s always fascinating to look at ed-tech companies’ job postings – this one is from Khan Academy. ” Um, like Juliet?

Education 63

Education MOOC Report Khan Academy 63

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Via The New York Times : “ Broadband Law Could Force Rural Residents Off Information Superhighway.” Chopra worked at the CFPB and, while there, “sued two for-profit-college companies – ITT Educational Services Inc. ” asks Fast Company. (I’m ” Presidential Campaign Politics.

Education 52

Education Coursera Elsevier MOOC 52

Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2017

Two school districts in two states are scaling back their use of the Facebook -built Summit Public Schools ’ learning management system. ” São Paulo has approved a bill that would allow companies to manufacture school uniforms and sell branding and sponsorship opportunities on the clothing. ” Education in the Courts.

Education 46

Education Robotics MOOC Facebook 46

Doug Levin

MARCH 12, 2017

But.truth is, the US government isn't the early adopter here; Amazon, Google and Facebook are really the front-line developers of the surveillance state." Tagged on: March 10, 2017 State reaches $3.5 Now, city leaders are trying to figure out how to spread the digital wealth to residents left behind.

EdTech 170

EdTech E-rate OER Coursera 170

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

Via Education Week : “ Trump Signs Orders on Rural Broadband Access.” awards debt collection contract to company with ties to DeVos.” ” Via Buzzfeed : “Here’s How A Student Loan Debt Relief Company Preyed On Its Customers.” ” The company: the Student Loan Assistance Center.

Education 43

Education Company Blackboard Kaplan 43

Hack Education

JUNE 23, 2017

Edsurge runs with Trump’s promise to boost rural broadband like it’s a truth anyone can count on. ” (This reminds me that I need to write something about the history of Montessori and why all sorts of companies have appropriated the brand.). Via Buzzfeed : “ Violence On Facebook Live Is Worse Than You Thought.”

Education 53

Education Kaplan Pearson Elsevier 53

Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

.” “Modern E-Rate Puts Telephones On Hold in K–12,” Education Week reports , noting that schools are struggling to pay for phone service (still totally necessary) as well as expanded broadband. ” More on this scramble to serve (profit from) low-income broadband customers in the upgrades/downgrades section below.

Education 40

Education lynda.com Knewton E-rate 40

Hack Education

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Via Education Week : “ FCC Delays, Denials Foil Rural Schools’ Broadband Plans.” No disclosure in this or its Class Central article that it shares investors with these MOOC companies.). ” Via The Richmond Times-Dispatch : “ Police seeking Facebook release of Virginia Tech instructor’s activity.”

MOOC 47

MOOC Education Company Coursera 47

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

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Equifax , Facebook , facial recognition , DACA , etc.). And whether you are personally concerned about issues of privacy (perhaps because you believe you have nothing to hide ), you should be concerned about the ability of even the most sophisticated technology company to keep the data collected about you secure.

EdTech 150

EdTech Software Facebook Data 150

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Equifax , Facebook , facial recognition , DACA , etc.). And whether you are personally concerned about issues of privacy (perhaps because you believe you have nothing to hide ), you should be concerned about the ability of even the most sophisticated technology company to keep the data collected about you secure.

EdTech 150

EdTech Software Facebook Data 150

Hack Education

DECEMBER 8, 2017

“Without Net Neutrality , How Would Internet Companies Treat K–12 Districts?” Eric Holcomb says Indiana ’s low-rated online charter schools need ‘immediate attention and action’ ” Via Motherboard : “Half of West Virginia has Applied for Broadband Assistance.” “Huh?

Education 48

Education Robotics Company Report 48

Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

Still in its early stages, this ambitious project relies on a little-known public resource – a slice of electromagnetic spectrum the federal government long ago set aside for schools – called the Educational Broadband Service (EBS). Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Facebook , an Online Learning Platform?” million total.

Education 44

Education Coursera MOOC Kaplan 44

Hack Education

MARCH 3, 2017

Via Techcrunch : “ FCC votes to negate broadband privacy rules.” ” Reminder: here are the education companies Palantir founder Peter Thiel has invested in. Via Edsurge : “What Colleges Should Know About A Growing ‘ Talent Strategy ’ Push By Companies.” ”). The cause : a typo.

Education 40

Education MOOC Company Pearson 40

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Via Wired : “ Ajit Pai ’s Plan Will Take Broadband Away From Poor People.” ” Oh sure sure, this isn’t exactly education technology news, except for the part where Khosla invests in education technology companies and his wife founded the open education organization CK–12. “Open.”

Education 46

Education Company Data Elsevier 46

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

” Via Ars Technica : “Senate Democrats fight FCC plan to lower America’s broadband standards.” million to cover federal funds that went to the botched statewide school broadband contract.” “This Machine Learning-Powered Software Teaches Kids To Be Better Writers,” Fast Company claims.

Education 45

Education Broadband Company Data 45

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

| The Hechinger Report → In three years, no one will be able to explain why it was that colleges and universities continued to hand more than half of their tuition to companies marketing and supporting their online programs – the online program managers. It’s gives fake news a business model. It is that bad.

EdTech 150

EdTech Data Broadband Company 150

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

| The Hechinger Report → In three years, no one will be able to explain why it was that colleges and universities continued to hand more than half of their tuition to companies marketing and supporting their online programs – the online program managers. It’s gives fake news a business model. It is that bad.

EdTech 150

EdTech Data Broadband Company 150

Hack Education

MARCH 31, 2017

“Higher education and library associations called on the Federal Communications Commission Thursday to uphold Obama-era rules requiring broadband providers to treat all traffic on the internet equally,” Inside Higher Ed reports. ” Fast Company profiles David Blake, the co-founder of the alt-credentialing startup Degreed.

Education 40

Education Coursera Pearson Report 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 12, 2017

No doubt, Udacity, Coursera, and edX have been moving away from “free” and “open” online education for a while now , charging fees for courses and certificates and acting much more like online program management companies – third party vendors for Internet-based courses and degree programs.

MOOC 55

MOOC Coursera Education Broadband 55

Hack Education

MARCH 9, 2018

Now the company is betting big on both,” says Inside Higher Ed. Edsurge on teachers leaving the classroom to join tech companies. “ Edsurge on the ethics of ed-tech companies paying teachers. Edsurge on ”Words to Never Use If You Want to Build a Diverse Edtech Company." The company has raised $3.3

Education 47

Education Kaplan Coursera MOOC 47

Hack Education

APRIL 20, 2018

“ FCC Delays Are Keeping Broadband From Rural School Kids,” says Wired. Via EdWeek’s Market Brief : “ ISTE Unveils Plans to Match Ed-Tech Companies With Educators for Feedback on Apps.” The company, formerly known as PLATO Learning, is owned by Thomas Bravo. million total. million from ADV.

Education 43

Education Pearson Edmentum lynda.com 43

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

“ Facebook Is Not a Technology Company ,” media studies professor Ian Bogost also wrote in August. If that’s what “technology” means, then every company is in the technology business – a useless distinction. …There are companies that are firmly planted in the computing sector.

Technology 40

Technology Education Facebook Company 40

Hack Education

MAY 26, 2017

Via Edsurge : “Possible ‘Fraud, Theft, Waste, and Abuse’: Report Questions NYC School Broadband Spending.” Worth noting: the website promotes private student loan companies SkillsFund and Climb to students looking for tuition assistance.). More on DeVos’s ed-tech investments in the research section below.

Education 46

Education Data Report Software 46

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

” Via Education Week : “ FCC Revokes Decision Allowing Companies to Provide Low-Income Families With Subsidized Broadband.” Related via Buzzfeed : “133 Tech Companies Say Trump’s Immigration Order Is Unconstitutional.” ” More via WaPo. Unbundled higher ed can't. ” Listen.

Education 40

Education MOOC E-rate Robotics 40

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

” Palantir is the data analytics company co-founded by Peter Thiel and funded in part by the CIA. Another tech company ready and willing to support Trump: IBM. If you know the history of this company , it’s a rather frightening gesture. Data-mining a Facebook group. ” The company has raised $12.5

Education 40

Education Company Data Pearson 40

Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

.” Via Inside Higher Ed : “A divided federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld a lower court’s ruling that a Minnesota community college was justified when it kicked a student out of a nursing program because of Facebook comments administrators deemed to be unprofessional and threatening to fellow students.”

Education 40

Education Pearson Blackboard Survey 40