Edsurge

JUNE 30, 2020

Indian online education startup Byju’s, which already reached the billion-dollar valuation from private investors in 2018, can now claim a new distinction: “decacorn.” That’s the industry lingo for companies valued at $10 billion or more. It’s an ultra-exclusive club of two dozen companies across the world, according to CB Insights.

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EdTech Udemy Chegg Industry 128

Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2020

The sudden shift gave leaders at DreamBox Learning, a math education company headquartered nearby, an early glimpse at the upheaval to come and an inkling that digital teaching tools would soon be in high demand around the country. That strained the company, but it also notched DreamBox record levels of renewals.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 28, 2018

While not quite the “Year of the MOOC,” 2018 saw a resurgence in interest around the ways these massive open online courses are delivering free (and more often these days, not free) online education around the world, and how these providers are increasingly turning to traditional institutions of learning. Cheating on Chegg?

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MOOC Coursera Chegg Pearson 119

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

In the heartland of America, one company is raising big bucks in a bid to capture this lucrative market. This week, Varsity Tutors raised $50 million in a Series C round led by Learn Capital, an education-focused venture firm. Louis-based company’s $50 million Series B round, which closed in November 2015.

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Company Chegg Industry Mobility 71

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 11, 2024

This blog post is dedicated to all my fellow educators who are considering a second job. From online tutoring and freelance writing to educational consulting and beyond, I’ll highlight opportunities that not only align with our teaching skills but also offer flexibility and fulfillment. Summer Camp Instructor Conclusion 1.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

This is the first round of funding for the Los Angeles-based company, which has been bootstrapped since its founding in 2013. CreatorUp is a digital media studio and training company with an educational program to train aspiring creative professionals in business and digital production.

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Training Chegg Company Course 67

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

In its latest earnings update, the company confirmed that it is indeed moving ahead with such plans. Under his tenure, Pearson has embarked on a rocky transition to refocus Pearson as a digital-focused education company. higher-education courseware and in-school assessment in the U.S. The company’s revenue from U.S.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 25, 2019

The state of the US higher education market looks slightly subdued on account of the fact that the government has reduced funding for higher education. billion cut in funding for the education department, compared to a 10% decrease in 2019. In order to offer the latest and updated course material to higher education students.

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Trends eBook Education Industry 97

Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2019

He envisioned a game-based educational platform used by teachers and students to learn about science and the environment. And he had interest from educators who wanted to try Planet3 in schools that included the Las Vegas area. But at an all-hands meeting at the company’s Washington, D.C. Nineteen states and D.C.

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Education Company Chegg Pearson 77

Hack Education

OCTOBER 26, 2018

*Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. (Oh National) Education Politics. State and Local) Education Politics. Immigration and Education.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 1, 2015

New program helps stars extend influence, interest in education. Students will have the chance to connect directly with celebrities in one-on-one tutoring sessions through Chegg Tutors: VIP Edition. All tutoring sessions will take place this fall through Chegg’s online tutoring platform, Chegg Tutors.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the massive review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. National) Education Politics. ” (State and Local) Education Politics. ” Immigration and Education.

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Hack Education

MAY 18, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. National) Education Politics. Mick Zais has been confirmed as the Deputy Secretary of Education.

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Education Company MOOC Report 49

Hack Education

JULY 6, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. National) Education Politics. ” From the Department of Education press office : “ U.S. ” JFC.

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Education Pearson MOOC Chegg 46

Hack Education

AUGUST 11, 2017

(National) Education Politics. The AP interviews US Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos , who laments “she didn’t decry racism enough.” ” Via Politico : “New marching orders from Betsy DeVos’ civil rights chief have the Education Department churning through civil rights complaints.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. Oh yes, I’m sure you can come up with some rousing successes and some triumphant moments that made you thrilled about the 2010s and that give you hope for “the future of education.”

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Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145

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. True, our panel didn’t have any money to invest.

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E-rate Company Course MOOC 28