The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 23, 2023

This is pretty rare in the courses I’ve seen. A two-year nationwide survey of 2,500 students taking the course showed knowledge gains in 90% of the students taking this free course. These results were across all student demographics, making this course an excellent fit for every middle school.

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Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2019

Artificial intelligence has become a ubiquitous buzzword for tech companies these days, but even though all kinds of founders and CEOs say their product is infused with AI, the meaning of the term varies from advanced machine learning to a smart spreadsheet. At the same time, there’s growing public awareness around the risks of AI.

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Edsurge

APRIL 19, 2022

Last week, for example, Lumen Learning, a company that sells low-cost OER textbooks and courseware, announced it received a $5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Officials plan to make an OER Statistics 101 course available by 2023. Officials plan to make an OER Statistics 101 course available by 2023.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 2, 2021

That kind of recruiting was a relatively new solution for IBM and other companies that generally require bachelor’s degrees for entry-level white-collar workers. It feels like we’re the kids of the company,” said Haruza, now 27. Bridget Gainer, Aon’s chief commercial officer, said the company is stronger for it.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 5, 2019

One of the more high profile efforts has been supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which in 2013 began providing grant funding to colleges and companies for its Integrated Planning and Advising for Student Success initiative, or iPASS for short. The ultimate goal is to help more students persist and finish college.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 20, 2020

Examples from The Hechinger Report’s collection of misleading research claims touted by ed tech companies. Same for Matific, which gives students math practice tailored to their skill level, and Edgenuity, which develops online courses. Some companies are trying to gain a foothold in a crowded market.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 18, 2020

But for some online education companies, the upheaval represents a chance to profit. Last month, Hechinger reported that website traffic was surging for some ed tech companies. The company manages more than 70 schools in 30 states and Washington, D.C. In 2016, the company reached a $168.5 And K12 Inc.,

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

And now, the company that helps groups of colleges—a “consortium” in Acadeum parlance—share online courses has raised a new round of funding to support its marketing efforts and woo more schools to its digital course-sharing consortia. Our goal is to be the biggest open network,” says Pierce, the company’s CEO.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

But instead of a classroom, Wolochow now works on the Silicon Valley campus of a company that’s using technology to make learning more accessible to people throughout the world. More companies in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics—or STEM—fields are hiring workers with liberal arts backgrounds, according to a recent report.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 24, 2021

I like how each of these courses aligns with national and state standards. Many of these units fit easily into an existing course, adding fun and real-world engagement as students learn. In this six-lesson course, students start off by learning about banking options. Everfi sponsored this post. All opinions are my own.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Then close-by Adrian College used course sharing to add a supply chain management major, and Smith — who liked the idea of being on a smaller campus — enrolled there. But you get to take courses from Michigan and Harvard.”. Dylan Smith was planning to go to Michigan State University to major in supply chain management.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 30, 2021

It was at 8 one evening that a woman Stretch advises admitted she was having trouble catching up with three unfinished courses from a previous semester while taking a full load of additional classes and struggling to earn enough to pay tuition. “I Credit: Yunuen Bonaparte for The Hechinger Report. And not only in Connecticut.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

With such broad interpretations of AI, Andrew Ng wants to simply things for the average person in a new course called AI for Everyone. Lessons will include how to select AI projects, as well as how to work with and manage AI teams within companies. He left the company in 2014.) Several of the courses Deeplearning.ai

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Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2022

It’s the seventh edition of the Changing Landscape of Online Education (CHLOE) report. In the survey, chief online officers predicted that by 2025, programs and courses that mix on-campus and online learning experiences will become the norm for undergraduate students, graduate students and adult learners.

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Digital Promise

MAY 28, 2021

According to a December 2020 survey, more than 70 percent of teachers in Verizon Innovative Learning Schools reported feeling prepared for distance learning, with 93 percent crediting the program with making aspects of remote instruction easier to implement. The Halo Award is not the only recognition the program has received this year.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2019

The college counseling company at the heart of the “Varsity Blues” cheating scandal did more than just help students get into college through fraudulent means. It also had its employees pose as students to take online courses for them once they were enrolled, to make sure they passed.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2024

Credit: Javeria Salman/The Hechinger Report Across town, students in Ruben Jacquez’s class at Rio Mesa High School use coding software to compile and clean data they’ve collected on student stress levels. Nicolas Garcia, a senior at Adolfo Camarillo High School, analyzes data that he gathered on his cellphone use during the school day.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

We can dig in and find that in some excellent research from the 2020 State of Engagement report. In this blog post, I’ll share my observations and give you links to the report so you can read it for yourself. To help you get closer to these answers, I recommend that all of you read GoGuardian ’s 2020 State of Engagement Report.

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Edsurge

JULY 26, 2021

China’s ballooning edtech market is suddenly deflating thanks to new government restrictions on lucrative private tutoring companies that serve millions of the country’s children. This “clampdown on tech” has coincided with the resignation, detention and even disappearance of leaders of some leading Chinese internet companies.

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Edsurge

JULY 31, 2019

after the company told investors to expect greater losses than previously expected. On the company’s earnings call Tuesday, 2U CEO Christopher “Chip” Paucek revised its guidance to expect a net loss of between $151.5 Despite all this, the company reported a boost in revenue, with $135.5 million and $157.5

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2018

But what does it mean for a company to personalize its support for the teachers who use its product? School leader, Jordan Silvestri and Kiddom representative, Melissa Giroux, describe what it takes for an edtech company to deliver the kind of personalized experience to its customers that teachers give to their students.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Tampa, FL – September 24, 2021 – The Washington Post reported 14 school shootings between March and June 2021 despite pandemic-related school closures. Vector LiveSafe is an advanced tip reporting and safety communication platform for organizations, including schools.

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Edsurge

APRIL 24, 2018

Between the creation of a social rating system and street cameras with facial recognition capabilities, technology reports coming out of China have raised serious concerns for privacy advocates. In 2015, the firm acquired the education technology platform, Promethean , a company that creates interactive displays for schools.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Versions of that sales pitch echoed through the cavernous exhibit hall this week at one of the largest trade shows for tech companies selling to colleges. College officials arrived at this week’s conference feeling plenty of pressure to save money and improve student success, of course. CHICAGO—Big Data will save you. Among them.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Today’s news cycle is littered with reports of high-profile hacks on credit reporting bureaus, ransomware attacks against schools and individuals and sensitive data stolen from brands like Target and LinkedIn. But starting this fall it’s adding something new to its roster: a cybersecurity course for high schoolers.

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Edsurge

JUNE 15, 2023

A public community college in east Hollywood, it wasn’t one of the original schools that got grants to build out a “ metaversity ,” a digital alternative campus influenced by the tech company Meta. They have managed to reduce the cost of production to about $15,000 per course. And those in education also report hearing the term less.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 18, 2024

Credit: Patricia Kühfuss for The Hechinger Report Neriman is taking part in Kein Abschluss ohne Anschluss (KAoA) — or “no graduation without connection” — a program that has been rolled out across the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia to help students better plan for their futures. amid growing disenchantment with university education.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Crafting an efficient schedule of college course offerings means solving a complex puzzle. The greater the inefficiency of the course catalog, the lower the graduation rate at the institutions analyzed. Other companies offering tools to improve schedules include CollegeNET and EMS. The downturn has changed that equation.”

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

“Despite the impact this emerging industry has made on higher education over the past 6 years, the size and scope of the sector and its impact remain unclear,” a new report published in RTI International finds. Authors of the report broke down what kinds of financial-aid options that coding bootcamps offer.

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Edsurge

MAY 22, 2019

For venture-backed education companies, the path to sustainability—and profitability—can be full of difficult twists and turns. Most of the people affected were part of the company’s professional development team, which worked with educators to implement its supplemental curriculum offerings. Tony Wan contributed to this report.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 28, 2023

He makes the equivalent of about $7,000 per course, per term. Credit: Allen McEachern for The Hechinger Report Now there’s new scrutiny of how adjuncts’ pay and benefits affect not only them but also their students, who often go into debt to cover rising tuition. It’s not fair to them — we know that. Related: What’s in a word?

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Edsurge

AUGUST 5, 2022

The fortunes of Online Program Management companies, or OPMs, are falling fast these days. These companies, which help colleges set up online programs and often help finance them as well in exchange for a cut of revenues, have lately seen a barrage of bad news. The Pivot What 2U announced was both a pivot and an acceleration.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Two of the fastest growing and most highly valued education technology companies are going down the alphabet as they raise subsequent rounds at higher and higher valuations. This latest investment gives the Pittsburgh-based company a valuation of $2.4 To date, the company has raised $183 million in outside capital.

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Edsurge

MAY 21, 2021

Community colleges are staking a claim in the territory of online course marketplaces. Courses For Jobs, Not For Credit Unmudl advertises its services as being for “grown-ups” who are looking for “a better job in weeks instead of years.” Some courses are entirely online, while others are designed to have in-person components.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2023

This course was meant for anyone interested in becoming a future software engineer or data scientist, not someone who is already one.” A still shot from an online course about the Python programming language, created with the help of a generative AI tool.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The 4,000-student school district offers classes in agriculture and health sciences, courses in coding and welding, and internships at the local hospital and the district offices. About 85 percent of high school graduates in 2019 had taken at least one course in career and technical education, or CTE.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Credit: Shane Bevel for The Hechinger Report Until recently, however, students in Union’s advanced math classes remained mostly white. It’s also the result of a years-long campaign to identify and promote more students from underrepresented backgrounds into the district’s most challenging math courses.

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