eSchool News

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Capstone, an innovative learning company merging children’s content with easy-to-use edtech tools for K-5 classrooms, libraries, and homes, has named Haygood Poundstone as Chief Revenue Officer. Prior to his time at Capstone, Poundstone held a variety of leadership positions at Lightspan and PLATO (now Edmentum). MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.

Edmentum 63

Edmentum Libraries eBook EdTech 63

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

There are not too many education conferences that flip the script and let CEOs grill investors with questions. According to the BMO Capital Markets Education Training Report, investments in education technology are projected to rebound after a sluggish 2016. Based Education Technology Companies (2011-2016).

EdTech 125

EdTech Edmentum Industry Company 125

Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2019

At the time, he was part of PLATO Learning, a school instructional software vendor now known as Edmentum. PLATO had reportedly spent about $50 million to buy another company to expand the school grades it serviced. Brekhus is a seasoned survivor of education mergers and acquisitions.

Strategy 99

Strategy Edmentum EdTech Pearson 99

Edsurge

DECEMBER 6, 2017

The education technology industry often gets flak for not seeking the perspectives of educators. So these days, companies, nonprofits and researchers make working closely with teachers and administrators as one of their main priorities. We have to do things differently,” Jamie Candee, CEO of Edmentum told the crowd.

Edmentum 130

Edmentum Conference Industry Blended Learning 130

Marketplace K-12

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

Venture capital deals in the ed-tech market dominated the news over the past week, with companies such as Knewton, SchoolMint, and NuuEd announcing the completion of funding rounds as well as ed-tech accelerator Imagine K12 merging with the Y Combinator fund. million PreK-12 students.

Knewton 40

Knewton Edmentum Company Professional Learning 40

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The eSchool News K-12 Hero Awards recognize the dedicated efforts of education professionals across K-12 departments, including IT, curriculum, instruction and administration. The program received an influx of inspiring nominations that highlight the innovation and selflessness of educators in schools and districts across the nation.

Edmentum 96

Edmentum Education Libraries Advocacy 96

eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2023

The 2023 K-12 Hero Awards program is dedicated to recognizing the country’s best examples of K-12 success using innovative education technologies. Education professionals across K-12 departments are eligible for nomination, including IT, curriculum, instruction, and administration.

Edmentum 81

Edmentum Digital Divide Professional Learning Industry 81

eSchool News

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Remaining a tech-savvy educator means keeping on top of the myriad changes and trends in education, how technology can support those trends, and how teaching and learning can best benefit from near-constant change. A new round of funding is enabling the company to make an even bigger difference in the way students learn.

Digital Citizenship 40

Digital Citizenship Edmentum Internet Safety Survey 40

Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2022

As founder of the Center for Education Market Dynamics, Livingston has spent the better part of two decades thinking about how to get edtech innovations to the students who need them most. Jeff Livingston, founder of the Center for Education Market Dynamics “I say, ‘Have you watched Abbott Elementary?’”

Company 155

Company EdTech Edmentum Robotics 155

eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The eSchool News K-12 Hero Awards recognize the dedicated efforts of education professionals across K-12 departments, including IT, curriculum, instruction and administration. Jim Perry came to education as a second career and has brought such dedication and fresh perspective to his staff, students, and district at large.

Education 106

Education Edmentum Epson Elementary 106

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

During the 2016-17 school year, 71 schools in the state used online learning platforms, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. He said the lack of an in-person expert teacher, who can answer questions, lead discussions, and spend extra time with students who are struggling, has taken a toll on his education.

Edmentum 111

Edmentum Education Course Online Learning 111

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Nearly a thousand of the education industry’s C-level executives, private equity fund managers and investors gathered at BMO Capital’s “ Back to School ” conference in New York City. Few, if any educators were present (ironic, given the back-to-school theme). Students and teachers were not the only ones to return to class this week.

Edmentum 103

Edmentum Education Company Industry 103

eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The eSchool News K-12 Hero Awards recognize the dedicated efforts of education professionals across K-12 departments, including IT, curriculum, instruction and administration. Samsung’s Interactive Whiteboard was ready out-of-the-box and was an easy-to-use product for educators to easily provide personalized experiences.

Education 115

Education Learning EdTech Data 115

Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2017

This is part ten of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” Perhaps it’s no surprise that there was so much talk this year about education, technology, and emotional health. All the talk of the importance of “emotion” in education reflects other trends too. They turn into products.

Technology 67

Technology Education Facebook Company 67

techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

ASSIST EDUCATION & APEX LEARNING ( assisteducation.com/ ) & ( www.apexlearning.com ) ASSIST Education and Apex Learning enhanced their partnership with the addition of adaptive content and digital tutorials into the ASSIST Integrated Education Management System for K-12 schools. civics and government topics.

Tools 60

Tools Robotics Edmentum Software 60

Edsurge

JANUARY 2, 2023

In November, the Virginia Board of Education tossed out its plan to revise the state’s standards of learning for history and social studies. This all fueled the impression that it was a political, rather than an educational, decision. The fusion of politics and education is hardly unusual. So, You Want to Be Inclusive?

Edmentum 109

Edmentum Company Industry Guidelines 109

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 28, 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. State and Local) Education Politics. Immigration and Education.

Education 55

Education Chegg MOOC Robotics 55

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.”

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

APRIL 20, 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. Muñiz as the Education Department’s General Counsel.

Education 43

Education Pearson Edmentum lynda.com 43