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Sneak a peek at 8 eSN K-12 Hero Awards contenders

eSchool News

Companies are encouraged to nominate the schools and districts using their products and services–this offers a chance to share success stories and impart valuable lessons learned with the education community. Our entire partnership has really helped our district to continue to thrive.

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eSN Hero Awards Finalists: 10 dedicated educators

eSchool News

Hatcher’s guidance, Akron Public Schools partnered with Edmentum to integrate cutting-edge learning technologies, harnessing their full potential to enhance learning outcomes. Ruth’s passion for his work and the close-knit community of Clover shine through, creating a truly exceptional learning environment.

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What if we gave every teacher a work from home day?

eSchool News

There’s no shortage of remote-first education companies that attract school-based talent with their social mission and flexible work. “We Butler Tech, a career technical center in Hamilton, OH, schedules fifteen consecutive four-day workweeks – with a twist.

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When Is It Okay for Public School Officials to Attend Tech-Funded Events?

Edsurge

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. This rule, he says, should apply to both for-profit companies and revenue generating nonprofits.

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K-12 Dealmaking: Knewton Raises $52M; Imagine K12 Merges with Y Combinator

Marketplace K-12

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.

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17 Hero Awards finalists demonstrate their commitment to education

eSchool News

With HMH’s blended curriculum and data tools, teachers in Jones County were able to streamline instruction and personalize learning for each student, without having to purchase extra materials or sign in on multiple platforms. Nominee: Laura Johnson , Apex Learning Virtual School Nominated by: Edmentum.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

“ Is Running a Company Like Leading a Classroom? Via The Outline : “The rise and fall of the company behind ’ Reader Rabbit’ and all your favorite educational games.” “ Learning Engineers Inch Toward the Spotlight,” Inside Higher Ed claims. million from Naspers and Learn Capital.

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