Edsurge

JULY 24, 2017

edtech companies last year, the dollars returned with a fury during the first six months of 2017. edtech startups is already at 88 percent of the total in 2016 ( which was $1 billion ). Several private-equity-backed companies have invested heavily in the “platform” approach. According to our tally, there were 58 U.S.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 7, 2020

She joined in 2018 after serving as an executive at different education organizations including Kaplan, Charter Schools USA and the New York City Department of Education, where she worked under then-chancellor Joel Klein. Established edtech investors are raising new funds —sometimes two at once.

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2017

Consider that of the very small number of edtech firms that have successfully gone public over the last decade, two of the recent successes include 2U and Instructure – firms that provide services or technologies for their university partners to deliver their core academic programs.

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Company Trends Kaplan Knewton 99

The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 19, 2023

She has held several leadership positions with education companies, most recently Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Achieve 3000, Kaplan K12, and Renaissance Learning. Prior to this, they founded their own company called EdGenius.net, where they provided consulting services for organizations looking to improve teaching and learning practices.

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Edsurge

JULY 12, 2017

In an email, the company stated that “we’ve determined that we simply cannot reach a sustainable business model without compromising our mission of delivering a high-quality coding education that remains accessible to a diverse population of students.”. The company was founded in 2012, and had bootstrapped its growth until its.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Maia Sharpley’s career in education includes serving in executive positions with the New York City Department of Education, Kaplan and Charter Schools USA. From 2008 to 2019 we have witnessed a 4,000-plus percent expansion in the number of funded edtech startups, and the best startups can become unicorns.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 6, 2020

He runs the company with a long-term focus, upholding the founding mission to improve classrooms everywhere. Under his leadership, revenues have increased more than eleven-fold, making Curriculum Associates one of the nation’s fastest-growing K–12 education publishing companies. To learn more about ATP, visit TestPublishers.org.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Last summer, the San Francisco-based company invited several dozen educational publishers and organizations to create and sell materials to Quizlet users, as part of a closed beta program. Today, the company announced it is inviting any content creator, including individual educators, to apply for its Premium Content program.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2021

We were in the early innings of what I argued at that time was more of a supply-side-driven phenomenon: universities and companies were experimenting with new offerings, and the groundwork was being laid for a more digitally-oriented, shorter-form credentialing future.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 5, 2018

For more than two decades, Jonathan Grayer has made a career out of welding educational companies. The former Kaplan executive, who served as its CEO from 1994 to 2008, oversaw 67 acquisitions that turned the test-prep business into a global education services provider. Yet that’s not all.

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eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2021

At the forefront of this are the many innovative founders and companies developing solutions that positively impact students, workers, companies and our communities. We view OnRamp as a critical forum for connecting edtech and workforce startups to funding during a time when many similar venues have disappeared.”.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Seattle-based software company Ranku announced today its acquisition by academic publishing company John Wiley & Sons. In 2013, co-founders and childhood friends Kim Taylor and Cecilia Retelle started Ranku out of the Kaplan EdTech Accelerator, raising $500,000 in seed funding led by Mark Cuban, GSV and Microsoft Ventures.

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Edsurge

JULY 20, 2017

Dev Bootcamp, a Kaplan-owned coding bootcamp pioneer, announced last week that it will be closing its doors in December. Its website states that since 2012, the firm has invested in more than 62 companies that have together raised more than $100 million. The Iron Yard did not respond to requests for comment.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2018

Imagine is owned by Weld North Education, a private equity firm that has amassed a portfolio of more than 10 education technology companies over the years. Technology companies including Google, Oracle and Cisco also gave support through providing hardware and database services.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

This broadcast was hosted by edWeb.net and sponsored by Kaplan Early Learning. Cynthia was honored as a leader of one of the Top 15 Fastest Growing Ed-Tech Woman-Led Companies in North America. Kaplan Early Learning Company is a leading international provider of products and services that enhance children’s learning.

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Edsurge

JULY 15, 2017

That was one of the reasons that led to its sale to Kaplan in 2014. The company wrote in its email to students: “We’ve determined that we simply cannot reach a sustainable business model without compromising our mission of delivering a high-quality coding education that remains accessible to a diverse population of students.”.

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Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2017

Companies like Microsoft, Facebook and Google are all dipping their toes into virtual and augmented reality. DeSchryver and Cavanagh will look at how ESSA is guiding the work of edtech companies now and in the future. How to Best Serve ELLs with Edtech : As the number of English Language Learners (ELL) in the U.S.

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MOOC EdTech OER Kaplan 60

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Little did they know then that the first word in its name would become a fitting pun for the private equity firm’s consolidation of education companies. Last week, the firm announced what will be its 14th deal: Glynlyon , a digital curriculum company based in Chandler, Ariz. based digital curriculum providers.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2020

She also holds two Master of Science Degrees in Higher Education minoring in Teaching and Learning and Online Technology from Kaplan University now Purdue University. In 2013 Candy received the honor of being awarded Educator-of-the-Year at the Maryland Campus of Kaplan University.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 3, 2021

New York, NY (December 6, 2021) – EdTech startup YaizY , an online platform with a wide range of curated courses in advanced digital subjects for kids, announced today a $2.1M seed round with total funding nearing $3 million. YaizY’s entry into the U.S.

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Edsurge

JULY 27, 2017

And then you go out and you buy a company. Paucek: We acquired a company out of South Africa called GetSmarter that we thought had remarkable overlap with 2U from both a cultural, a mission, and ultimately serve a product-fit perspective. When I clicked through, I found this incredible company that was in South Africa.

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techlearning

JULY 24, 2018

The company is tapping into districts' need for culturally relevant offerings in an unrivaled fashion, enabling teachers to reach students in ways that will have a profound impact both on learning outcomes and on school climate," said Heiman. Flocabulary's growing following among educators has been astounding to watch.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2016

based company laid off 22 of its 104 employees, amounting to 21 percent of its team. The company offers online courses in business, design and web and mobile programming. The company has raised more than $12 million in venture capital. It last raised $7 million in a Series B round led by Kaplan Ventures.

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Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2018

This is the edtech industry’s premier financial conversation, packed with more than 4,100 people and 350 CEOs. Women entrepreneurs made up more than a third of the presenting companies. Learn Capital is closing on a seed investment vehicle dubbed “ LearnStart ,” which has already invested in a Finnish company, 3DBear.

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Company Kaplan EdTech Industry 109

Edsurge

JUNE 17, 2017

Dreamit Edtech network to get their “lemon lists” of concepts, statements, and business models that edtech entrepreneurs may want to think twice—or thrice—about. Do you know what company is “Facebook for country X?” Kaplan , Princeton Review , Tutor.com … the list goes on and on. Parent communications platforms.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Chopra worked at the CFPB and, while there, “sued two for-profit-college companies – ITT Educational Services Inc. ” It’s now unclear, observers say, if the FTC can regulate companies like Google or Verizon. ” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Kaplan Will Offer Free Online PSAT Prep.”

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Via The Washington Post : “ Student loan companies reach $21.6 ” That’s Kaplan University and the Art Institutes. More on the Kaplan news via The Chronicle of Higher Education. “ Edtech CEOs Seek to Change the ‘ Adversarial Narrative ’ With Public School Teachers,” says Edsurge.

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Hack Education

JUNE 23, 2017

Via Inside Higher Ed : “The as-yet unnamed online university resulting from the proposed acquisition of Kaplan University by Purdue University has set discounted tuition rates for in-state students and free tuition for Purdue employees.” Behavioral management company Hero K12 has raised $150 million from BV Investment Partners.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

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. Blackboard’s Chief Financial Officer, Lisa Mayr, is also leaving the company.

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Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

” Via Politico : “A complex legal battle involving dozens of debt collection companies fighting over contracts with the Education Department has essentially suspended the government’s ability to collect defaulted student loans , the Trump administration disclosed in a court filing on Monday night.”

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Hack Education

AUGUST 24, 2018

” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “ For-Profit Companies With the Highest Enrollments at Their Colleges, Fall 2016.” ” There are more stories about Purdue University Global, formerly the for-profit Kaplan University, in the “labor and management” section below. ” Labor and Management.

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Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

Purdue University is buying Kaplan University for a dollar. Me, I wrote about how far Kaplan Inc ’s reach is in education politics and products. Greiff has previously been a partner at the 1776 venture fund and he was also a co-founder of the test prep company Grockit. The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed.

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Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

An op-ed in Inside Higher Ed from EAB’s Melanie Hoe : “What the Purdue-Kaplan Deal Means for You.” ” Via Education Dive : “The Purdue-Kaplan Earthquake.” ” The company has raised $16.5 ” Via Edsurge : “What Is ‘Quality’? ” Fox. The Business of Job Training.

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Hack Education

MAY 19, 2017

Here are the education technology companies that have raised money from ISPs. Via Edsurge : “Why Donald Graham Sold Kaplan University to Purdue for $1.” I’d totally forgotten that Zynga was still a thing, but apparently the company has enough money to subsidize gaming courses. ” More via Education Week.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

The company alleges in a lawsuit, which became public on Monday, that the Education Department’s process for selecting companies for its new loan servicing platform has been unfair and violated federal procurement rules.” ” Via Edsurge CEO Betsy Corcoran : “ Edtech Incubators are Fading. Or something.

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Education Robotics Pearson Company 54

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Or it will raise a bunch of venture capital to support its “free” offering for a while, and then the company will get acquired and the product will go away. And “free” doesn’t last. Sometimes they strike a deal.

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Hack Education

JULY 14, 2017

Kaplan is closing Dev Bootcamp , a coding bootcamp it acquired in 2014. Also via Edsurge : “How Boundaries Between Colleges and Companies Will Continue to Blur.” “Mind-reading robo tutor in the sky” company Knewton has a new CEO , Brian Kibby , formerly with Pearson. Tutoring company Clark has raised $2.2

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