EdNews Daily

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Editor’s note: This is one in a series of profiles about the men and women who are creating today’s EdTech companies. Jay Goyal, the CEO and Co-Founder of Actively Learn, began his journey to EdTech after graduating from Duke University with a B.S. By Kenna McHugh. in Economics.

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Microsoft EdTech Company Study 100

Edsurge

JUNE 1, 2018

That’s how much the Landham, Maryland-based company raised through its latest public offering of common stock this week. He’s referring to the South Africa-based company that works with universities to build short online courses, which 2U purchased for $103 million in May 2017. We believe the company is fully funded,” he says.

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Company Course Mobility Technology Support 154

Edsurge

DECEMBER 1, 2017

As more nonprofit colleges and universities bet their futures on online offerings, many are turning to for-profit companies to help create and advertise their new digital degree programs. There, he helped 2U raise nearly $100 million, and left shortly before the company went public.

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Company Pearson Report Course 74

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

billion in companies building education products, but this is a far cry below the money invested in other markets like computers and software, $115.7 Government officials and investors, he argued, must push research agencies and edtech companies to develop well-designed, evidence-based products that can scale quickly to all students.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 22, 2021

Throughout Monica’s extensive career, she has sought out the diverse experiences required to know how to implement positive changes in education: she has served as a classroom teacher, adjunct professor, and education consultant for national, technology-based curriculum companies.

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Data Education Report Professional Learning 53

Edsurge

MAY 29, 2019

It’s unfortunate: There’s a ton of great technology available to support teachers and enhance the learning experience and—if investment trends in edtech are any indication—we’ll see even more innovation in the upcoming years. If the technology supports this, it meets the primary requirement.

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EdTech Meeting Laptops Company 167

eSpark

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

At the end of the day, edtech can feel like one more thing on a teacher’s plate. From IBM’s test scoring machines in the 1930s to the Speak & Spells of the 70s, innovators and educators have been trying to improve education with technology for decades. Let’s build technology that facilitates extraordinary teaching and learning.

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EdTech Academic Standards Chromebook Analysis 52

eSpark

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

At the end of the day, edtech can feel like one more thing on a teacher’s plate. From IBM’s test scoring machines in the 1930s to the Speak & Spells of the 70s, innovators and educators have been trying to improve education with technology for decades. Let’s build technology that facilitates extraordinary teaching and learning.

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EdTech Academic Standards Chromebook Analysis 40