eSchool News

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

In addition to providing students a path toward their college degree, the Outlier offerings also give those looking for valuable career and workforce training the opportunity to earn credit-bearing professional certificates from leading technology companies like Google, Meta, and Salesforce.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The company that owns Lego is diving headlong into K-12 education’s switch to digital. Kirkbi A/S, the private investment and holding company that owns a controlling stake in Lego, acquired the video animation company BrainPOP for $875 million. The deal was announced Tuesday. Lego owner Kirkbi is to acquire U.S.

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Marketplace K-12

AUGUST 29, 2023

The post Discovery Education Acquires DreamBox Learning, in Pairing of Major Classroom-Focused Companies appeared first on Market Brief. The acquisition affects resources that are collectively delivered to millions of students in core academic subjects.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 12, 2020

As another school year begins, many families are now tasked with educating their children at home, changing the way we think about and prioritize learning. How can edtech shift from a focus on district administrators and classroom educators to better understand families’ needs during and after the COVID-19 pandemic?

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eSchool News

MARCH 7, 2023

PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY — Savvas Learning Company , a K-12 next-generation learning solutions leader, announced today that it has acquired Whooo’s Reading and its AI-driven technology that enables teachers to quickly and easily determine whether their students comprehend the books they are reading.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Google has silently acquired a widely-used K-12 data and analytics company. But the rationale for the deal was connected to BrightBytes’ data, a play to build up Google Education. In that email, Google described BrightBytes as a “perfect compliment” to Google Classroom and Workspace for Education.

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Ed Tech from the Ground Up

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Listenwise is expanding into the elementary-grade market in response to demand from educators. The post How Education Companies Can Expand Into New Markets While Staying Focused appeared first on Market Brief.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2021

And he is targeting education as one key part of that vision. What that metaverse will look like is still a bit vague, but the company gave some hints in prepared statements and in an hour-long video it released. In 2014 the company bought VR company Oculus for $2 billion.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 8, 2024

There’s an idea about how children learn to read that’s held sway in schools for more than a generation – even though it was proven wrong by cognitive scientists decades ago. Teaching methods based on this idea can make it harder for children to learn how to read.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

When it comes to choosing educational technology, K–12 IT leaders have the opportunity — after more than a year of using whatever was available to achieve learning — to choose tools intentionally. Over the past year and a half, well-respected companies introduced new tools and new companies stepped into the ed tech space to meet…

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Ed Tech from the Ground Up

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

After Move This World founder Sara LaHayne became bogged down in the administrative aspects of management, she took time to find a renewed emphasis on her company's message of self care for teachers and students. The post Startup Founder Finds New Focus in Mission of Social-Emotional Learning Company appeared first on Market Brief.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Transform Your Classroom with Project-Based Learning and the Scientific Method We all know that hands-on exploration is the best way to engage students in the scientific method. Students learn about early ceramics as well as how to understand history and how it relates to science, as well. Research Quest sponsored this blog post.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 14, 2021

As we return to in-person learning, we should not return to business as usual. Listen to David Bott talk about Three Things Schools Should Debate As We Return to In-Person Learning. 5 Things We Need to Get Right As We Return to In-Person Learning with Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath. Listen to the show on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

That shortage has become so desperate at times that state governments have even started letting their employees take paid time off to plug in the holes in missing staff, in an effort to keep schools from shuttering in-person learning. The company does cover the cost of background checks for employees looking to participate.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 22, 2020

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter On this show, the topic is — what are kids really learning? Here’s the thing, every situation is a learning opportunity. I share 10 important concepts we need to level up as we transition to online learning.

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Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2021

Coursera’s founders and CEO rang the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange today, as the online-learning company became a rare edtech enterprise to go public. And because it’s a pandemic, the event was online and the bell was virtual (perhaps fitting for an online-learning company). What does it need all that for?

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eSchool News

APRIL 10, 2024

Students in special education make up 15% of the K-12 student population, and that number has been steadily increasing for nearly 40 years. In her new role, Cruse will support MiEN in its work to design products that are flexible and adaptable to a variety of learning, mobility, and pedagogical needs. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Since the second semester of his senior year of high school, he has responded to field calls as an employee of the largest underground utility locating company in North America — the Indianapolis-based U.S. Infrastructure Company (USIC). You learn how to work with people,” he said.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — EPS School Specialty, a leading provider of PreK–12 supplemental ELA and math solutions, announces the launch of EPS Learning, a new, standalone company focused on literacy as the springboard to lifelong learning and opportunity. As our students grow and learn, so do our solutions.”

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eSchool News

MARCH 12, 2024

Santa Barbara, CA — ParentSquare , the award-winning unified school-home engagement platform for K12 education, has been named to the 2024 edition of the GSV 150: GSV’s annual list of the top 150 private companies transforming digital learning and workforce skills.

Company 57

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Edsurge

MAY 16, 2020

This uncertainty is enough to cause an educator—a profession that depends on planning and preparation—to experience a wide range of unpleasant emotions. But educators are a tenacious and resourceful bunch. Companies that provide this assistance to teachers directly will be rich in prospects.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

NEW YORK PRNewswire/ — Today, Merlyn Mind, an AI company focused on building domain-specific AI platforms and solutions for improving human productivity, announced the launch of its AI-powered classroom solution, Merlyn Origin.

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Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2024

Today, the use of this technology in education settings is underway, and states are even beginning to release guidance on how to navigate AI in schools. Over the past year, the tone of that guidance has shifted from skepticism and resistance to acceptance and optimism, according to an analysis from the Center for Reinventing Public Education.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY — Savvas Learning Company , a K-12 next-generation learning solutions leader, introduced its newly updated enVision Mathematics series with many exciting enhancements inspired by feedback from math teachers, including brand-new family engagement resources to support student learning at home.

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Company Learning Instructional Materials Secondary 90

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Even so, some educators are trying to get ahead of the curve to help influence what kinds of education products and services emerge in the metaverse. This week the Brookings Institution released a policy brief titled “ A Whole New World: Education Meets the Metaverse. ” That's not what real learning is about.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2021

For years, the global learning platform Kahoot has been growing its foothold in the K-12 space through acquisitions and add-ons to its popular quiz platform. Instead, the Norway-based company—which counts Disney as an investor —revealed a new suite of digital games, called Kahoot! And no, it’s not more quizzes.

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Khan Academy Company EdTech Technology 218

Edsurge

MARCH 19, 2024

Many educational products are never shown to students until they have already been designed,” said Elliott Hedman, a consultant who works with edtech companies, in a talk this month at the SXSW EDU festival. Experts have also called for more teachers and educators to be involved with the development of edtech products.

EdTech 179

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

My then-employer was part of the growing education industry in the Philippines. Likewise, this trend took off in China and grew to be worth many billions of dollars, thanks to companies like VIPKid that eventually hired upward of 100,000 foreign educators—mostly Americans—to tutor millions of kids in China.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 18, 2024

NEW YORK — Loyal Harmoni Harris travels every day to Bronx Regional High School, where she learns emotional, motor and language skills. That’s because Loyal is part of a unique New York City program called LYFE — Living for the Young Family Through Education. Experienced educators help students learn parenting skills.

Education 179

Education Outcomes Learning Company 179

Marketplace K-12

APRIL 21, 2020

In this new instructional environment caused by the coronavirus outbreak, educators are worried about screen time, the digital divide and more. The post 4 Lessons Educators Can Teach Companies Amid Remote-Learning Shift appeared first on Market Brief.

Company 104

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

This month the company made clear its ambitious research agenda: to achieve the science-fiction dream of building next-generation teaching aids with artificial intelligence. Even in health care, what DeepMind has done with mapping the proteins of DNA—nobody's doing that in the education sector.” We want to be thought leaders.”

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American Consortium for Equity in Education

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

ParentSquare President and Founder Anupama Vaid has also been honored with ASU+GSV Summit’s Power Of Women Award ParentSquare, the award-winning unified school-home engagement platform for K12 education, has been named to the 2024 edition of the GSV 150: GSV’s annual Keep Reading ParentSquare Named to the 2024 GSV 150: The Top Growth Companies in (..)

Company 52

Company Digital Learning Learning Education 52

Marketplace K-12

APRIL 5, 2022

Big education organizations, including Cambium Learning, AVID, and ETS named new top executives at the ASU+GSV summit, or in the run-up to it. The post Education Companies Roll Out New Top Executives at ASU+GSV appeared first on Market Brief.

Company 98

Company Education Learning Conference 98

Marketplace K-12

JULY 13, 2021

The post Congressional Bill Aims to Incentivize Education Companies, Schools to Sharpen Cybersecurity appeared first on Market Brief. Legislation introduced last month calls on the federal government, K-12 schools, and vendors to take a more structured approach toward cybersecurity and protecting student data.

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EdNews Daily

JUNE 15, 2021

Many businesses, big and small alike, have reaped significant returns through company internship programs. The most common reason why companies create internship programs is to find top talent. With tools like Learning Management System (LMS), you can automate the training process through online courses. per […].

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Edsurge

APRIL 16, 2024

Remember all the hype around the metaverse in education? Learn more about EdSurge ethics and policies here and supporters here.) So what happened to the early education experiments in the metaverse, and what do those watching the space think is next? And for education, we need more. But he admits there are downsides, too.

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Education Facebook Policies Company 138

American Consortium for Equity in Education

MARCH 1, 2024

Tutored by Teachers, a leading provider of teacher-led personalized learning and student outcomes, has been named to the prestigious 2024 edition of the GSV 150: GSV’s annual list of the top 150 private companies transforming digital learning and workforce skills.

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