EdNews Daily

JUNE 28, 2017

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 20, 2020

Examples from The Hechinger Report’s collection of misleading research claims touted by ed tech companies. All three of these companies try to hook prospective users with claims on their websites about their products’ effectiveness. Some companies are trying to gain a foothold in a crowded market.

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EdTech4Beginners

JULY 21, 2023

On the flip side, this high demand also means an increase in the number of startups and new companies, making it a more competitive market. These profitable Edtech companies are pros at what it takes to position themselves as credible brands. This is one of the biggest perks of SEO strategies for education companies.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 2, 2023

Student Protections: HIPPA and Reporting Requirements For example, if AI is “working with” students, it should be under the same HIPPA requirements and have mandatory reporting requirements, just like educators and the tools we use do now. And that, my friends, is where we are.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

But instead of a classroom, Wolochow now works on the Silicon Valley campus of a company that’s using technology to make learning more accessible to people throughout the world. More companies in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics—or STEM—fields are hiring workers with liberal arts backgrounds, according to a recent report.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 16, 2024

He created a program called Forage, which contracts with companies to offer free, virtual job simulations for students and those looking for work. The other is to help companies identify candidates who have demonstrated their commitment and interest and who will be likely to stay in these roles for longer periods of time.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

As Alpha Public Schools administrator Jin-Soo Huh told EdSurge this past summer , “Edtech companies have a responsibility when putting out studies to understand data clearly and present it accurately.” Here are the top companies in each category. The Learning Sciences Category: BrainQuake, Inc.

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Edsurge

MAY 18, 2019

Employees report higher productivity , greater efficiency and less stress , while companies can benefit from lower real estate costs and an expanded talent pool. My former company, Big Universe ( now acquired ) was a fully-virtual operation. We were small, but often credited for operating like a nimble, large company.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

We can dig in and find that in some excellent research from the 2020 State of Engagement report. In this blog post, I’ll share my observations and give you links to the report so you can read it for yourself. To help you get closer to these answers, I recommend that all of you read GoGuardian ’s 2020 State of Engagement Report.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2023

“These concerns may be heightened by knowing the potential ease with which companies may access the posts of schools and districts for uses not intended to be accessed by those in schools who have posted,” researchers wrote. There are educational leaders in schools wrestling with these ethical quandaries , the report authors noted.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 24, 2020

I take a topic that isn’t super simple — databases — and show how I teach it with 2 simple projects, some game-based learning, concrete examples, and how my students all master the topic in five days. Of interest to most of you, however, will be how I plan lessons. Wherever I work, my lesson plans are with me.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 26, 2022

In this example, I clicked brain breaks and found many resources to add brain breaks from task cards to free videos and other resources to add brain breaks to my classroom easily. The company who sponsored it compensated me via a cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2024

Overall public school enrollment is expected to continue its incremental decline through 2040, notes education consulting firm McKinsey & Company, with urban districts bearing the brunt of it. Many classmates and I all had to go to different classes."

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EdTech4Beginners

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Utilities, rent, insurance, and salaries are some generic examples. Profit margin is the portion of revenue that is left a company keeps as profit after accounting for all expenses. Investors and analysts consider profit margin to be a key metric when determining the financial health of a company and assessing its profitability.

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Edsurge

APRIL 19, 2022

Last week, for example, Lumen Learning, a company that sells low-cost OER textbooks and courseware, announced it received a $5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. In 2020, Lumen acquired Faculty Guild , a coaching company for instructors, now called Lumen Circles. How Is It Used In Classrooms?

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Digital Promise

JUNE 2, 2021

With companies like Google planning to invest more into how AI is integrated into the classroom, millions of teachers across all subject areas could be impacted in just a few short years. For example, when a teacher has students use Grammarly to improve their writing, they’re using AI.

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Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2023

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, predicted last year that it will usher in the greatest tech transformation ever. The most dramatic example came in May, when Chegg’s falling stock price was blamed on chatbots. The department’s new report includes a warning of sorts: Don’t let your imagination run wild. “We

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 18, 2024

Credit: Patricia Kühfuss for The Hechinger Report Neriman is taking part in Kein Abschluss ohne Anschluss (KAoA) — or “no graduation without connection” — a program that has been rolled out across the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia to help students better plan for their futures. amid growing disenchantment with university education.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2023

This virtual version of Ada Lovelace is an example of technology known as generative AI, which is composed of algorithms that can essentially produce new content from raw information. A Swedish company called Sana Labs sells a learning-management system that promises to automatically compile courses for internal use by companies.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Tampa, FL – September 24, 2021 – The Washington Post reported 14 school shootings between March and June 2021 despite pandemic-related school closures. Vector LiveSafe is an advanced tip reporting and safety communication platform for organizations, including schools. For more information, visit www.vectorsolutions.com.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2017

And career preparation here isn’t just a buzzword but more like a guiding principle: When the end-of-day bell sounds, some children transition from students to employees of the district, and earn $10 an hour for working on a variety of projects for local technology companies. Photo: Wayne D’Orio for The Hechinger Report.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Versions of that sales pitch echoed through the cavernous exhibit hall this week at one of the largest trade shows for tech companies selling to colleges. Southern Mississippi’s efforts are a good example of the reality on many campuses starting to get into Big Data. CHICAGO—Big Data will save you. Among them.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2022

It’s the seventh edition of the Changing Landscape of Online Education (CHLOE) report. Yet bringing this hybrid vision to life in just a few years’ time would require colleges to change their strategies and also invest more in online education, the report suggests. That may lead to less outsourcing of services from edtech companies.

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Edsurge

MARCH 22, 2022

Treasury report from September noted the harmful effects of shortfalls in the childcare supply. Childcare companies took a big hit during the pandemic, says Julie Wroblewski, a managing partner at Magnify Ventures. But some of those companies seem to have weathered the pandemic. Reach him at daniel@edsurge.com.

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ProfHacker

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Justin Reich and Mizuko (Mimi) Ito have recently published a report entitled From Good Intentions to Real Outcomes: Equity by Design in Learning Technologies. The report is available for download without monetary charge and without collection of your personal data. If you don’t care about equity in edtech.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2022

At least, that’s what’s suggested by a report released last week by the Center for Democracy and Technology, a nonprofit organization that’s taking a look at the impact of student surveillance. Thirty-seven percent of teachers say that law enforcement gets messages after hours regarding students’ digital activity, the report says.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

What defines an exemplary edtech company that serves K-12 needs? While the edtech market continues to grow with innovative ways to engage students, not many companies provide products rooted in three decades of cognitive research that continue to provide solid returns on investment. You mentioned subject areas beyond mathematics.

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Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2022

A consultant recently noticed a company announcement about the features in the U.K. The company did not respond to questions about the program. But recent reports have speculated that the company could “bootstrap an online course ecosystem.” Udemy’s stock, for example, is down.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

This summer, the White House persuaded seven major tech companies to make substantial commitments toward the responsible development of artificial intelligence; in early September, eight more joined in. And ed tech companies must demonstrate that their AI is accurate and without bias before it is used by young students in a classroom.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2023

According to the National Center on Education Statistics , the number of adults with children under the age of 18 reporting that “computers were always or usually available for education purposes” has risen to 94 percent. Over the past few decades, there have been great strides in this area.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 29, 2024

At elite universities, that figure was much higher — almost 90 percent at the University of Pennsylvania, for example, according to the school’s career services office. The Washington Center, for example, last year began offering fully funded, short-term career-readiness programs. The company, whose biggest market is now the U.S.,

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The Innovative Educator

APRIL 14, 2019

Let's take a look by looking at social media examples. In 2018 Berners-Lee kicked off a global campaign that included a “Contract for the Web,” urging governments, Internet companies and users to commit to a set of principles to protect the openness and accessibility of the Web. Is accessibility baked into to the development process?

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Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2017

“Momentum is growing around ISAs,” says the authors of a report on how income share agreements could impact the way students pay for college in the future. To ease some confusion, researchers behind the study lay out the major ISA companies, investors and strategies that exist including Vemo Education, Avenue Funding and Lumni.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 28, 2023

This story also appeared in Mind/Shift Three new reports offer some insights. All three were produced by for-profit companies that sell assessments to schools. These companies may have a business motive in sounding an alarm to sell more of their product, but the reports are produced by well-regarded education statisticians.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 25, 2024

Now comes the first partnership between a higher education institution and OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, and a new flurry of question marks. Researchers, for example, will be able to use these tools to synthesize large data sets. ASU has a reputation for its innovative partnerships. The ASU community is enormous.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 3, 2023

Its goal is to not only provide schools the resources they need to pick equitable ed tech products, but also to hold ed tech companies accountable for tools that could negatively affect historically underrepresented students. Hebbar said tech companies’ claim that they don’t track race because of data privacy issues is a cop-out. “If

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Meanwhile, with more than 11,000 ed tech products on the market and companies sometimes making extravagant claims about their effectiveness, it’s often impossible to determine which products work and which don’t. Because of these requirements, some companies opt out of partnering, said Ames. The onsite training is expensive.

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