eSchool News

AUGUST 29, 2023

DALLAS, Texas – BookmarkED , the industry-first technology solution to personalize libraries with parental choice, has announced its official launch in Texas. We are driven to first empower Texas school districts with this technology, and then move to a national level,” said Steve Wandler, CEO and Co-Founder of BookmarkED.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 27, 2021

To provide safety to children and their technology in classrooms across the United States, an industry leader in charging solutions launches two new carts with device caddy compatibility on October 4. More technology equates to more time spent deploying and loading devices back into technology charging carts or other forms of storage.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2021

Publicly traded education technology companies are rare. as the remaining trio of prominent edtech companies on the U.S. But this contraction may not last long, thanks in part to one of the industry’s earliest and most ebullient investors, who is steering a financial vehicle that’s taken public markets by storm.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Each startup had five minutes to pitch their product and then answer questions from a panel of five judges who are experts in the fields of venture capital, information technology, and education. To stay up-to-date on the latest in adult learning and technology, sign up for our Spotlight newsletter. semi-finals? We wish them good luck!

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eSchool News

MARCH 15, 2023

Baumgartner will draw from his more than two decades of experience as a leader in the education industry to drive a new chapter of strategic growth for BookNook. Before joining BookNook, Baumgartner served in various leadership roles in the education industry. As demand continues to grow, we must evolve to meet those needs.

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edWeb.net

MAY 24, 2023

Tech savviness required Technology skills will be the foundation of most future jobs. Teach both digital literacy and computer science Digital literacy is understanding how to use technology, but students who learn computer science learn what’s happening behind the screen.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 8, 2021

Educational technology boomed in response to the pandemic. And companies — those new to the industry as well as old pros — made leaps and bounds in the educational technology space. And companies — those new to the industry as well as old pros — made leaps and bounds in the educational technology space.

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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. Edtech is one of the slowest adopters of AI so far, compared to some of the other industries out there,” Roy said. billion since it was founded 10 years ago.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Old and new players are rethinking how, what and where people learn, and, in particular, how to master the digital skills that are increasingly vital to jobs in a widening swathe of industries. They’re going to need the help of the platform companies themselves. Why should platform companies step into this space?

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American Consortium for Equity in Education

MARCH 7, 2023

The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) today announced finalists for this year’s Innovation Showcase highlighting up-and-coming education technology companies and their products.

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Edsurge

MARCH 3, 2020

spike in coronavirus cases, which currently numbers around 118 cases in 16 states , is leaving the edtech conference industry with an existential (if not quite Shakespearean) question at the start of its busy events season: to host or not to host? Some companies are electing to not send staff. The recent U.S.

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The Game Agency

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Stamford, CT – September 5, 2019 – The Game Agency has been named to the 2019 Top Training Companies List for the training delivery sector of the learning and development market. Selection to the 2019 Training Industry Top 20 Training Delivery Companies List was based on the following criteria: Value of platform features and capabilities.

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Training Industry Company Report 69

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

In 2020, the digital proctoring company Proctorio brought a lawsuit against Ian Linkletter, who was then a learning technology specialist at the University of British Columbia. The videos, which had been posted by the company as “unlisted” on Youtube, described how Proctorio’s software works. Don't be a Proctorio partner.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

A notable new lawsuit against social media industry leaders by the Seattle school district has left legal experts divided on how the case will unfold. Meanwhile, the social media companies named in the lawsuit emphasized their own commitments to teen and child safety. ByteDance did not respond to a request for comment.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 2, 2023

This is a testament to the company’s remarkable growth and commitment to revolutionizing college and career readiness across the country. 5000 list is a prestigious ranking that showcases the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. Through the next downturn, it will be clear which are the good companies.

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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. Interested parties can view the full 2024 GSV 150 list at [link].

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MindSpark

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

What effective communication skills are they developing, which industry standard productivity tools are they using? Education and industry collaboration is incredibly important because educators need to know what they’re preparing their students for, and how to do that. How are they collaborating so that they can succeed in the future?

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EdTech4Beginners

JULY 21, 2023

The Edtech industry is worth over $340 billion , and its value will keep rising as digital learning becomes even more common. This is good news for those in the industry. 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. Strategy #2.

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EdNews Daily

MARCH 16, 2019

If you have a passion for education technology and serving an international student base, this could be the right place for you. It’s no surprise that this pillar in the textbook and curriculum industry loves on-boarding talent with education backgrounds. Their offices are in San Mateo, CA, and Raleigh, NC. Pearson Online.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Zywicki has more than a decade of experience leading, scaling, and building education companies. As COO of PresenceLearning, she built a scaled organization that leveraged technology to deliver high-quality online therapy solutions for children with diverse needs. For more information, visit [link].

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 18, 2019

As Pearson resumes its education technology investment activity, the publisher is also divesting other edtech assets at the same time. million in two companies: online bootcamp Springboard and Knowledge to Practice, a medical startup. All 16 staff formerly on that Pearson team will make the transition to the new company.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

It offers advice to tech companies that are jumping into the metaverse, with principles from learning science for how to shape the development of their products and services. A lot of us who study what we call the science of learning have been very, very interested in the quick rise in technological alternatives for young children.

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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. It’s so important that we have people who are thinking about the ethical implications of the technology we’re building today.”

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Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2020

In response to increasingly aggressive marketing tactics by companies that help students cheat, colleges are striking back with new responses of their own. In some cases, colleges are looking abroad for research and models to fight companies that offer term papers for hire, a practice known as “contract cheating.”

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Edsurge

MARCH 14, 2019

The allure of “tech jobs” and the salaries they command have given rise to new industries, from coding bootcamps to specialized recruiters. Yet the likes of Google and Facebook sometimes overshadow sectors that have been—and remain—core to the American economy: industrial manufacturing. The Culver City, Calif. The Culver City, Calif.-based

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Many roads lead to a career in the self-driving car industry. That painfully obvious pun is actually one of the truest things you can say about this nascent, multidisciplinary enterprise, and it also encapsulates the challenge educators who want to prepare their students to work in this industry are facing today.

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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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The Hechinger Report

JULY 2, 2021

That kind of recruiting was a relatively new solution for IBM and other companies that generally require bachelor’s degrees for entry-level white-collar workers. It feels like we’re the kids of the company,” said Haruza, now 27. Bridget Gainer, Aon’s chief commercial officer, said the company is stronger for it.

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Edsurge

APRIL 23, 2019

They’re abbreviations for major conferences for companies in the education industry. What sets them apart from purely teacher-focused conferences is that industry players aren’t viewed mainly as vendors who pony up for a sponsorship or exhibit booth. For more education technology events, check out our 2019 calendars: U.S.

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eSchool News

MARCH 5, 2024

Learning technology company HMH announced it has acquired award-winning software company Writable , building on a longstanding partnership between the organizations that includes the integration of Writable’s research-backed writing assessment and practice solution with HMH’s core ELA offerings for grades 3-12.

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Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2020

Education isn’t the only industry to see experimentation en masse with distance learning. The company, NextStep , has tested its brand of caregiver training delivered by mobile device in Colorado. million on top of its previous seed rounds, bringing the company to a total of about $9 million raised to date.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Released at an October event on Capitol Hill, the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), the leading trade association for the business of information, released Principles for the Future of AI in Education , which will help the edtech industry as it works alongside educators during AI-infused learning.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 8, 2022

welcomed students back for in-person learning, educators leaned on Epson technology to help enhance education and bring lessons into the spotlight. To support a streamlined technology training program for educators, the aquarium is using the same presentation technology in several of its classrooms and learning centers.

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Edsurge

MARCH 29, 2024

Dahlgren’s experience in the technology sector spans four decades, with the first half of his career in large public IT companies and the latter half in private, software and SaaS-oriented firms. In this role, Dahlgren aims to leverage the company's talent and technology to support higher education institutions effectively.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 6, 2018

For those keeping count, the world is now entering the Fourth Industrial Revolution. That’s the term coined by Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, to describe a time when new technologies blur the physical, digital and biological boundaries of our lives. asked Wong.

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Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2017

Yet that’s not the case for Hero K12 , which is announcing, rather bluntly, that it is going on a shopping spree to buy education technology companies. based company is BV Investment Partners , which is giving Hero K12 $150 million to spend on making acquisitions. Making this possible for the Miami Lakes, Fla.-based

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Edsurge

MARCH 8, 2017

I often find myself at Salesforce —a leading San Francisco technology company—looking out the window at the Bay, remembering the little girl who used to dream of this view. The booming technology industry presents many exciting economic opportunities for the next generation. Today we are facing a unique challenge.

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