eSchool News

JULY 5, 2023

Orlando, Florida – Certiport, a Pearson VUE business and the leading provider of performance-based IT certification exams that accelerate academic and career opportunities for learners, today announced the winners of the 2023 Microsoft Office Specialist US National Championship. in the United States and other countries. .

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eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2023

Air Force, DynCorp Aerospace, and the Boeing Company. Dr. Mike Snow, Executive Director of Secondary Teaching and Learning, Lake Stevens School District said, “Karen is never satisfied with what is presented to her. She was also selected for special assignments involving Air Force One and the B2 stealth bomber.

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The 21st Century Principal

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

The article also says Pearson has corrected a lot of problems as well. Still, I just can’t help but comment on this statement by Pearson spokesman Brandon Pinette: “We are confident the system is working better every day, and that the majority of users are satisfied with the new capabilities they have.” Yes, it has been difficult.

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Edsurge

MAY 26, 2020

The term comes from the physical devices that other companies used to sell, where students literally pressed buttons to respond to multiple-choice questions. The Toronto-based company once relied on textbook publishers to distribute its technology. To date, the company has raised $105 million in venture capital.

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Knewton Company OER Pearson 138

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2019

higher education courseware in 2015, down from 50 percent the year before, according to a 2018 report from Macquarie, an investment bank and financial services company. In Pearson’s preliminary 2018 results released in February, the publisher said it expects flat revenue or even a 5 percent decline for its U.S. It’s a coexistence.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2017

So far this year, these companies raised over $1.2 educational technology companies whose primary purpose is to improve outcomes for teachers and learners across K-12 and higher education. billion—does not account for companies whose primary product and service focus on student loan refinancing. edtech companies.

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eSchool News

MAY 31, 2023

(CAE), a leader in designing innovative performance tasks for measurement and instruction of higher order skills, today announced the immediate availability of its College and Career Readiness Assessment (CCRA+) through a non-exclusive partnership with Pearson [FTSE: PSON.L], the world’s leading learning company.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Secondary schools can only take in 36 percent of students who finish primary school. In return, Injini takes up to 15 percent of equity in each company. “We Yo Books , a company from South Sudan, aims to deliver and distribute books on low-cost devices across remote regions. Sometimes a school chain will even buy out a company.”

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EdTech Pearson Company Industry 104

Edsurge

MAY 9, 2017

Almost all of the PreK to 12 programming clustered in the Little America hotel, while the post-secondary, workforce training and company suites clustered in the more opulent Grand America across the street. That’s generally how much companies have to generate for most major banks to consider working with them to find a buyer.

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Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2019

How powerful would it be if a CEO who just sold his company for a million dollars got on the microphone and said: ‘I worked really hard for this. But I was also born into a fairly well-to-do family and my parents gave me my first investment, which made it a lot easier to start this company,’” Anhalt said, drawing laughter from the crowd.

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Edsurge

JULY 19, 2018

And a range of companies have recently started offering products to outfit such digital alternatives. Those companies include tech giants as well as smaller players. Google has partnered with science education company Labster to create an online biology degree program with virtual reality labs.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

At the time, I wrote about the importance of APIs; the issues surrounding data security and privacy; the appeal of platforms for users and businesses; and the education and tech companies who were well-positioned (or at least wanting) to become education platforms. The company has raised some $77.5 Okay, okay.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 8, 2018

“It’s a stepping stone to some sort of post-secondary credential, which determines your economic mobility in life,” said Hilliard, adding that high school degree is a prerequisite to pursue many professional certifications, from emergency medical technician to truck driver.

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Edsurge

MAY 28, 2020

A Foundation of Research You wouldn’t necessarily know it from the pandemic-era panic, but online education for elementary and secondary schools is not new. About 375,000 students in 32 states are enrolled in statewide online schools, many of which are operated as charter schools or run by Education Service Provider companies such as K12 Inc.

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Bryan Alexander

MAY 13, 2016

Another: individual faculty are often caught between publishers (so far, everyone here hates sales reps) and their tenure/hiring/promotion/review companies (strong sense of long-serving profs as obstacles). MAJOR BUSINESS SHIFT In major business news, publishers Elsevier and Pearson appear to be entering bankruptcy.

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Bryan Alexander

MAY 13, 2016

Another: individual faculty are often caught between publishers (so far, everyone here hates sales reps) and their tenure/hiring/promotion/review companies (strong sense of long-serving profs as obstacles). MAJOR BUSINESS SHIFT In major business news, publishers Elsevier and Pearson appear to be entering bankruptcy.

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MindShift

JUNE 30, 2018

He’s also vice president for research for Pearson, the company whose automated scoring program graded some 34 million student essays on state and national high-stakes tests last year. Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Jeffrey C. “I’m suspending belief that this is possible,” he said. .

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Marketplace K-12

MAY 16, 2016

Few corporate brand names in education are as recognizable, and as polarizing, as Pearson, the giant education provider whose reach extends to virtual schools, testing, language training and an array of other areas. Pearson officials have been talking about shifting away from being identified as simply a publishing company for years now.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

The bill will be a massive revisions to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Ethics and Legalities The New York Times continues its investigation of education giant Pearson and ethics concerns surrounding lavish trips that the company''s foundation has sponsored for state education officials.

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Edsurge

MAY 23, 2019

“Even if they love Pearson [textbooks], some faculty, when they saw some of the Cengage options, said, ‘This is pretty comparable, that’s fine,’” said Bernard Polnariev, assistant vice president for academic affairs at Union County College. “If If they felt that Cengage is not as strong and Pearson is better, they kept with the Pearson.”

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Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2019

education technology companies raised $1.45 And that dip in dealflow has been happening in recent years: Investors are pouring more money into the edtech industry, but across fewer companies. For edtech companies able to show consistent growth and revenue, that should be welcome news. Last year, U.S. billion raised by U.S.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Throughout the year, we’ve seen districts and edtech companies fall victim to these attacks, compelling districts to adopt a defensive stance. Pearson Mudhol, High School Student, Meridian World School, Round Rock, Texas Let’s be candid: the education headlines from 2023 were bleak.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 2, 2021

billion went to the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER). There are opportunities here for assessment companies. Companies should look at state education departments’ and districts’ websites to find out how they are changing their strategic plans and where the company’s products could help.

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Iterating Toward Openness

APRIL 29, 2016

Earlier this week I read an op-ed – sponsored by Pearson – titled “If OER is the answer, what is the question?” If I purchase the rights to an out-of-print textbook from Pearson and relicense it CC BY, is it now more or less effective than it was the day before? This is a ridiculous question. N = 8000 *.5

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

As well as teaching a graduate course at Columbia Teacher''s College in Educational Technology and directing the Technology and Innovation at The School, he is an author for Pearson''s Interactive Science Program (a K-8 Science series for 21st century schools). Julene also works with Suumu Secondary School and Roots & Shoots in Tanzania.

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Conference Education Pearson Technology 59

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 16, 2022

After getting a master’s degree in nuclear fusion (MIT), Kelly held engineering and marketing roles at various technology companies. He is the founder and CEO of Prenda (prendaschool.com), an education company that helps people run microschools out of their homes. John’s and many dozens of other post-secondary institutions.

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Hack Education

JULY 1, 2017

And indeed, according to my calculations too, the amount of money invested in education technology companies is up from this time last year and up from this time in 2015 as well. So far this year, there have been 95 investments in ed-tech companies, totaling $1.8 And yes, I do include student loan companies here.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

The work is also supported by companies including Apple, Google and Expedia, as well as education organizations including the CollegeBoard, Teach For America and STEMx.” And then there’s the advice from Pearson. “Which major is the best?” ” the education giant asked in June.

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Technology Education Microsoft Industry 85

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Trump’s education platform promises to “make post-secondary options more affordable and accessible through technology enriched delivery models.” ” Shares in for-profit higher education companies were up on news of Trump’s election. Inside Higher Ed profiles homework help company Course Hero.

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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. Textbook Publishers vs. Boundless.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 13, 2016

” With all the charges of fraud and deceptive marketing levied against post-secondary institutions this year – from the University of Northern New Jersey too ITT, from Trump University to DevSchool – we might ask if, indeed, this is the way it works. So I thought maybe this is the way it works.” Jobs for Grads.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

Bust or not, companies across the tech sector, particularly those with high “burn rates” , faced tough choices in 2016: “cut costs drastically to become self-sustaining, or seek additional capital on ever-more-onerous terms,” as The WSJ put it – that is, if they were able to raise additional capital at all. .”

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Hack Education

JULY 8, 2016

” The charges include receiving money from the ed-tech company Edgenuity. “ Career centers are providing more access to some companies than others (for a fee), a move that has career counselors concerned institutions are selling students to the highest bidder,” Inside Higher Ed reports. (I Meanwhile on Campus.

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Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

For what it’s worth, according to the latest data from the NCES , the number of post-secondary institutions in the US has increased since 2011. Greiff has previously been a partner at the 1776 venture fund and he was also a co-founder of the test prep company Grockit. Increased by just 2, but still.). ” (Wow. .”

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Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

the Virginia company at the heart of the operation.” Here’s the EdWeek headline: “ Company Exec. for Ed-Tech Company Testifies in Ala. ” Gee, good thing no one else in ed-tech is in the business of selling these sorts of connections between companies and politicians and schools! ” Ugh.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 13, 2017

The move comes after criticism from government watchdogs who warned of financial entanglements with private companies vying for millions in GI Bill tuition.” ” IPEDS is the government’s database tracking post-secondary education statistics, including enrollments and graduations. “MOOCs Are ”Dead.“

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 17, 2017

” I’ve looked at how for-profit colleges , MOOCs , and learn-to-code companies have tapped into these narratives in order to justify their products and services. Code.org is backed by a long list of technology companies – from AT&T to Amazon to Facebook to Google to Verizon. (I’ll Bootcamp or Bust.

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