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Teletherapy has been powering virtual special education for years

The Hechinger Report

But Kristin Martinez, the clinical director at PresenceLearning, which provides online special education services, said school leaders should take heart. PresenceLearning provides licensed speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists and behavioral and mental health professionals to hundreds of schools all over the country.

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US Edtech Raises $803M in First Half of 2020 As COVID-19 Forces Learning Online

Edsurge

“With COVID-19 jeopardizing in-school learning, we expect the widespread adoption of edtech software to continue, and this is not a short-term trend,” says Jeff Lieberman, a managing director at Insight Partners, a private equity firm that has backed nearly two dozen education companies. In the first half of 2020, U.S.

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Special Ed Teletherapy Provider PresenceLearning Gets a $27 Million Boost

Edsurge

Long before the pandemic forced schools to close, though, districts have been turning to online companies to fill staffing shortages. One such provider is PresenceLearning , which has facilitated more than 2.5 million “teletherapy” sessions since the company started in 2009.

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29 K-12 edtech predictions for 2021

eSchool News

Reporting dashboards should become more student-focused. Reports in edtech products are often created for teachers or school leaders. These reports may provide recommendations for grouping students or next steps for instruction. Kate Eberle Walker, CEO, PresenceLearning. . – Lupita Knittel, President, 7 Mindsets.

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The K-12 Edtech Market Is At an Inflection. But Where Is It Going?

Edsurge

As EdSurge reporter Rebecca Koenig points out , some companies have satisfied the demands of parents and their school clients. According to EdSurge data, edtech investments over the past couple years largely favored companies with enterprise or direct-to-consumer sales strategies over those selling directly to K-12 institutions.

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WHAT’S NEW: NEW TOOLS FOR SCHOOLS

techlearning

In addition, Alma will continue to provide its own set of robust reporting tools to meet many needs and budgets. This follows the company’s recent integrations with Canvas and Schoology and its OneRoster alignment. Software & Online ALMA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. HERO K12, BV INVESTMENT PARTNERS AND SCHOOLMINT ( herok12.com

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65 ways equity, edtech, and innovation shone in 2022

eSchool News

–Remco Bergsma, CEO, MiEN Company. Edtech companies that fail to prioritize accessibility will be left behind. This means that teachers will prefer to use tools from edtech companies that prioritize accessibility. District leaders are no longer reliant on the claims of edtech companies.

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