Edsurge

MAY 16, 2018

The firm plans to invest up to $5 million into Series A, Series B and recapitalization rounds for education companies serving pre-kindergarten to professional learners, with a focus on digital learning, learning sciences, analytics and workforce development services. Source: New Markets Education Partners.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Juvo Ventures co-founder and managing partner Maia Sharpley Sharpley was most recently a partner at Learn Capital (and the only woman on its core investment team). At Kaplan, she managed its online higher-ed business and its edtech startup accelerator, and started a scholarship fund for undocumented students.

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Edsurge

JULY 24, 2017

edtech companies last year, the dollars returned with a fury during the first six months of 2017. edtech startups is already at 88 percent of the total in 2016 ( which was $1 billion ). Now “Sand Hill is waiting to see the outcome of some of their previous edtech investments,” says Shauntel Poulson, a general partner at Reach Capital.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 19, 2023

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 6, 2020

I look forward to representing the K–12 assessment market in the US and coming together with—and learning from—fellow council members as we collectively help support the ATP’s objectives and goals around learning and assessment.”. He has also won the Northeastern US Regional YPO Social Impact Award and EdTech Digest ’s CEO of the Year.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Maia Sharpley’s career in education includes serving in executive positions with the New York City Department of Education, Kaplan and Charter Schools USA. Since 2018, she has been a partner at Learn Capital, a venture capital fund focused on the global education sector. We see an explosion of startups.

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eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2021

We view OnRamp as a critical forum for connecting edtech and workforce startups to funding during a time when many similar venues have disappeared.”. To learn more, visit www.ecmcgroup.org. About gener8tor.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 15, 2020

If you are learning about the mini-conference right before or during the event, please join LearningRevolution.com and while you are waiting for your approval we will have a special link for you to use to join the sessions. What tools and methods will be discussed on “What makes online learning effective and engaging to the student?

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Augmented reality is emerging in the education space as a tool for motivating children to learn. Using this 3D technology can help students significantly whether they’re struggling to learn reading or math, or just to engage. Augmented reality provides an opportunity to engage students by turning learning into an experience.

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2017

Consider that of the very small number of edtech firms that have successfully gone public over the last decade, two of the recent successes include 2U and Instructure – firms that provide services or technologies for their university partners to deliver their core academic programs. Toward Deeper, More Symbiotic Partnerships.

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Company Trends Kaplan Knewton 81

Edsurge

JANUARY 5, 2018

The former Kaplan executive, who served as its CEO from 1994 to 2008, oversaw 67 acquisitions that turned the test-prep business into a global education services provider. In 2010, he pooled his own money with KKR, a private equity firm, to launch Weld North , which has since acquired another 16 edtech companies (and invested in 4 others).

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Symantec Kaplan Company EdTech 68

Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Lifelong Learning and Post-Baccalaureate Education as the Bright Spot The need for more continuous lifelong learning at all levels is growing, and there’s more evidence the needs of the job market are changing faster than ever , meaning a greater need for upskilling. This trend, too, has seen a jump forward due to the pandemic.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2018

So far 30 such content creators have been green-lighted, ranging from high-school teachers and college professors, to brand-name publishers including Kaplan, Penguin Random House, Oxford University Press and Pearson, which is selling a handful of English vocabulary materials. Collecting a lot of resources is easy.

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Pearson Kaplan Company Education 89

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2020

If you are learning about the mini-conference right before or during the event, please join LearningRevolution.com and while you are waiting for your approval we will have a special link for you to use to join the sessions. What tools and methods will be discussed on “What makes online learning effective and engaging to the student?

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Conference Kaplan Learning Libraries 36

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

In 2013, co-founders and childhood friends Kim Taylor and Cecilia Retelle started Ranku out of the Kaplan EdTech Accelerator, raising $500,000 in seed funding led by Mark Cuban, GSV and Microsoft Ventures. It was a super intense learning curve for me, someone that was an experienced digital marketer.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 30, 2016

This piece was written for The White House Symposium on the Future of Education R&D and Digital Learning, which took place on Oct. This means we need to think about learning engineering thinking—practical use of science at scale—and we’ll need more learning engineers who are prepared to help us.

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Learning Education Outcomes Training 60

Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2017

Chistopher Edmin (Associate Professor at Teachers College Columbia University) uses history, practice and theory to explore education’s most pressing issues: a lack of diversity among teachers, challenges faced by educators of color, and absence of student voice in the learning design process. to 11:00 p.m. EdSurge 4:00 p.m.

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MOOC EdTech OER Kaplan 60

Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2018

One of these deals made for splashy headlines: Dreambox Learning’s $130 million investment from The Rise Fund. Reasoning Mind , a Houston-based nonprofit, was acquired by Imagine Learning. Founded by former Kaplan executive Jonathan Grayer, Weld North has purchased 16 companies since 2010.

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Kaplan Common Core Education Company 63

The Daring Librarian

JUNE 30, 2013

Long story medium, I am SO glad I did finally play with and master MentorMob last fall & it was so easy and the learning curve so gentle I felt I "had it" in less than an hour! Much different than the Learning Curve of 3 weeks for Second Life, 3 days for Blogger, & 3 hours for Scoop.it! MentorMobbing the Big Apple!

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Tools Kaplan Libraries Mobility 51

eSchool News

DECEMBER 3, 2021

New York, NY (December 6, 2021) – EdTech startup YaizY , an online platform with a wide range of curated courses in advanced digital subjects for kids, announced today a $2.1M seed round with total funding nearing $3 million. This is YaizY’s second investment round after the initial $800,000 equity round closed in January 2021.

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System Kaplan EdTech Industry 98

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Today, Weld North Education consists of two main offerings: Edgenuity (formerly known as e2020), a provider of digital K-12 courseware for physical and virtual schools, and Imagine Learning , which provides online supplemental programs for math, English and Spanish. Last year, Achieve3000 acquired a competitor, Actively Learn.

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Company Kaplan Flipped Classroom Blended Learning 73

techlearning

JULY 24, 2018

Flocabulary , a learning platform that brings the K-12 curriculum to life through its standards-aligned hip-hop videos, today announced the appointment of Din Heiman as president. About Flocabulary Flocabulary is a learning platform that helps students thrive by bringing the K-12 curriculum to life.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

When I first entered the virtual university a couple of decades ago as dean of online learning at Stevens Institute of Technology, I imagined, apart from instruction, that online and on campus in most respects would be pretty much the same. Surprisingly, just over twenty years later, things didn’t turn out that way in practice.

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MOOC Kaplan Coursera Report 89

Edsurge

JULY 27, 2017

And we learned from those mistakes over the years. Even the sale of Kaplan University to Purdue University represents a different competitive approach. I think it says a lot about the state of online education that a broad-based, well-respected institution like Purdue would embrace digital learning that way. But we learned ton.

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Edsurge

JUNE 17, 2017

Dreamit Edtech network to get their “lemon lists” of concepts, statements, and business models that edtech entrepreneurs may want to think twice—or thrice—about. Any B2C app for language learning. Duolingo , and Voxy is a great option for people who want to learn English. Personally, I like using. Facebook is.

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Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2018

This is the edtech industry’s premier financial conversation, packed with more than 4,100 people and 350 CEOs. Topics ranged from early childhood to lifelong learning. Learn Capital is closing on a seed investment vehicle dubbed “ LearnStart ,” which has already invested in a Finnish company, 3DBear.

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Kaplan Company EdTech Industry 91

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

US Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos ’ “learning curve where higher ed is concerned is quite vertical,” quips UC president Janet Napolitano. ” That’s Kaplan University and the Art Institutes. More on the Kaplan news via The Chronicle of Higher Education. More on the decision in The New York Times.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Kaplan Will Offer Free Online PSAT Prep.” Microsoft first launched these in 1992 , but let’s all pretend like the learn-to-code alt-certification thing is brand new. ” “Two assessment companies – Educational Testing Service and Data Recognition Corp.

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Hack Education

JUNE 23, 2017

Via Inside Higher Ed : “The as-yet unnamed online university resulting from the proposed acquisition of Kaplan University by Purdue University has set discounted tuition rates for in-state students and free tuition for Purdue employees.” Via The 74 : “ Montessori Was the Original Personalized Learning.

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Education Kaplan Pearson Elsevier 53

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

Congratulations, STEM folks and learn-to-code evangelists, for being featured in President Trump’s list of his 2017 accomplishments. More on the for-profit formerly known as Kaplan University in the online education section below. Subscription boxes for teachers are somehow “ personalized learning.”

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Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

” Via The LA Times : “Trump is ending Michelle Obama’s ‘ Let Girls Learn ’ initiative, CNN reports.” ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “There’s a Reason the Purdue - Kaplan Deal Sounds Too Good to Be True.” Can Electrical Stimulation Help Us Learn?”

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Hack Education

AUGUST 24, 2018

” There are more stories about Purdue University Global, formerly the for-profit Kaplan University, in the “labor and management” section below. ” There are more stories about Purdue University Global, formerly the for-profit Kaplan University, in the “labor and management” section below.

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Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

Purdue University is buying Kaplan University for a dollar. Me, I wrote about how far Kaplan Inc ’s reach is in education politics and products. Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Online education pioneer Tony Bates asks “ What is online learning ?” Or something else? a month.). .”

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Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

An op-ed in Inside Higher Ed from EAB’s Melanie Hoe : “What the Purdue-Kaplan Deal Means for You.” ” Via Education Dive : “The Purdue-Kaplan Earthquake.” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Facebook , an Online Learning Platform?” ” Via Edsurge : “What Is ‘Quality’?

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Hack Education

MAY 19, 2017

” That’s the Collegiate Learning Assessment exam (a.k.a. Via Edsurge : “Why Donald Graham Sold Kaplan University to Purdue for $1.” He’s referring to “ personalized learning ,” but might as well be any buzzword when you frame the headline that way, bud.). Good job, team.).

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

The university will then begin augmenting its online offerings using machine learning and artificial intelligence products from Amazon. Over time, students will be able to customize their learning experiences using Amazon products such as Kindle and Echo’s Alexa assistant. Well done, team. Here’s What Will Replace Them.”

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Education Robotics Pearson Company 54

Hack Education

JULY 14, 2017

Kaplan is closing Dev Bootcamp , a coding bootcamp it acquired in 2014. Speaking of predictions about the future of online education, EdTech Strategies’ Doug Levin pens part 2 of his look at Clayton Christensen and Michael Horn ’s prediction that “ by 2019, half of all high school classes will be taught over the Internet.”

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Education Pearson Report Robotics 45