Edsurge
SEPTEMBER 7, 2019
When Wiley announced back in May that it had acquired Knewton, both companies kept mum on how much the deal was worth. In its most recent earnings report , which covers the three months ended July 31, 2019, Wiley disclosed that it had “spent $73 million in total on acquisitions in the quarter, including zyBooks and Knewton.”
EdTechTeacher
SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
For many educators, the “metaverse” is but a vague and extraneous concept. As such, the following Q&A aims to introduce EdTechTeacher readers to the metaverse and how it may impact education. As such, the following Q&A aims to introduce EdTechTeacher readers to the metaverse and how it may impact education.
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Edsurge
JULY 1, 2019
Textbook publishers, once considered likely and logical buyers for education technology startups, have lost a bit of their appetite. based education company has acquired Zyante, Inc., the developer of zyBooks , a digital courseware platform for computer science and STEM courses. It did make one deal this January.)
Marketplace K-12
FEBRUARY 15, 2016
Venture capital deals in the ed-tech market dominated the news over the past week, with companies such as Knewton, SchoolMint, and NuuEd announcing the completion of funding rounds as well as ed-tech accelerator Imagine K12 merging with the Y Combinator fund. Imagine K12 Merges With Y Combinator: The Redwood City, Calif.-based
Edsurge
JUNE 9, 2020
And while many educators believe that word problems in math class are tougher for students to grasp than ones with mathematical notation, research shows that the opposite is true. A substantial part of the nation’s resources are being devoted to higher education,” Simon said. But at a university? “We
Edsurge
DECEMBER 25, 2019
When it comes to the business of education, the teenage years of this century are going out with a bang. And topping the charts is a story about educators marshalling forces against a telecoms giant. Over the following days, we’ll be sharing the top stories of the year in K-12 and higher education readers.
Edsurge
JULY 30, 2017
Education makes the list. To explore what machine learning could mean in education, EdSurge convened a meetup this past week in San Francisco with Adam Blum (CEO of. Here are a few excerpts from the conversation: EdSurge: Artificial intelligence has been promising to transform education for generations. How close are getting?
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