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

Knewton 40

Knewton Edmentum Company Professional Learning 40

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

NEW ORLEANS — A few years ago, with little fanfare or announcement, the New Orleans education system began a massive experiment that’s reshaping how kids learn across the city. Supporters in New Orleans say that, so far, personalized learning has been transformative. But research has been mixed on whether it works.

Personalized Learning 101

Personalized Learning Software Data Report 101

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

If you look for a definition of “platform” online, you’re likely to get something along the lines of Wikipedia’s – fairly straightforward, although quite technical: A computing platform is the environment in which a piece of software is executed. “At the most general level,” Srnicek writes.

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 10, 2017

They decided to “personalize” learning for every child, which means that they tailored lessons to each student’s needs, interests and learning pace. Related: Must a classroom be high-tech to make personalized learning work? What is personalized learning?

Trends 40

Trends Study Knewton Personalized Learning 40

Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

Republican lawmakers back bill that would substantially cut tuition and revenue , and seek more student diversity, at five system campuses, four of which are minority-serving institutions.” “For online lenders , it’s suddenly touch-and-go,” says Techcrunch. Data, Privacy, and Surveillance.

Education 46

Education Pearson Report Company 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Clickers” are definitely not new — indeed, in my research for Teaching Machines , I found examples of classroom response systems dating back to the 1950s. which powers universities' disciplinary record systems, pleaded guilty last month to conspiring to hack into the computer systems of competitors and steal their information.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145