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COVID-19 Has Widened the Skills Gap. But It Also Presents an Opportunity to Close It.

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employees working from home and interacting with colleagues and customers remotely at the peak of the pandemic, many companies began to invest in digital transformation initiatives to address gaps in cloud adoption and cybersecurity. Hiring entry-level digital talent is risky and expensive, however. With two-thirds of U.S. economy $1.2

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Cornerstone OnDemand Hopes $1.4 Billion Acquisition Helps Beat Back Competition

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Our clients have made it very clear to us that if we build something competitive, they would much rather just use our product,” he continued. This Cornerstone OnDemand promo video shows some of its learning product features. Saba had trouble moving clients to its cloud computing product, which initially drove customers away.

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PowerSchool to Acquire Kinvolved, Expanding K-12 Platform to Provide Critical Messaging and Communication Solution

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PowerSchool (NYSE: PWSC), the leading provider of cloud-based software for K-12 education, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Kinvolved, a leading provider of K-12 communications, attendance, and engagement solutions supporting over 250,000 students and used within three of the top four school districts in the U.S. FOLSOM, Calif.

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How Edtech Can Help Build a Blueprint for Real Change in K-12

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And edtech companies cater to this fragmentation in their product design and marketing. Curriculum and instructional materials live on websites, in the cloud, on paper, in LMS’s, in Google Drive or OneDrive. These changes are often made manually, whether on paper or through log-ins to multiple platforms.

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On the Hotseat: 7 Questions for NovoEd’s New CEO, Ed Miller

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Former Xythos and DataHero CEO Ed Miller knows a thing or two about online collaboration and the business behind education technology, which is why we wanted to get a few words as he embarks on his new role as CEO of NovoEd , an online social learning platform that specializes in free and exclusive courseware.

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K-12 Dealmaking: Udemy, Tynker Raise Funds; PeopleAdmin Acquires TeacherMatch

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In addition, PeopleAdmin, a talent-management software provider for the education sector, acquired TeacherMatch. Udemy said it plans to use the new capital to “continue its strong international momentum, including growing its localized course content library and product offerings to meet the global demand for online learning.”

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How to Create STEM Courses for Best Learning Outcomes

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There’s a growing need for scientific and technical talent in STEM -related jobs. This will help the teachers and parents to nurture the child’s talent and help them prepare for STEM major in college. EDP is the process that engineers follow while creating products and processes. Follow the Engineering Design Process (EDP).

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