Edsurge
JUNE 23, 2020
Broadband internet access and cloud computing made it easier to distribute educational software once sold on floppy disks and CD-ROMs. According to Joseph, SIIA currently has more than 60 education technology members, including Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Pearson and Scholastic.
The Hechinger Report
APRIL 10, 2024
Big test makers like Pearson are already doing this, he said.) Many schools still use paper products and struggle with spotty broadband and limited digital tools, she said: The digital divide is “very much part of this conversation.” It’s considering whether AI could score tests.
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Edsurge
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
Roden worked as an elementary school teacher and in sales for Pearson before founding ReadyRosie in 2012. Pew Research Center found that the share of lower-income Americans who rely on smartphones to go online instead of a broadband connection has nearly doubled from 2013 to 2019. But our data gets people to continue to use it.”
Edsurge
JANUARY 15, 2019
Continued improvements in school technology infrastructure, in particular the “penetration of broadband and digital devices,” says Rogers, is making it possible for “best-in-class digital solutions to win in the market.” Adoption is one cause for celebration. But questions remain whether these digital tools are being used. “It
edWeb.net
OCTOBER 15, 2020
There are also Education Stabilization Fund – Rethink Education Models (ESF-REM) grants, and they also can be used to provide broadband access as part of a new education model. In addition, the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund (GEER) allow each state’s governor to select projects that then receive federal funds.
Hack Education
DECEMBER 22, 2017
Via Wired : “ Koch Brothers Are Cities’ New Obstacle to Building Broadband.” Via Mindwires Consulting’s Michael Feldstein : “ Pearson Open Sources Equella – Properly.” Via Motherboard : “ New York City Passes Bill to Study Biases in Algorithms Used by the City.”
Edsurge
APRIL 26, 2019
In Pearson’s preliminary 2018 results released in February, the publisher said it expects flat revenue or even a 5 percent decline for its U.S. For Pearson, non-digital revenues still dominate at 38 percent, down from 41 percent the year prior. Digital revenue grew to 34 percent from 32 percent the year prior.
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