eSchool News

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

“Today’s K-12 edtech ecosystem is more dynamic than ever. A trusted Savvas partner since 2019, Cognizant has entered into a multi-year agreement with the company to help provide a comprehensive suite of advanced IT services designed to optimize its back-office operations.

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Edsurge

APRIL 5, 2019

If you bucket all instructional materials—core plus a broad view of “supplemental”—you have an estimated $6 billion instructional materials market. Tackling the $6 billion instructional materials market almost always requires displacing a product, program or service already in use. billion or so.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

As aspects of pre-pandemic life slowly emerge from nearly two years of masking, testing, and social distancing, educators are once again gathering at edtech conferences to experience the latest and greatest solutions, digital tools, and professional learning opportunities.

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Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

TCV is no stranger to the education technology industry, having chipped in on two $50 million-plus investment deals for Varsity Tutors, an online tutoring startup. Its other edtech investments include Capella Education and Watermark. Marshall will join Newsela’s board of directors as part of the investment deal.

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Broadband Company Industry Instructional Materials 160

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

The market for K-12 instructional materials is typically split into two categories: “core” curriculum that strive to be as comprehensive as possible (and which historically largely consisted of textbooks) and supplemental materials used to fill in gaps. K-12 edtech industry. That traction is paying off.

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Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2019

A follow-up post will explore what’s changed (or not) on the supply side—both industry and investment. The State of the K-12 Sector The edtech boom of the past two decades promised efficacy and new instructional models. Many teachers instead experience it as “clutter.”

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Educate AI Magazine

MARCH 1, 2025

Weve also seen an explosion of application layer tools built on top of LLMs tailored to the needs of consumers and users in those industries. Some founders are pursuing the holy grail of student-facing edtech: an affordable personalized tutor for every student. Examples include ChatGPT, Perplexity, character.ai, and Claude.

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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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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

This framework informs how ThinkCERCA designs its literacy instructional materials and lessons. Teachers can choose a lesson in the program, which guides students through a multi-step process to analyze the reading materials and write a response essay. That’s a mistake, she believes.

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Instructional Materials Academic Standards Company Industry 265

eSchool News

AUGUST 30, 2022

i-Ready continues to be a standout in the edtech space, in part, because it is always improving to meet the changing needs of educators and students alike,” said Rob Waldron, CEO of Curriculum Associates. Recently, i-Ready won a 2022 Tech & Learning ISTE Best of Show Award and a 2022 EdTech Digest Award.

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Assessment Instructional Materials Differentiated Instruction EdTech 98

Edsurge

JULY 30, 2017

More recently, Shivon Zilis, an investor with Bloomberg Beta, has been building a landscape map of where machine learning is being applied across other industries. What will industry require for today’s kids to flourish doing what we call “ New Collar” work ? Say I’m a teacher, and an edtech company says “my math tool is AI-backed.”

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eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

Here are some back-to-school tips, advice, and valuable insights from educators, stakeholders, and industry experts: As I reflect on two decades of work in the clean energy education space, I become increasingly convinced that the key to impacting students is people. Inspiring educators is critical to moving a clean energy economy forward.

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Edsurge

MARCH 30, 2018

In 2013, TenMarks was acquired by Amazon in a deal that was greeted by the edtech industry as a sign that major technology giants were serious about expanding into education. The impending shutdown of TenMarks marks the latest pause and setback for Amazon’s efforts to develop and sell digital instructional services for the K-12 market.

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Tools Company Instructional Materials Tablets 121

Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The publishing industry has been the leader of taking high-quality information and creating distribution channels to reach people, historically through their textbooks,” says Quizlet CEO Matt Glotzbach in an interview. Some industry analysts are not surprised that Quizlet, given its reach, is trying out a marketplace.

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eSchool News

MAY 16, 2022

Experience Chemistry earned top honors in the “Science Instructional Solution” category, which recognizes the best science instructional materials that provide deep learning experiences for students, support standards alignment, and reflect current curriculum practice.

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EdTech Industry Instructional Materials Company 52

MIND Research Institute

DECEMBER 8, 2020

MIND Research Institute is a proud partner of the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) and the Education Commission of the States (ECS) – two of the most prominent and important venues for edtech policy discussion. Hundreds of state commissioners and edtech policy leaders joined the ECS Live!

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Policies EdTech Industry Guidelines 52

EdNews Daily

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Because each school has access to varying quantities and qualities of technology, current curricular programs do not rely on technology as a constant in their unit planning and instructional materials. It has provided immediate information with room for creation in ways unlike any past industrial revolution style teaching method.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

As we wave farewell to 2023 , we’re looking ahead to edtech trends in 2024 with optimism for education as a whole. What are the projections for edtech? We asked edtech executives, stakeholders, and experts to share some of their thoughts and predictions about where they think edtech is headed in 2024.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

She harnesses the power of many platforms, devices, and peripherals to offer her students personalized instruction, inclusivity, data-driven feedback, cross-cultural exchanges, and the support of other educators at their school.

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American Consortium for Equity in Education

JULY 8, 2024

Discovery Education, the worldwide edtech leader, today announced that the Science Techbook for Florida has been added to the Florida Department of Education’s initial list of adopted instructional materials for science.

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Instructional Materials EdTech Education Course 52

eSchool News

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Futurelab+ strives to increase the number and diversity of students receiving a quality biotech education through digital resources and industry and community connections. Accompanying instructional materials are designed to meet national education and industry standards to focus on in-demand skills and career pathways across biotechnology.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 14, 2019

According to Kathy Mickey, Senior Analyst of Simba Information, all of these could impact the instructional materials marker. Simba Information is widely recognized as the leading authority for market intelligence in the media and publishing industry.

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Instructional Materials OER Student Data Privacy Industry 41

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

DuPont is proud to fully fund this new initiative benefiting the Delaware communities we call home,” said Jon Kemp, President, DuPont Electronics & Industrial. DuPont (NYSE: DD) is a global innovation leader with technology-based materials and solutions that help transform industries and everyday life. DOVER, Del.,

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eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2024

The GSV 150 is an impressive group of edtech companies that are leveraging AI and driving positive outcomes for learners and society.” Educators, investors, industry leaders, and entrepreneurs from around the world come together to innovate the future of education for all.

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techlearning

APRIL 25, 2018

“These next generation Summit Math courses were developed as part of a digital-first curriculum for schools that want to engage and personalize learning for each student and empower teachers with powerful instructional materials,” said Sean P. Ryan, General Manager of Fuel Education.

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Adaptive Learning Instructional Materials Course Blended Learning 40

EdTechSandyK

MARCH 7, 2012

Notes from panel discussion/concurrent session at SXSWedu 2012 Geoff Wurzel, TechNet Wurzel was one of the influencers on Senate Bill 6 and the creation of the Instructional Materials Allotment in Texas. The industry needs to fight against this. edtech education reform sxswedu technology future technology integration'

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Learning Pearson Study Survey 61

Marketplace K-12

JULY 26, 2016

Ed-tech products that have achieved traction in the market—generating revenues above $100 million a year—must fit into existing teacher workflows, Dave Hoverman, a managing director at Parthenon-EY, said Monday in his keynote speech here at the Education Industry Symposium.

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Differentiated Instruction Industry Instructional Materials Google 40

Kitaboo on EdTech

MAY 6, 2024

Final Words Benefits of Digital Magazines Over Print Media Before going over the plethora of benefits offered by creating digital magazines , here are some stats to help you better comprehend the landscape of the digital industry: The global revenue for digital newspapers and magazines is expected to hit US$40.23 billion by 2024.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 6, 2020

“As the Association navigates the challenges of globalization and the unprecedented disruption of a pandemic, ATP welcomes the expertise and guidance of global leaders such as Rob to help us move both the industry and ATP into the future.”. To learn more about ATP, visit TestPublishers.org. About Curriculum Associates.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

“What Betsy DeVos means for edtech ,” according to venture capitalist Ryan Craig. Bridget Foster has been named the head of the SIIA’s ed-tech association, the Education Technology Industry Network. ” Via Education Week : “ New Online Tool Aims to Help K–12 Leaders Choose Instructional Materials.”

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2025

We asked educators, edtech executives, stakeholders, and experts to share some of their thoughts and predictions about where they think edtech is headed in 2025. (Go Go back to 2024’s predictions to see which came true and which have yet to materialize.) This begs the question: Whats next for education?

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