The Hechinger Report
MAY 20, 2020
School closures in all 50 states have sent educators and parents alike scrambling to find online learning resources to keep kids busy and productive at home. Website traffic to the homepage for IXL, a popular tool that lets students practice skills across five subjects through online quizzes, spiked in March.
The Hechinger Report
SEPTEMBER 24, 2021
Pearson, the parent company of Connections Education, the second largest for-profit online charter operator, reported enrollment growth in its virtual schools division of 20 percent in 2020. They also say they are taking steps to improve retention and graduation rates. At Stride Inc.,
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Hack Education
DECEMBER 30, 2019
In 2012, Pearson, Cengage Learning, and Macmillan Higher Education sued Boundless Learning, claiming that the open education textbook startup had “stolen the creative expression of their authors and editors, violating their intellectual-property rights.” Pearson PARCC "Spies" on Students. Interactive Whiteboards.
Hack Education
JULY 27, 2018
” (Juul is an e-cigarette that markets its product to teens and peddles social emotional learning content.). ” Via Cleveland.com : “National e-school figure to test new approach to online learning here in Ohio.” ” My god, that guy. An update on Mark Janus of Janus v.
Hack Education
OCTOBER 21, 2016
Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Fortune (Reuters, really): “Why This Education Publisher Is Betting on Online Degrees.” ” The publisher in question: Pearson. In other Pearson news, via The Digital Reader : “ Pearson Shares Slump Following Poor Earnings Report.”
Hack Education
APRIL 28, 2017
“5 Reasons Why e-textbooks in Egypt Would Be Inequitable” by Maha Bali. Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Online education pioneer Tony Bates asks “ What is online learning ?” Jeff Fernandez, the co-founder of the online learning company Grovo , has resigned.
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 10, 2017
A fifth grader works on a digital lesson as part of a blended learning program. Photo: Meghan E. The shift has coincided with improved test scores and graduation rates. “I Last year, the founder of Facebook pledged to donate $45 billion to social causes, one of them personalized learning.
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