Digital Promise
APRIL 23, 2019
Unfortunately, too many of our investments in educational technology (edtech) have fallen far short of our civil rights aspirations. Taking a more critical look at edtech. Why do we hold edtech products to a lower standard than many other educational factors that interact with our students? We need to make a change.
Edsurge
JUNE 18, 2020
According to the Code.org Advocacy Coalition , across 24 states, only 27 percent of schools serving low-income students offer computer science courses, compared to 41 percent of schools serving their high-income peers. And it means funding companies and founders who are committed to closing the digital divide.
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Edsurge
FEBRUARY 11, 2019
Yet, with with the wide variety of edtech resources available, it can be difficult to know where to begin. Through this work, we’ve developed four key strategies for choosing appropriate edtech resources. As a district, understand what your success criteria is before engaging with edtech companies.
Edsurge
AUGUST 29, 2022
In a deal quietly announced last week, K-12 educational software services company Renaissance Learning acquired Illuminate Education for an undisclosed amount. The deal was announced last Monday on both companies' sites and in an email sent to Illuminate customers. Why the pairing?
Edsurge
MAY 30, 2017
Stories pointing to secretive consumer tracking policies and privacy violations from companies like Facebook and Google have stirred further outcries, and education companies are not immune to criticisms either. That’s a far cry from the research published from companies, says Martin. You need to call them what they are.
Edsurge
JULY 10, 2018
Your success as a company depends every bit as much on growing your customer base as it does on attracting the right talent to engage those customers. There’s a general assumption that all companies have two separate audiences—namely, the customers and the potential hires—and that their branding should cater to each group distinctly.
Edsurge
JULY 19, 2023
At a time when school districts are spending money on edtech like never before, it’s perhaps natural that some educators would be skeptical about both the pace and enthusiasm behind it. public schools raise questions about whether curricula and edtech are staying culturally relevant. Who Is Edtech Made for?
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