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Tag: digital learning

Will shutdown of online education program scare off other colleges?

on August 5, 2013

An online associate’s degree program jointly managed by a private Ohio college and a San Francisco startup has been discontinued after accreditors raised questions about its business structure.

Can new corporate structure help education startups overcome industry distrust?

on August 2, 2013

More states have adopted the “benefit corporation status” that lets a company pursue social good even at the expense of financial gains without risk of being sued by investors.

A snapshot of Google’s uphill battle getting Android into schools

on July 18, 2013

A new survey looks at mobile technology adoption in K-12 schools and the key hurdles for educators.

In higher ed, as the Gates Foundations’ power grows, grumbles do too

on July 15, 2013

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has spent $472 million on higher education but, according to a report, it’s accumulating critics along with its influence.

Wary of private ed tech efforts, Big 10 schools weigh their own online learning network

on June 19, 2013

A consortium of schools including the Big 10 universities is reportedly questioning partnerships with private ed tech companies and considering creating their own online education network.

U.S. schools not making the grade when it comes to education technology

on June 14, 2013

Despite increased innovation in education technology, a new report from the non-profit Center for American Progress shows that U.S. schools are not doing enough to take advantage of digital tools.

Battle of the ed tech accelerators heats up: LearnLaunchX announces its first class

on June 10, 2013

Boston-based LearnLaunchX, one of several new accelerators for ed tech startups, has announced the members of its inaugural class.

Berlin’s iversity wants to play ‘evangelist’ for MOOCs in Europe

on June 10, 2013

As interest in massive open online courses (MOOCs) expands around the world, overseas startups like Berlin-based iversity want to take on American MOOC providers Coursera, edX and Udacity.

Can Spotify and New York City save music education with technology?

on June 6, 2013

In an age of declining budgets and disappearing arts programs, technnology could help make music education more feasible — a hackathon hosted by Spotify and the New York City Department of Education is an early step.

Adaptive learning startup Knewton takes its biggest step yet in K-12 education

on June 6, 2013

Knewton, an education technology startup, has signed a deal with publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt to bring its adaptive learning technology to millions of K-12 students.

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