Economics&Strategies, Education Economics, Educational Stages, Higher Education, Secondary Education
January 13, 2021
Via: Ed SurgeA most disruptive year to schools and society proved lucrative for the education industry, particularly for those raising private capital. In 2020, U.S. education technology startups raised over $2.2 billion in venture and private equity capital across 130 deals, according […]
Educational Stages, News, Secondary Education
January 11, 2021
Via: Ed SurgeAs temperatures began to dip this fall, Allen Blackwell III says he and his colleagues at Baltimore City Public Schools kept watch on weather reports hoping to see it hit 32 degrees. That would herald the opening of winter shelters […]
Educational Stages, Higher Education, News, Secondary Education
January 6, 2021
Via: Ed SurgeAs we close out 2020, we the people are tired. Essential workers, healthcare heroes and frontline warriors have been bearing the brunt of the impact on our education and hospital systems, as well as businesses and organizations, both private and […]
Educational Stages, Higher Education, Secondary Education
December 28, 2020
Via: Ed SurgeAt Archway Academy in Houston, which serves 50 high school students who are in recovery from substance use disorder, counseling sessions are essentially on-demand. Students can ask for support any time they feel a panic attack coming on, or if […]
Educational Stages, Secondary Education
December 14, 2020
Via: Ed SurgeLearning loss is everywhere—and so are reports detailing the setbacks. As some schools reopen, edtech product use declines. And “non-traditional” students appear more okay with remote online learning than their “traditional” peers. All in this Edtech Reports Recap. Learning Loss […]
Educational Stages, Preschool and Primary, Secondary Education
December 14, 2020
Via: eSchool NewsThe Social Institute today announced that it has expanded its pioneering social-emotional learning curriculum to meet the needs of fourth grade students, available beginning in January of 2021. The developmentally appropriate lessons come after requests from schools, and will focus […]
Education Tech, Educational Stages, Secondary Education
December 9, 2020
Via: eSchool NewsTeknikio has released a new collaborative learning kit called Tekniverse, which gives students the ability to make and remake connected smart objects in partnership with their classmates and teacher. Tekniverse can be used in remote learning or in-person classrooms because […]
Educational Stages, Secondary Education
December 4, 2020
Via: NY TimesWhat’s next: kids’ vaccines The first coronavirus vaccines for adults are nearly here, but children’s vaccines will take a lot longer. Pfizer and Moderna’s pediatric trials are just getting started for children older than 12. So what does that mean […]
Educational Stages, Secondary Education
November 25, 2020
Via: Education DiveIn recent weeks, as novel coronavirus caseloads across the country have surged, school systems are making difficult decisions to stop or limit in-person learning options in an effort to reduce the virus’ spread. In some areas, those transitions are coming […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Economics, Educational Stages, Secondary Education
November 20, 2020
Via: Education DiveMany districts are finding themselves caught between a rock and a hard place while trying to educate students during a pandemic. Some community members are pushing back against school buildings remaining closed, while others resist when they reopen their doors. […]