Michele Molnar
Education Week
Olney, MD, United States
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K-12 Dealmaking: EVERFI Acquires U.K.-based EdComs, Nearpod Expands Into Higher Ed
EVERFI makes its first international acquisition, picking up a London-based business, and Nearpod takes lessons learned from K-12 and moves into post-secondary education. → Read More
New 'Learning Sciences Product Certification' in the Works From Digital Promise
Digital Promise plans to offer ed-tech product certifications, with the first category verifying whether a product is grounded in learning sciences research. → Read More
Fastest-Growing Ed. Companies Named on Inc. 5000 List
K-12 ed-tech businesses and low-tech companies are among those selected to the 2019 Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in education. → Read More
New 50-State Data Tool Exposes College and Career 'Readiness Gap'
A new interactive tool shows what each of 50 states is measuring about students' outcomes for college- and career readiness, and whether the numbers add up to real preparation for post-secondary education, entering the workforce, or military. → Read More
What Factors Drive or Doom Ed-Tech Implementation? New Study Taking a Look
A nonprofit is studying what factors are most often associated with successful implementation of education products. → Read More
A New Tool for Searching Out 'High Quality' Curricula
SETDA, the state ed-tech directors association, has compiled a searchable database with 450 approved digital and print curricula from 12 states, including Texas. → Read More
See What Ed-Tech Product Ideas Are Being Tested, With Help From the Federal Government
The Department of Education's Small Business Innovation Research grants focus on improving teaching, learning, and school administration in education or special education → Read More
14 Questions Educators Should Ask About AI-Based Products
As AI's role in education becomes more pervasive, educators need to know what questions to ask about products that use the technology, argued Andreas Oranje, an ETS official. → Read More
Low Usage of Digital Tools Is a Problem. A Tenn. District Has Found a Solution
The Wilson County district helped educators find and use more of the learning resources available to them by enlisting master teachers to review content and tag it for use in classes, → Read More
Districts Used 7,000 Tech Tools This Year. Which Ones Were Most Popular?
Digital tools that provide instructional content showed the biggest gains among the categories of ed-tech in this analysis of tools used in more than 100,000 classrooms across the U.S. → Read More
Khan Academy, NWEA Team Up to Link Assessment Results With Learning Resources
The two organizations have created a MAP Accelerator platform that will be piloted with 150,000 students in math for the 2019-20 school year. → Read More
Fraud Costs Education At Least $70 Million Globally, Study Says
Certified fraud examiners reported on their largest cases of occupational fraud for a recent report, and 97 cases came from the world of education. → Read More
Ed-Tech Problems Open Doors for Entrepreneurs to Solve Them
The only way an ed-tech company can have a meaningful impact in schools is by addressing a specific problem and offering a real solution. → Read More
Ed-Tech Companies Can Compete in Research Challenge to Replicate High-Impact Studies
The goal is to take studies that have shown high evidence of impact in one setting and see if those findings can be replicated under different circumstances. → Read More
States Are Playing a Bigger Role in Digital Instruction, Survey Finds
The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) found that more states are providing guidance to help districts select and implement digital instructional materials. → Read More
When Will K-12 Classrooms Scrap Those Age-Old, Rigid Desk-Chairs?
As sales of chair/desk combos slow, we look at what is likely to take their place in classrooms across the U.S. → Read More
New York City to Seek New Special Education Student Information System
Troubles with New York City's special education student information system are prompting a search for a new one. Districts across the U.S. are often in the market for similar systems for all students. → Read More
New Buying Guide Aims to Show Educators How to Improve Ed-Tech Purchasing
ISTE and Project Unicorn today released a guide to give teachers and administrators direction and examples of how districts can make better decisions around selecting ed tech. → Read More
District Practices in Setting Goals for Social-Emotional Learning Vary Greatly
Urban and non-urban school districts differ in their policies for setting goals for social-emotional learning, a RAND Corporation study found. → Read More
Fast Company Names Most Innovative Education Companies of 2019
Teachers Pay Teachers has been named the most innovative education company in 2019 by the business magazine, and Girls Who Code won most innovative in the non-profit category. → Read More