The rise of remote instruction left many parents freshly aware of (and annoyed by) the shortcomings of Zoom school, but for Letha McLaren, COVID-19 brought an epiphany: the importance of a headset.
Amar Kumar Contributor Amar Kumar is the SVP of Efficacy & Research at Pearson. Impatience characterizes the technology sector’s approach to education. Disruption is taking place in all other se
<a target="_blank" href="http://www.knowre.com/">KnowRe</a>, an online math learning site for secondary students, has raised a new round of $6.8 million. The funding was led by returning investor Soft
For most students, learning within the traditional confines of the educational system has been something to be endured, rather than something that’s just as fun as it is rewarding. Every student
This week, Engrade put the finishing touches on an emblematic story in the world of education startups. In 2003, high school student Bri Holt decided he’d heard enough griping from classmates (a
When Flat World Knowledge first emerged back in 2007, the company was on a mission to overturn the textbook industry, and the staid world of educational publishing along with it. One of the pioneers i
Just when it looked like the <a target="_blank" href="http://edreach.us/2013/11/11/edtech-hype-bubble/#!">bubble might be cracking</a>, that venture capital <a target="_blank" href="http://www.cbinsig
As the educational landscape changes, it is giving birth to a whole new generation of learning software and learning software companies. In part, this change is being driven by the introduction of "ad
As a 95-year-old publishing company primarily known for its textbooks, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.mcgraw-hill.com/">McGraw-Hill</a> is not usually the type of exhibitor one finds at the Consu
For many startups, creating the educational platform (and learning experience) of the future began with reinventing the presentation, distribution -- really, the essence -- of educational content. And