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Businesswire | June 02, 2023

Swing Education, an online marketplace that connects schools and substitute teachers, announced today $38 million in Series C funding. The funding round was led by funds advised by Apax Partners LLP (“Apax”), a leading global private equity advisory firm, and by edtech investment firm Reach Capital. The funding enables Swing Education to invest in its growth and better address the nation-wide substitute teacher shortage. This financing follows a 2018 Series B funding...

insidehighered | March 16, 2020

As the new coronavirus outbreak prompted college after university to start shifting classes online -- either for a few weeks or for the remainder of the spring semester -- education technology companies lined up to say they could help. Tech vendors promoting various free services for colleges or their employees included, in no particular order, communications provider Avaya, chat and video messaging provider Pronto, learning platform Top Hat, game-based learning platform Kahoot!, messaging and n...

Talent Development

Savvas Learning Company | June 02, 2022

Pioneer of next gen digital solutions provider for K-12 learners and educators, Savvas Learning Company announced a new addition to its K-5 curriculum called myView Literacy. The program will now consist of a brand new interactive program that is based on the modern Science of Reading research and enabled students to build reading comprehension. "The ability to read, and read well, is critical for all aspects of life, yet so many students struggle with literacy ...

Education Technology

MathWorks | December 01, 2021

MathWorks, the leading developer of mathematical computing software for engineers and scientists, in partnership with edX, the leading global online learning platform, today announced the availability of MATLAB Essentials, an introductory course on the widely used programming environment, through edX. Registration for the course is now open at www.edx.org/course/matlab-Essentials. MATLAB Essentials was created as an introductory course for students and professionals who need to le...