Nearpod

edsurge | October 10, 2019

In the K-12 education market, Nearpod boasts a far reach, claiming its tools are used by about 7 million students in 60 percent of U.S. K-12 districts. Now it has set its sights higher—literally—by looking at colleges and universities. Originally designed for the K-12 market, Nearpod’s interactive lesson and assessment tools have unintentionally attracted some 200 higher-ed institutions that are already paying for the product, according to Felipe Sommer, the company’s co-...

PRWeb | January 16, 2020

A group of Florida Polytechnic University students has found work with a great company that offers hands-on experience, flexible hours, fun co-workers, and the kind of boss most people only dream of – themselves. Madd Technologies LLC, which stemmed from an idea friends had late one night, is a technology start-up helmed by Florida Poly students and focused on the consumer electronics and computer software markets. It provides services such as product design, website design, computer-aided...

educationdive | January 15, 2020

Individuals with bachelor's degrees will earn $400,000 more in their lifetimes than those with just a high school diploma, according to a new report from the College Board. College graduates who enrolled at age 18 and earned a degree in four years "can expect to earn enough relative to a high school graduate" by age 33 to make up for paying tuition and other costs and for being out of the workforce while in college, the report notes. The study comes as polls show some Americans are...

hrdive | January 14, 2020

The Walt Disney Company is expanding its education plan, adding Purdue University Global and Southern New Hampshire University to its network of schools, according to a Jan. 8 announcement. Eligible employees may now pursue degrees in cloud computing, digital photography, legal studies and higher education administration, among other offerings, the announcement said. The education program, called Disney Aspire, is 100% tuition paid and in partnership with Guild Education. According to the announ...