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PR Newswire | August 29, 2023

Teaching Strategies, the country's leading developer of early childhood education solutions, has unveiled a first-of-its-kind curriculum tailored specifically to California's expanding universal transitional kindergarten program (TK). The program aims to build a bridge from preschool to kindergarten for close to 3 million children under the age of 5. The new curriculum, which was built in close partnership with California educators, builds on the company's widely-rec...

Times Higher Education | January 13, 2020

From in-class polling tools to university-wide learning management systems, software applications – apps – are ubiquitous on campuses nowadays. By collecting and crunching data from staff and students, these programs play a key role in supporting students and helping the modern university run smoothly. These data, however, can be highly sensitive – and very valuable. Add the fact that many of these apps are created by third-party companies and you have, some believe, a ticking ...

prnewswire | February 25, 2020

One of the most disheartening statistics in America today is that of college dropouts. According to College Atlas, 70% of Americans join college but less than 2/3 of them graduate with a degree and 30% of them dropout after the first year.This issue affects not only the aspirations of students, but also the nation, which would face a crunch of skilled workers in the near future. The primary reason for this dreadfully high college dropout rate is the high cost of course materials, particularly ma...

Education Technology

Polygon | May 21, 2022

Polygon, a company specializing in remote evaluations and support for dyslexia, ADHD, and other learning differences, today announced that it closed a $3.6 million investment led by Spark Capital. The round brings Polygon's total funding to date to $4.2 million (with Pear VC having been the largest investor in the company's previously unannounced $600k pre-seed round). The company recently emerged from stealth and will use the new capital to develop its product further and expand its geo...