Western Governors University

Education Dive | July 27, 2020

The U.S. Department of Education has announced new details on how it will distribute a $350 million pot of federal coronavirus relief funds among colleges that didn’t initially receive a significant amount of aid.To get their share of the funding, some of the schools will need to submit information to the department about the financial stresses the virus has caused. The new reporting requirements follow criticism the department did not carefully allocate the money.This is the l...

EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY

Edufront Foundation | December 28, 2021

The Edufront Foundation announced today the launch of its partnership with Samvid Gurukulam, a school founded by Sadhvi Ritambhara to exemplify an ethos of holistic education in Vatsalya Gram on the outskirts of Vrindavan. The Edufront Foundation will be helping Samvid adopt a comprehensive technology platform to augment its existing approach to education. The Ashraya Society (ashraya.co.in) will be funding the Samvid project, which will make use of technology devel...

EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY

Stride, Inc. | January 19, 2023

On January 18, 2023, Stride, Inc., a world leader in education for more than 20 years, introduced Stride Tutoring, a cutting-edge platform created to help students with academics by offering one-on-one tutoring. The company aims to use the platform to reduce the impact of learning loss caused by the pandemic. Stride Tutoring is the sole online tutoring platform that mandates every tutor to be an active, state-certified teacher. This gives students access to hundreds of teachers ...

EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY

Genesys | September 22, 2021

Genesys, a global cloud leader in customer experience orchestration, announced BeyondCX, the industry's first eLearning program for contact center employees and supervisors that teaches the soft skills necessary for delivering empathetic, personalized experiences in today's digital world. Traditionally, contact center training has focused on technology enablement and product knowledge, optimizing for efficiency, and effectiveness. Yet, in the rush toward digital transforma...