All posts by Cait Etherington
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Line Up Announced for the 2019 Global Education & Skills Forum in Dubai
March 06, 2019 Cait Etherington
This year’s Global Education & Skills Forum, an annual event hosted by the Varkey Foundation, will unfold in Dubai between March 24 to…
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Europe Lags Behind China and United States On Edtech Investment
March 05, 2019 Cait Etherington
BrightEye Ventures recently released a new report on global edtech investment. The report’s findings suggest that Europe continues to lag well behind both…
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Columbia Teachers College Study Casts Doubt On Personalized Learning
March 04, 2019 Cait Etherington
From tech leaders to educators to government officials, many people now believe that the future of education will be personalized. But a new…
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Free Online SAT Prep Sites Are Attracting Parents Skeptical of High-Ticket Tutors
March 03, 2019 Cait Etherington
In many U.S. cities, if you have a child preparing to write the SAT, your monthly tutoring costs can easily exceed what many…
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Study Confirms Persistence of Rural Digital Divide
March 02, 2019 Cait Etherington
The Center for Equity in Learning has just released a new study on the persistent digital divide in America’s rural communities. The study’s…
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Instructure Acquires Portfolium in $43 Million Deal
February 28, 2019 Cait Etherington
In November 2017, Instructure, the Utah-based company that owns the LMS Canvas, made its first major acquisition when it bought Practice, a video-based…
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Next Billion EdTech Prize Announces 2019 Contenders
February 28, 2019 Cait Etherington
In March, the Varkey Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Sunny Varkey’s GEMS Education, will announce the winner of the 2019 Next Billion EdTech…
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New Report Predicts More Growth for Virtual Schools by 2024
February 27, 2019 Cait Etherington
A new report predicts that over the next five years, virtual schools will undergo significant growth in the United States and around the…
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Georgia Tech Proposes a Model for Education 2040
February 26, 2019 Cait Etherington
Georgia Tech has been a pioneer of tech education for decades. Recently, it has made headlines as one of the country’s elite institutions…
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From Coles Notes to “Compressed Knowledge”: A Condensed History of the Summary
February 22, 2019 Cait Etherington
getAstract bills itself as the world’s leading provider of “compressed knowledge.” What is “compressed knowledge”? In a nutshell, it is a summary of…
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