Topic > education technology
Tales2Go nabs $750K to bring its library of audio books to schools nationwide
Coursera brings its online education platform to China
TechStars-powered Kaplan EdTech Accelerator holds its first demo day in NYC
Desire2Learn’s blind workers help make better accessibility tools for classrooms (exclusive)
Why do students drop out? Civitas Learning gets $8.75M to bring “big data” to colleges
Knewton partners with education publishing giant to bring online learning to millions of students
With $300K in its pocket, WeStudy.In launches to help Russians study abroad for cheap
New online course encourages students to cheat… for science
Coursera partners with publishers to bring digital textbooks to the masses
Educlipper launches its ‘virtual pinboard’ for teachers & students
How these college dropouts beat Harvard grads in competition for jobs
FCC’s new Digital Learning director puts focus on increasing Internet in schools
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Dispelling myths: Personalized learning tools will not replace teachers
Imagine K12: ‘In just 2 years, 10% of U.S. teachers are using our startups’ products’ (interview)
Pearson nabs Harvard professors’ cloud-based learning assessment tool
LearnZillion gets $7M to help teachers align with common standards
‘Zynga for learning’ startup Alleyoop is shutting down
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School out, tech in: Welcome to the future of education
It’s raining ed-tech accelerators
Kno launches a free tool for publishers to turn boring files into an interactive ebook
Stumped by math at midnight? Instaedu says it’ll hook you up with the right tutor anytime (exclusive)
UC spends big to market its online courses — but reaches only one person
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In 2013, here’s why we’ll seriously consider alternatives to higher ed
Cerego finally launches its ‘Dropbox for the brain’
School’s out! Udemy nabs $12M to drive down the cost of higher ed
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School 2.0: teachers will be liberated from the classroom
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To empower students, let’s bring interactive learning tools into the classroom
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Most ed-tech startups suck! Here’s where they’re going wrong.
Former Yahoo India CTO develops search engine to transform K12
Clever makes teaching with technology as easy as 1,2,3
Language-learning tool Busuu gains $5M and a boardmember from LastMinute.com
2tor’s new mobile app puts graduate school onto smartphones [exclusive]
Desire2learn pulls in $80M, the largest-ever VC investment in a Canadian software startup
Teen founders launch Hallway, a homework helper for high-school students
Grockit steps beyond test prep with Learnist, bringing social learning to iPhone and iPad
Y Combinator-backed Knowmia grows its library of educational video classes
AfterCollege’s smart algorithm matches grads with dream jobs
Professors out, experts in! Course Hero adds 18 free skill-based courses