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Adding Things Up: Behind the Success of Motion Math’s Suite of Apps
Building a brand, especially in a Wild West world like the App Store, is no small feat. But there are a number of companies that have managed to rise to…
It’s Time: Connecting What Students Need & What Entrepreneurs Create
I recently participated on a Digital Promise panel about whether what economists call"pull mechanisms" can create more incentives for innovation in education technology. Pull mechanism refers to things like challenges, prizes, and advanced…
K-12 District Leaders Evolving Into Smarter Ed-Tech Consumers
School leaders debating whether to buy educational technology often find themselves weighing the promised benefits against their worst fears—soaring costs, disruptive breakdowns, and befuddled teachers and students—not knowing whether they're…
Investors Debate Possible Bubble in the Ed-Tech Marketplace
A sharp rise in investment flowing into K-12 educational technology and a flood of new startups entering the market have longtime players cheering the attention to what they call a…
Co.lab Game Accelerator Opens Applications for Next Round
One of the primary ways in which firms are getting products to market or ready to seek larger VC funding is by entering incubators and accelerators. One of the only…