Nearpod raises $21 million to turn mobile devices into a teaching tool rather than classroom distraction

 Nearly 80% percent of American adults have smartphones these days, according to Pew Research. And the…

Not another AI post

 This post is about a better world brought by human ingenuity. It’s about a human opportunity,…

Brightwheel raises $10 million to keep parents in-the-know about their kids’ day at school

 You may have seen the startup Brightwheel scoring an investment from Mark Cuban and Chris Sacca on…

Ozobot raises $3 million for toys that teach kids coding basics off-screen

 There are many toys on the market today that promise to teach kids programming skills, and…

Teachable books $4 million to turn everybody into educators online

 Education tech startup Teachable (formerly known as Fedora) has raised $4 million in a Series A…

Oohlala aims to school the university-specific app space with a $4M Series A

 There’s an app for everything these days, including attending college, but that doesn’t mean it’s a…

LingoLive raises $5.2 million to help employees become truly fluent

 Tech startups have tried to make language learning possible without human tutors since way back in…

The broken edtech ecosystem investors once avoided is changing

 Previously considered risky investments, it’s true that many edtech startups — commonly founded by “teacherpreneurs” hell…