What Betsy DeVos’ confirmation means for innovation in education

 Following Betsy DeVos’ confirmation as Secretary of Education, the American education system could drastically pivot in…

3 habits of successful language learners

 Roughly 1.2 billion people worldwide are currently learning a foreign language. If you are one of…

Duolingo brings Tinycards to the web

 Last July, with the launch of Tinycards, Duolingo went beyond its core language learning services for the…

Udacity buys CloudLabs in its first-ever acquisition to enable collaborative programming

 In the market for online education, Udacity remains focused on teaching its students about software development, data…

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…

DARTdrones pitches Shark Tank to build a flight school for drone pilots

 Entrepreneurs who pitch on ABC’s Shark Tank typically make packaged goods and apparel. Occasionally, the high tech breaks through. XCraft,…

Turn anything into a nightmare cat with this machine learning tool

 Machine learning has the potential to solve many of our regular human problems, like for instance…

Trump’s hiring freeze is taking jobs away from cybersecurity students

 One of President Trump’s first moves in office was to order a sweeping hiring freeze across…