EdBizWatch

Knewton Partners with Macmillan

Macmillan will use Knewton’s adaptive learning platform for English language instruction.

Knewton Teams Up with Macmillan, Ki Mae Heussner, GigaOm

Knewton (Quietly) Pivots

It’s not as simple as sprinkling a little machine learning fairy dust on your content. 

Knewton (Quietly) Pivots, Michael Feldstein, eLiterate

Adaptive Learning Developing at Dizzying Pace: Some Intel

70+ adaptive learning vendors working to help college leaders decide what they need.

Gates Foundation Helps Colleges Keep Tabs with Adaptive Learning Tech, Paul Fain, IHE

Special K: Don’t Sleep On Khan Academy, Knewton

Critics miss is the evolution of a disruptive innovation — it starts as a “good enough."

Special K: Don’t Sleep On Khan Academy, Knewton, Michael Horn, Education Next

15 Education Innovators and their Disruptive Technologies

15 Folks who will change everything, from the way we teach math to how we train teachers.

Impact 15: Classroom Revolutionaries, Caroline Howard, Forbes

Dept. of Education Partners with Knewton

The program brings online courses to 3.5 million youth in juvenile justice system.

Dept of Ed Taps Knewton for At-Risk Youth Program, Ki Mae Heussner, GigaOM

25 EdTech Startups Worth Knowing

There’s a litany of resources being created on a daily basis.

25 EdTech Startups Worth Knowing, Katie Lepi, Edudemic

The Crisis in Higher Education

Is this a fad, or is higher education about to get the overhaul it needs?

The Crisis in Higher Education, Nicholas Carr, Technology Reivew, MIT

Knewton White Paper Defines 'Adaptive Learning'

Gives an analysis of adaptive learning and the theories behind our recommendation engine.

Knewton Adaptive Learning, Knewton

Knewton, Codecademy on the Future of Education

“Is anyone on this panel even close to making money?”

Founders Conference on the Future of Education, Ki Mae Heussner, GigaOM

Build Education Tech and McGraw Will Buy You

“I encourage startups in this space because I’d like to acquire you...” says Brian Kibby.

McGraw-Hill: Build Education Tech and We'll Buy You, Ki Mae Heussner, GigaOM

Who Will Acquire The Education Startups?

One of the hottest startup sectors right now is education.

A Million Education Startups But No One to Acquire Them, Alyson Shontell, Business Insider

3 Hottest Trends in Education Reform

Edtech start-ups are bullish on the potential of their innovations.

3 Hottest Trends in Education Reform, Sehreen Noor Ali, Policymic

A Boom Time for Education Startups

Investments in ed tech tripled to $429-million in 2011 from $146-million in 2002.

Investors See Ed Tech Companies' 'Internet Moment,' Nick DeSantis, The Chronicle

The World's 10 Most Innovative Education Companies

SNHU, Knewton, SkillShare, Chegg, Pearson, Datawind, Fidelis, 2tor, Root-1, MacArthur Fnd.

The World's Top 10 Innovative Education Companies, Fast Company

Video Interview with Jose Ferreria

CEO talks about Knewton's adaptive learning platform and the era of VC risk-aversion.

Knewton Prepares to Take Education by Storm, Mike Butcher, TechCrunch

Knewton Enters Into Agreement with Pearson

Pearson gets semi-exclusive license to Knewton’s Adaptive Learning Platform. 

The Race for Education Tech Heats Up -by Scott Olster, Fortune

Race for Education Tech Heats Up

The education industries top firms are rushing to secure their future...

The Race for Education Tech Heats Up -Scott Olster, CNN Money

Knewton Raises $33 Million from Founders Fund and Pearson

Knewton has now raised $54 million to date.

No Education Start-up Has Ever Raised This Much Before -Alyson Shontell, Business Insider

Has the Holy Grail of Adaptive Tech Been Discovered?

It looks as though more universities are interested in taking advantage of adaptive learning...

Has the Holy Grail of Adaptive Tech Been Discovered? -Audrey Watters, Mind/Shift