Sentences with phrase «based education companies»

For years, B Corp certification was rumored to hurt a startup's ability to attract investors, but recent deals have debunked this theory: San Francisco - based education company Altschool has raised $ 170 million from venture capitalists, and Data.world, an Austin - based tech startup, recently closed $ 19 million in Series B funding.

The Baltimore - based education company is taking a chunk of the huge sum it got from the recent sale of its computerized - testing business and investing it in a unit that will «incubate» Internet ventures.

That's why there's considerable excitement about the free program bringing AP physics to Mississippi this school year, courtesy of the Global Teaching Project, a Washington, D.C. - based education company that is part of a nonprofit consortium in the state.

Clemson, S.C. (April 20, 2016) The National Dropout Prevention Center / Network (NDPC / N) is pleased to announce that K12, Inc., a technology - based education company and leading provider of proprietary curriculum and online school programs for students in pre-K through high school, is now sponsoring Solutions to the Dropout Crisis, a television format webcast that delivers practical strategies for graduation rate improvement to educators across the nation.

Sponsorship Enables Increased Awareness of Dropout Prevention Programs and Policies Clemson, S.C. (April 20, 2016) The National Dropout Prevention Center / Network (NDPC / N) is pleased to announce that K12, Inc., a technology - based education company and leading provider of proprietary curriculum and online school programs for students in pre-K through high school, is now sponsoring Solutions to the... Read more»

Former state superintendent Tony Bennett, who faced ethics charges after accusations of changing A-F grades in 2013, is back in the political game after registering as a lobbyist to the Florida legislature for an Indiana based education company.

McGraw - Hill Education is a content, software and services - based education company that draws on its more than 100 years of educational expertise to offer solutions, which improve learning outcomes around the world.

Negotiated and drafted executive compensation agreements for the cofounding members of a Web - based education company.

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New companies create opportunities, which in turn increase the tax base and provide better access to education.

• Carbon Lighthouse, a San Francisco - based clean energy company specializing in serving commercial real estate investors, hospitality, and the private education markets, raised $ 27 million in funding.

Runner up on the Fast 50 is Prodigy Game, a Burlington, Ont. - based company that builds gamified math education programs.

• Legends of Learning, a Washington D.C. - based education tech company, raised $ 9 million in funding from undisclosed investors.

• Fishawack Group of Companies, which is backed by LDC, acquired Carling Group of Companies, a London and San Diego - based healthcare marketing and medical education services provider.

• Thoma Bravo will acquire Frontline Education, an Exton, Penn. - based education softwareEducation, an Exton, Penn. - based education softwareeducation software company.

• Piper, a San Francisco - based STEM education company, raised $ 7.6 million in Series A funding.

The Omani - based company leads many different initiatives in a variety of sectors, ranging from higher education to solar energy to core testing for oil and gas, and even trying to build a «smart city» which may enable citizens to pay utility bills automatically, amongst other things.

Melbourne company Vocation has acquired Perth - based Australian College of Applied Education and 50 per cent ownership of the Australian School of Management for $ 2.125 m.

Having grown Perth - based Navitas from a start - up 23 years ago into a global education services provider and one of WA's top 10 listed companies, co-founder Rod Jones is handing the reins to former iiNet boss David Buckingham.

Perth - based IT company Empired has won a $ 10 million contract to provide its services to the Victorian Department of Education and Training.

Iceland's law stands out in a key way: Companies and organizations with at least 25 full - time employees must actually obtain government certification proving their pay policies are based on factors such as education, skills and performance, not gender.

Well, that's what happened this week with 2U Inc. (NASDAQ: TWOU), a Landover, Maryland - based technology company that allows non-profits and universities to deliver cloud - based education to people no matter where they are.

If you've ever wondered whether building an intranet is worthwhile, then consider the example of Motley Fool, an online investor - education company based in Alexandria, Va..

To make some sense out of the online educational feeding frenzy, we spoke to Rick Armbruster, director of product development for Eduventures.com, a Boston - based company that conducts research and tracks investment in the education industry.

At the top end of the soloist market, «we see independent professionals and teams that come together on a project basis,» says George Gendron, former Inc. editor and founder of the Solo Project, a media, research, and education company for independent professionals.

The Bangalore - based ed - tech company had raised $ 140 million (934 crore) last year, to expand its reach in the domestic market with a learning app, and launch its services to other English - speaking countries to become a formidable player in the K - 12 tech - enabled education business.

The last time Apple did an education product launch was in 2012, and that was when the Cupertino - based company launched a tool for designing eBooks for the iPad.

SoFi is one of the leading new financial technology companies based in Silicon Valley that not only reviews your credit score and income / debt ratios, but also looks at the quality of your education and quality of your work institution.

Among companies based in the Nordic countries are Snow Software, a software asset management company based in Sweden; iZettle, a mobile payments company in Stockholm; Extreme Iceland, a tour operator and travel agency based in Reykjavik; and Clio Online, an education company in Copenhagen.

Through our campus - based school system, the company offers specialized technical education programs under the banner of the well - known brands Universal Technical Institute (UTI), Motorcycle Mechanics Institute (MMI), Marine Mechanics Institute (MMI) and NASCAR Technical Institute (NASCAR Tech).

During a career of more than 35 years, he has served as managing editor of a publisher of content - based marketing tools and vice president of an online continuing education company in the financial services industry.

Business Insider recently reported that numerous families have grown frustrated with the education their children are receiving at AltSchool, an ambitious San Francisco - based edtech company that four

Buyer personas are fictional representations of your actual, paying customers, created based on the data you have about them — such as their job title, budget, buying motivation, challenges, company size, age, pain points, education level, buying concerns, etc..

Web - based home buying courses offered by mortgage insurance companies like Genworth Financial and MGIC are acceptable, as are the courses offered by other HUD - approved education providers.

To establish a national, broad based, community of Angel investors, incubators, and accelerators in Canada and connect them to their peers and the greater early - stage funding ecosystem so they can support the growth and development of innovative Canadian entrepreneurs and companies, and to support the ongoing evolution of that community through research, education and public policy.

Camden Partners is a Baltimore - based private equity firm providing growth capital to lower - middle market companies in the education, healthcare and business services sectors.

Mr. Jiwan has served on numerous boards of directors and advisors, including: (i) Future Finance Loan Corporation, a European private student lender that has helped students at over 130 universities fund their education, where Mr. Jiwan is a co-founder and non-executive Chairman; (ii) BFRE, a Brazilian private real estate finance company, which was subsequently sold to affiliates of BTG Pactual; (iii) GP Investimentos, one of Latin America's leading private equity firms, where he served on its shareholder advisory board; (iv) NewPoint Re, a Bermuda - based reinsurance business; and (v) Kaletra QD product development program with Abbott Pharmaceuticals, where he served on the Joint Oversight Committee.

China - based education - related companies have been recent strong performers.

California based Branding and Marketing Company that helped me continue my education in brand development.

Professor Beliso is the founder / creator of One Merit Badges, a green based company, that provides an innovative life skills education system for children.

While searching for safe alternatives, she quickly realized how limited the available information for parents was — and that's how her education - based company, The Soft Landing, was born.

Based in Talladega, Alabama, the company offers ay care services, a pre-kindergarten education program, and after - school care.

Based in Villa Rica, Georgia, the company offers early care and education programs for infants up to pre-kindergarten kids.

Growing Generations is a Los Angeles - based company dedicated to creating lives and supporting families through egg donation, gestational surrogacy, and parental education.

Mother's Circle is a Rhode Island based company offering birth doula and postpartum doula services, childbirth education, lactation and sleep support and guidance for families expecting or caring for new babies.

Since its inception over two decades ago, we have seen maternity wards transform from places historically infused with enormous influence from formula companies and default maternity care and infant feeding practices that undermined breastfeeding, to environments in which evidenced - based care is provided, education is free from commercial interests, and mothers are supported in reaching their infant feeding goals.

An unauthorized user accessed personal information of 31 Nassau students and 21 others statewide who took a computer - based exam last spring administered by a Minnesota - based testing firm, company and state education officials said.

In a letter of support for the project, U.S. Congressman Brian Higgins wrote»... this company's vision includes the first of its kind partnership with the «Say Yes Buffalo» program in which The Phoenix Brewery Apartments LLC will donate 10 % of its projects once stabilized to this board based community education collaborative to increase high school and postsecondary completion rates.»

The previous contract, for $ 32 million, was held by Pearson, an international education company based in London that has become a lightning rod in education policy around the country.

Questar Assessments, a company based in Minneapolis, received a five - year, $ 44 million deal, the State Education Department said on Thursday.

According to the U.K. Higher Education Statistics Agency's «HE Business and Community Interaction Survey», recent university graduates started more than 3500 new companies — science - based and otherwise — in the United Kingdom during the 2012 - 2013 fiscal year.