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May 21: PopExpert. “PopExpert raises $2 million for its video teaching marketplace” – PandoDaily

May 21: PopExpert. “PopExpert Online Video Education Marketplace Raises $2M In Seed Funding From Learn Capital And Others” – TechCrunch

May 14: Storybird. “My best languages lesson: putting Spanish into practice with online books” – The Guardian

May 13: HireArt. “HireArt looks to Miami for its new market” – Miami Herald

May 8: Udemy. “Crunch, Crunch, CrunchU: Course Registration Is Now Open” – TechCrunch

May 8: Chromatik. “Chromatik continues to make beautiful music with a $5.7 million (and growing) Series A” – PandoDaily

May 8: Bridge International Academies. “Where Private School Is Not a Privilege” – New York Times

May 7: eduClipper. “Educlipper launches its ‘virtual pinboard’ for teachers & students” – VentureBeat

May 7: eduClipper. “EduClipper Helps Teachers Collect Digital Resources” – EdSurge

April 30: Brilliant. “The 10 Smartest Kids In The World (And The Crazy Math Problems They Can Solve)” – Business Insider

April 26: General Assembly. “Fred Wilson’s three keys to unlocking NYC’s startup city potential” – Upstart Business Journal

April 24: Udemy. “4 Transformational Technology Companies” – Forbes

April 19: Verbling. “Verbling brings immersive language learning into your living room” – VentureBeat

April 17: Udemy. “Online learning platform Udemy branches out into corporate training” – The Next Web

April 17: Udemy. “Online education for the pros: Udemy launches corporate training tools” – VentureBeat

April 16: Vayable. “Vayable: Building the Future of Travel” – Tech Cocktail

April 15: LearnZillion. “LearnZillion Lands $7M From DCM, O’Reilly, NewSchools & More To Help Schools Adopt The Common Core” – TechCrunch

April 15: LearnZillion. “LearnZillion gets $7M to help teachers align with common standards” – VentureBeat

April 15: LearnZillion. “LearnZillion Scores $7M to Expand Platform for Common Core Materials” – EdSurge

April 12: Udemy. “Udemy adds revenue stream with private online learning sites for companies” – GigaOm

April 9: eduClipper. “Teacherpreneur Spotlight: Adam Bellow, Former Teacher, eduClipper Founder” – EdSurge

April 8: HireArt. “EdTech Dream Jobs: Doing Good While Getting Paid” – Forbes

April 8: HireArt. “Resume-Killing Jobs Marketplace HireArt Wants To Help You Find A Job At An Education Startup” – TechCrunch

April 6: Desmos. “Doodling Fun with Graphing Calculators” – EdSurge

April 2: Udemy. “Udemy’s new iOS app turns your phone into a 24-hour classroom” – VentureBeat

April 2: Vayable. “YC-Backed Vayable Launches Destinations To Crowdsource Interesting Things To Do In Cities Around The World” – TechCrunch

April 2: Udemy. “Udemy lands on mobile so students can learn on the go” – GigaOm

April 2: Udemy. “How to Grow a Marketplace” – Forbes

April 2: Udemy. “With Over 6,000 Courses Now Live, Udemy Brings Its Learning Marketplace To iOS To Let You Study On The Go” – TechCrunch

March 29: Udemy. “Sources for Courses” – Huffington Post

March 24: HireArt. “Think Like a Career Coach” – New York Times

March 19: General Assembly. “General Assembly to boost its entrepreneurial presence in the U.K.” – VentureBeat

March 18: HireArt. “Five Signs You’re A ‘Cultural Fit’ For That Hot New Startup” – Forbes

March 6: Edmodo. “Now 18M Users Strong, Edmodo Makes Its First Acquisition In Root-1 To Become The App Market For Education” – TechCrunch

March 5: Edmodo. “Social network for education Edmodo buys Root-1 to expand its app market for teachers” – GigaOm

March 5: Edmodo. “Edmodo Acquires Root-1″ – EdSurge

March 5: Edmodo. “Edmodo buys Root-1 in push to expand education app offerings” – San Francisco Business Times

March 5: Vayable. “Testing the Peer-to-Peer Travel Trend” – Travel + Leisure

March 4: StudyEdge. “Y Combinator alum Study Edge changes the way Florida students learn Algebra” – PandoDaily

March 2: Udemy. “Udemy’s Teach2013 hits its stride as it signs up 15k experts, including Dan Rather and George Lucas” – The Next Web

March 1: General Assembly. “London becomes General Assembly’s second flagship campus” – Wired

February 27: HireArt. “5 Smart Tips for Tackling a Challenge-Based Interview” – U.S. News and World Report

February 27: Udemy. “Startups Search for the Best Ed-Tech Business Model” – Huffington Post

February 26: Udemy, General Assembly. “9 Apps Built by Self-Taught Coders” – Mashable

February 25: Edmodo. “How former Mozilla VP Damon Sicore plans to make Edmodo into an ‘engineering brand’” – GigaOm

February 21: Edmodo. “The Global Search for Education: Social Learning” – Huffington Post

February 21: HireArt. “7 Key Skills You Need to Get Hired Right Now” – U.S. News and World Report

February 20: BrightBytes. “BrightBytes Grabs $750K To Help Schools Measure The Real Impact Of Technology On Student Learning” – TechCrunch

February 6: Storybird. “Storybird Aims To Attack The Last Bastion Of The Printed Word, The Kids’ Bookshelf” – TechCrunch

January 29: HireArt. “Not sure you should take that startup job? Think like an investor” – VentureBeat

January 24: Storybird. “With 2 million members, Storybird is ‘reverse-engineering’ the picture book” – GigaOm

January 20: MasteryConnect. “With $4.1M In New Funding, MasteryConnect Wants To Give Teachers A Better Way To Track Student Progress” – TechCrunch

January 20: HireArt. “5 things you need to know before working at a startup” – VentureBeat

January 19: HireArt. “Good video can get you on interviewer’s short list” – Salt Lake Tribune

January 18: HireArt. “The Four Skills That Will Get You Hired By A Startup” – Forbes

January 12: General Assembly. “General Assembly aims to match education to market demands” – VentureBeat

January 8: Udemy. “Udemy launches Teach2013 to encourage industry experts to create and teach their own courses” – The Next Web

January 8: Edmodo. “Teachers Gravitate to Social Networks Tailored for Educators” – Education Week

January 8: Mangahigh. “For Educators, Mangahigh.com Is A Pass-Fail Test Of Game Creation” – Fast Company

January 8: HireArt. “Three Critical Steps To Acing The Next-Generation Job Interview” – Forbes

December 28: Chromatik. “Right Now, All The Top Investors Are Scrambling To Invest In A Startup Called Chromatik” – Business Insider

December 17: General Assembly, Edmodo, ClassDojo, Brilliant. “30 Under 30″ – Forbes

December 14: Chromatik. “Business Insider’s Best New Startups” – Business Insider SAI

December 14: Udemy. “Freelance Professors” - Inside Higher Ed

December 13: HireArt. “When it comes to talent, HireArt lets you try before you buy” - Forbes

December 7: Udemy. “Udemy Vies For A Chunk Of The $3.9 Trillion Education Market” - Forbes

December 7: Udemy. “Udemy’s mobile future: 10 perspectives from President & COO Dennis Yang” - EducationDive

December 7: Udemy. “Udemy Adds $12M Series B, Looks to Build Largest Library of Online Courses” - Betakit

December 7: Udemy. “Online learning site Udemy nabs $12M to expand to new platforms, targeted content” - GigaOm

December 7: Udemy. “Udemy nabs $12M to drive down the cost of higher ed” - VentureBeat

December 7: Udemy. “Education marketplace Udemy raises $12 million to expand content and explore new platforms” - TheNextWeb

December 7: Udemy. “Online Learning Marketplace Udemy Lands $12M To Expand Its Course Catalog, Go Cross-Platform” - TechCrunch

December 2: Udemy. “Guest Post: Edupreneurs and Investing in Education Startups” – Business Insider

November 30: Verbling. “Language Learning Service Verbling Launches Google Hangouts-Powered Classes, Adds Support For 9 New Languages” – TechCrunch

November 30: Udemy. “On online learning site Udemy, quarter of approved teachers earn $10k or more” – GigaOm

November 29: Udemy. “Evergreen Your Content & Educate More In 2013″ – Search Engine Journal

November 26: Vayable. “Vayable CEO Jamie Wong On Rethinking Expertise” – Fast Company

November 15: Chromatik. “Chromatik nabs $1M from Bruno Mars to help musicians harmonize” – PandoDaily

November 15: Chromatik. “Backed by Bruno Mars, Chromatik Launches to Disrupt How People Practice Music” – BetaKit

November 15: Chromatik. “Hey Look, Bruno Mars Is Investing In Startups” – Business Insider

November 15: Chromatik. “The Musician’s OS: Tech For Music Education” – Forbes

November 15: Chromatik. “Backed By $2 Million In Funding From Learn Capital, Kapor, 500 Startups, Bruno Mars & Others, Chromatik’s Digital Music Platform Goes Live” – TechCrunch

November 9: ClassDojo. “Keeping tabs on kids’ behavior” – VentureBeat

November 7: Udemy. “Udemy’s new iPad app turns idle minutes into learning opportunities” – VentureBeat

November 7: General Assembly. “General Assembly Raises $9.8 Million Series B From Tony Hsieh And Expands To Vegas” – Business Insider

November 7: Udemy. “Udemy releases an iPad app, taking its 5,000-course online learning platform mobile” – The Next Web

November 5: Edmodo. “Social Technologies Changing How the Next Generation Votes” – Huffington Post

October 30: General Assembly. “Technology Education Startup General Assembly Raises $10 Million” – TechCrunch

October 24: ClassDojo. “What Works in Tech Tools: Spotlight on ClassDojo” – KQED MindShift

October 17: Udemy. “Udemy Rolls Out New Publishing Platform To Helps Teachers Create Quality Online Courses” – TechCrunch

October 14: HireArt. “Why Startups Are Helping The Economy More Than You Think” – TechCrunch

October 13: Vayable. “Want To ‘Experience’ Bee-Keeping, Sushi Making or Chinatown As It Was?” – International Business Times

October 10: ClassDojo. “ClassDojo Debuts iOS App to Track Classroom Behavior in Real-Time” – BetaKit

October 8: HireArt. “So What If Tech Start-Ups Are Small? Their Job-Creation Impact Is Big” – The Atlantic

October 3: Vayable. “11 sites that want to rule the share economy” – Fortune

October 1: Edmodo. “How to Teach Digital Storytelling in High School” – PBS MediaShift

September 28: General Assembly. “Professor Facebook: Social Network Co-Designs New Course At General Assembly” – TechCrunch

September 28: Bridge International Academies. “Philanthropists Take the Measure of Doing Good” – The New York Times

September 27: Vayable. “A New Google App Gives You Local Information — Before You Ask for It” – The New York Times

September 26: Verbling. “Language Classrooms in the Cloud” – The Atlantic

September 26: Desmos. “Desmos Gets Google Ventures Funding for Next-Gen Graphing Calculator” – GigaOm

September 25: Edmodo. “Tools for Plugging ICT Into Any Lesson: My Top Five Resources” – Guardian UK

September 19: Udemy.  “Startups Put New Spin on Online Teaching” – San Francisco Chronicle

September 13: SchoolTube. “Lights, Camera, Learn: SchoolTube Strives to Be YouTube for K-12 Education” – Time

September 10: ClassDojo. “ClassDojo’s New Mobile App Helps Teachers Give Real-Time Student Feedback” - GigaOm

September 4: Edmodo. “With Nearly 10M Members, Edmodo Goes Back to School with New Version” - GigaOm

September 2: eSpark. “Pandora For Ed Apps: eSpark Nabs $5.7M From 500 Startups, Others, Hires Facebook Mobile Vet As CTO” - Techcrunch

August 21: OpenStudy. “Free Online Course Will Rely on Multiple Sites” – The New York Times

August 31: Junyo. “Anticipating a Blended Classroom Boom Led by Education Startups” - TechCrunch

August 31: Verbling. “Our Startup Verbling Saw Explosive Growth When We Started Spending More Face-Time With Customers” – Business Insider

August 30: Verbling. “Verbling: Instantly Connecting Language Learners Around the World” – Technapex

July 8: Verbling. “Verbling Links Up Language Learners With Native Speakers Through Live Video Chat” – TechCrunch

May 24: Edmodo. “The Best Social Networks For Kids Under 13″ – Time

May 22: Chromatik. “100 Brilliant Companies” – Entrepreneur Magazine

May 21: Edmodo. “Schools Go Into the ‘Cloud’ to Embrace Popularity of Social Media” – The New York Times

May 19: Junyo. “Is Adaptive Learning The Future Of Education?” – Betakit

May 17: Udemy & ShowMe: “Gasp! Thanks To These Startups, Teachers Are Making Money On The Web” – TechCrunch

May 15: Edmodo. “DIY Learning: Schoolers, Edupunks, and Makers challenge education as we know it.” – O’Reilly Radar

May 8: General Assembly. “Berlin Says ‘Willkommen’ to General Assembly” – Forbes

April 9: Edmodo. “The “Facebook Mafia” Is On The Rise In Silicon Valley” – San Francisco Chronicle

April 9: General Assembly. “NYC’s Innovation Community: What Came Before And What Comes Next” – Business Insider

April 7: MasteryConnect. “Show What You Know” – Huffington Post

April 4: Manga High. “Tornado tragedy makes friends of math competitors” – Salt Lake Tribune

April 4: General Assembly. “Heirs to Old Money Plunge Into Tech” – The New York Times

March 28: Desmos, ClassDojo, BloomBoard. “Start-Ups Try to Crack Education Market” – Wall Street Journal

March 21: ClassDojo. “Startup of the week: ClassDojo” – Wired UK

March 16: ClassDojo. “Gridlocked Out” – National Journal

March 16: ClassDojo. “Best Educational Apps For Students And Teachers” - redOrbit

March 8: LearnZillion. “LearnZillion, One Of The Scrapy Startups Making D.C. A Hot Spot” – Huffington Post

March 8: ShowMe. “Now With 1.5M Lessons, ShowMe Launches v2.0 To Bring Khan Academy To The Masses” – TechCrunch

March 6: Edmodo. “Edmodo Launches Third Party Platform For Education Apps” – Forbes

March 2: Udemy. “Udemy’s Faculty Project nabs 50,000 students and an Ivy league professor” - GigaOm

February 16: ClassDojo. “Is ClassDojo A Teacher’s Answer To Controlling The Class?” – Huffington Post

February 7: SchoolTube. “Video Contest Asks Students Why They Belong In Their School Library” – American Library Association

February 3: SchoolTube.  “WAT-AHH! Announces Official Partnership With Schooltube to Promote Its “Move Your Body” Challenge In Schools Across The Country” – Bevnet

January 26: Verbling. “Verbling Raises $1M To Link Up Language Learners Through Video Chat” – TechCrunch

January 26: Junyo. “All About Relationships: CRM in EDU” – Innovation Excellence

January 26: Udemy. “Udemy Puts Ivy-League Profs on Your Desktop for Free” - Mashable

January 13: StudySync. “Interview | Engaging with Jay King of StudySync” – EdTech Digest

January 3: Edmodo. “Edmodo’s K-12 Social Network Helps Teachers Connect With Students” — Xconomy

December 20: LearnZillion. “LearnZillion Does A Number On Classrooms” – Marketplace

October 27: Desmos. “The Best Young Entrepreneurs of 2011: Readers’ Picks” – Bloomberg BusinessWeek

September 15: Desmos. 2011 Finalists: America’s Best Young Entrepreneurs: Desmos – Bloomberg BusinessWeek

September 7: Verbling. “Verbling is like a Chatroulette for learning languages” – VentureBeat

July 8: Verbling. “Verbling Links Up Language Learners With Native Speakers Through Live Video Chat” – TechCrunch

June 24: Desmos. “Math Geeks, Rejoice! The Desmos Graphing Calculator Is Here, It’s Online And It’s Free” – TechCrunch

June 22: Chromatik. “Music Education Startup Chromatik is on a Three Month Funding Tour – A Slamdunk for Any Early Stage Investor” - Hollyisco

June 21: Desmos. “Free, Web-Based Tools Versus Goliath” – Mind/Shift

June 21: StudySync. “StudySync, An “MTV Meets Yale” Social Learning Tool Being Evaluated by SF Unified School District” – 7×7

May 24: Desmos. “Build And Share Rich Educational Content With Desmos” - TechCrunch

February 21: Udemy. “Udemy: Democratizing Online Learning With Video” - GigaOm

February 15: Chromatik. “Chromatk Wins Twiistup 8 Start-up Showoff” - lalawag

February 1: Verbling. “New Website Connects Language Newbies With Native Speakers” - Mashable

January 24: General Assembly. “General Assembly Scores $200,000k Grant To School Big Apple Entrepreneurs” - TechCrunch

January 24: General Assembly. “General Assembly Aims to Gather New York Techies” – The New York Times

December 10: Edmodo. “Edmodo Is A Social Network For Teachers And Students” - Lifehacker

May 5: Manga High.  “Games That Can Change The World” – Forbes

January 29: Bridge International Academies.  “Reinventing Education in Kenya” – PopTech

September 23: Manga High. “Maths Is The Bedrock Of The Digital Age” – Guardian UK