New tech-focused Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan investment arm proves the education technology industry is coming of age with teacher-focused tech
In 2014, Dave Vasen founded Brightwheel to provide an all-in-one software platform to help teachers manage their preschool classrooms. The platform, backed by thein 2018, also allows preschool administrators to run the school in addition to helping on the business side of things.
"Our focus is on teachers," Vasen wrote to Business Insider."We have spent hundreds of hours observing, shadowing, and listening to teachers in order to build a product that is intuitive and adds real value. As we take feedback from teachers every day, we rapidly make improvements and launch new features. The result is a product that is built for them.
"Teachers are almost always overlooked and undervalued, yet have the greatest impact on student achievement," Yavne told Business Insider."The key to unlocking the potential in every student is empowering teachers with the tools and resources to do so."
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Meet the Democrats’ New Voice on Foreign PolicyTom Malinowski is an unlikely member of Congress. But he's fast becoming a force on Capitol Hill.
Read more »
Meet the Democrats’ New Voice on Foreign PolicyTom Malinowski is an unlikely member of Congress. But he's fast becoming a force on Capitol Hill.
Read more »
Meet the Democrats’ new voice on foreign policyTom Malinowski is just one of nearly 100 members of the freshman class in the House — but he’s quickly becoming one of the Democrats’ most influential voices on foreign policy
Read more »
President Trump to visit Japan in late May, meet new emperorTOKYO (AP) — President Donald Trump and his wife Melania will make a state visit to Japan at the end of May to meet the newly enthroned emperor. Crown Prince Naruhito will succeed his...
Read more »
Opinion | Meet your new woke inquisitors, same as the old onesWoke-ism may have some of the emotional tenor of church, but it lacks the supernatural beliefs and cohesive ritual of a real faith.
Read more »
Zoom, Zoom, Zoom! The Exclusive Inside Story Of The New Billionaire Behind Tech’s Hottest IPOZoom's IPO wowed Wall Street. Behind the $16 billion market cap bonanza: new billionaire Eric Yuan, the immigrant founder whose video conference app just works better.
Read more »
The New Billionaire Behind The Chinese Coffee Chain That’s Challenging StarbucksA serial entrepreneur who has run two multibillion-dollar Chinese startups backed the country’s fastest growing coffee chain -- and is its largest shareholder.
Read more »
Border Patrol to pay out $84 million in bonuses to agents in bid to stop them leavingThe agency has struggled to meet new hire demands as discontented agents continue to quit.
Read more »
Border Patrol to pay out $84 million in bonuses to agents in bid to stop them from leavingThe agency has struggled to meet new hire demands as discontented agents continue to quit.
Read more »
New CBS Sports Network Deal With WNBA Latest Reminder Of New Revenue StreamsThe response to Monday's big announcement that CBS Sports Network will televise 40 WNBA games in 2019 and at least one year beyond was universally positive, as it should be.
Read more »