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Feb 24, 2026

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Mantra Health Appoints New Executive Leadership, Ensuring Success of New Persistence Intelligence Platform Beacon

Following the recent launch of Beacon, the first persistence intelligence platform for higher education, Mantra Health today announced the expansion of leadership with the hiring of Zahra Safavian, Phil Tallman, and Jessica E. Bright.

Feb 24, 2026

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Orijin Acquires Honest Jobs to Create the First End-to-End Education-to-Employment Pathway for Justice-Involved Individuals in the U.S.

Orijin, a national leader in correctional education and workforce development technology, today announced the acquisition of Honest Jobs, a national fair-chance employment platform connecting formerly incarcerated individuals with job opportunities and reentry resources.

Feb 5, 2026

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Censia

Censia AI Adds Peter M. Fasolo to Board, Strengthening the Workforce Intelligence Layer for Enterprise Transformation

Censia AI, the enterprise workforce system of intelligence, announced today the appointment of Peter M. Fasolo to its Board of Directors. Fasolo brings decades of experience leading global talent strategy and organizational transformation and will help guide Censia's mission to make workforce decisions faster, more precise, and continuously adaptive.

Feb 5, 2026

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Orijin

Instructure and Orijin Partner to Expand Secure, Scalable Education Across United States Correctional Systems

Instructure, the leading learning ecosystem and maker of Canvas LMS, powered by AWS, announced a partnership with Orijin, a leading education and workforce development platform for correctional systems, to expand secure, scalable education across correctional facilities nationwide. Orijin chose to partner with Instructure for its ability to scale alongside Orijin and address the increasing complexity of delivering secure, high-quality education for correctional facilities.

Feb 3, 2026

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Regent Education

Regent Education Joins the CollegeBuys Institutional Purchasing Program

Regent Education, a leader in SaaS-based financial aid and fund management solutions, announced today a new partnership with CollegeBuys. As part of this agreement, California's community colleges will have access to discounted pricing for the Regent Award Suite of financial aid and fund management solutions.

Feb 2, 2026

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Regent Education

Regent Education is Excited to Announce We’re TrustEd App Certified for CBE

Higher education is facing increasing pressure to demonstrate how learning translates into real-world skills, sparking a rise in competency-based education (CBE) programs nationwide.

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EdTech Chronicle Awards – The Best Awards 2023 Winners

Apr 24, 2024
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Updated: Nov 21, 2024

Recognizing the best deals, leaders, companies, and services in the EdTech Industry

Best Deal or Partnership

Powerhouse+Co. – RobotLAB x American Samoa Department of Education Landmark Partnership

Best Early Funding Deal

Class Companion – OpenAI, Index Ventures back AI built by teachers

Best Late or Midterm Funding Deal

Swing Education Raises $38 Million in Series C Funding

Best Higher Ed M&A Deal

GreenLight Credentials and Follett Higher Education

Best CTE/Workforce Ed Deal

New MedCerts Partnership Expands University of Maryland Global Campus’s Healthcare Programming

Best Education Investor, Non-Angel

Wayee Chu, General Partner at Reach Capital

Best Press Release or Press Announcement

ParentSquare Releases Back-to-School Resources, Including Updated Checklist for Successful Home-School Communications

Best K12 Product Launch

High-Dosage Tutoring by Tutor.com and The Princeton Review

Best Higher Ed Product Launch

OpenStax, Rice University – What status quo? OpenStax disrupts tradition with pivotal textbook

Best Opinion or Commentary Article

Tracking the carbon footprint of higher education campuses in the era of online learning by John Katzman (Noodle) and Elliot Felix (brightspot).

Best K12 Podcast Series

Teaching Channel Talks

Best Higher Ed Podcast Series

The EdUp Experience Podcast

Best K12 Podcast Episode

Schoolyard Podcast: Ep. 9 – Sensory Spaces, Not Just for Students

Best Higher Ed Podcast Episode

The Score Podcast – Episode 012: Dave Tomar

Best Blog or Newsletter by an Individual in Higher Ed

Healthcare Workforce Report

Best Corporate Blog in Education – K12

The Vernier Blog

Best Corporate Blog in Education – Higher Ed

THEY BELONG, a ground-breaking report and Cal State study about how Nearpeer works to improve student belonging, recruiting, and retention.

Best Founder for a Company Launched in 2023

Avery Pan, Class Companion Founder behind AI built by teachers, for teachers

Best Education CEO

Al Kingsley, CEO of NetSupport

Best C-Level Officer in Education/EdTech

Chad A. Stevens, Ph.D., Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer of ParentSquare

Best Leader of an Academic Institution

Chancellor Diana Z. Rodriguez of San Bernardino Community College District

Education/EdTech Company of the Year

Scribbles Software

Best Education/EdTech Rising Star (tie)

Learn with Leaders

Dewey

Best Education Service Firm or Company

Pando Public Relations

Best Product Supporting Academic Integrity

The ProctorU Platform by Meazure Learning

Editor’s Choice

Education Choices Magazine – Best in Education

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