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Dec 19, 2025

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Edtech and Workforce Development News Roundup - 12/19

In today's ever-changing world of education and workforce development, technology is increasingly shaping the opportunities available to students, schools, and employers. From online talent marketplaces and cutting-edge edtech tools to personalized support systems and updated regulations, these changes reflect a shared effort to make education more transparent, results-focused, and centered around the learner.

Dec 16, 2025

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Mantra Health

Mantra Health CEO and Co-Founder, Matt Kennedy named to Slice of Healthcare's "50 Under 50" list

CEO and Co-founder Matt Kennedy has been named to Slice of Healthcare’s “50 Under 50” list, which recognizes 50 dynamic and influential leaders who are shaping the future of healthcare. Matt is a visionary leader committed to innovation and has an unwavering passion for improving student mental health across higher education. Under his guidance, Mantra has reached over 150 campuses and is now actively serving more than 1.3 million students. Read the original story in full here . #MantraHealth

Dec 12, 2025

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Edtech and Workforce Development News Roundup - 12/12

In today's rapidly evolving workforce Industry, traditional pathways into employment are facing unprecedented challenges, from eroding entry-level opportunities to shifting perceptions of higher education's value. As AI continues to transform skill requirements and job roles, innovative approaches (such as portfolio-based work-based learning, skills-first strategies, and streamlined educational systems) are emerging as vital solutions to bridge gaps and foster economic mobility.

Dec 10, 2025

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Orijin

Monroe County Sheriff's Office Partners with Tech Educator Orijin for Inmate Workforce Development Program in Tennessee

In a recent social media announcement, Monroe County Sheriff's Office shared its inclusion in a workforce development initiative with tech education provider Orijin, supported by the State of Tennessee. Sheriff Tommy Jones made the revelation, stating that the Monroe County Sheriff's Office Detention Facility will serve as the site for this pilot initiative, set to kick off on January 1, 2026, according to a post on their Facebook page. The program will introduce inmates to the Interplay...

Dec 10, 2025

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Acceleration Academies

Gwinnett County students to graduate after given second chance with non-traditional, free program, Acceleration Academies

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Traditional high school wasn’t all that smooth for Cobi Dawson. He discovered the Gwinnett County Acceleration Academies program. “Traditional school wasn’t really for me,” Dawson said. “Like people, everybody wants to be alike. They act like people they’re not; they hang around other people they do the wrong things.” The program caters to students who felt traditional high school wasn’t working out. It’s primarily an online program, that also requires them...

Dec 5, 2025

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Edtech and Workforce Development News Roundup - 12/05

In this week's News Roundup, the articles featured highlight how the traditional pathways from education to career are facing unprecedented challenges and opportunities. From the widening gap between high school graduation and workforce readiness to the diminishing returns of a college degree, stakeholders across the education and employment sectors are rethinking how we prepare young people for success.

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Moodlerooms Recognized for Excellence in Six Categories of Education Technology

  • NewMarketsVP
  • Dec 5, 2011
  • 2 min read

Updated: Nov 20, 2024

Moodlerooms, Inc., Moodle partner and provider of proven e-Learning solutions, announced today that it has been honored across six different categories in EdTech Digest’s 2011 Awards Program. Collecting top awards in the categories of Learning Management System, Social Networking and Open Source Solution, Moodlerooms’ joule 2 enterprise e-Learning platform was also named a finalist in the categories of E-Learning Solution, Professional Development and Cool Tool.


Among the criteria judges used to identify offerings playing a truly “transformative” role in education through technology were attractiveness, ease of navigation, evidence of success in the field, long-term value and comprehensive support.


EdTech Digest Editor-in-Chief, Victor Rivero, described winning entries as “innovative,” “trendsetting,” and “respected,” noting that these products are “disrupting old models” to move education forward into the 21st century. “In a crowded field of entries, it’s exciting to acknowledge those companies and products making the biggest difference,” he says.


Dedicated to supporting the global open source community with the goals of promoting worldwide collaboration and e-Learning opportunities, Moodlerooms is especially pleased that EdTech Digest Award judges have recognized joule Social as one of two social/academic networking winners and joule 2 as the sole winner in the Open Source Solution category.


“Moodlerooms is honored to be recognized by EdTech Digest,” says Moodlerooms Chairman and CEO, Lou Pugliese. “Being recognized by these awards validates our continued efforts to fuel the growth of the international open source Moodle community, and to offer the best possible e-Learning experience to educators and learners across the globe.”


About EdTech Digest (www.edtechdigest.com) EdTech Digest celebrates all the latest technologies moving education forward, delving deeper into the stories of the people behind the technology to discover what truly drives them to conceptualize, create, develop and deploy their ideas to the masses. Featuring movers and shakers in and around education who are dedicated to making a difference for our future generations, editorial focus is on the topical and current to thought-leader views. The EdTech Digest Awards Program recognizes the best and brightest people and transformative technology products and services in education.


About Moodlerooms (www.moodlerooms.com) Moodlerooms provides educators and learners across the globe with adaptable, reliable and affordable e-learning. With turnkey software-as-a-service solutions for Moodle, Moodlerooms’ customers receive the benefits of the most widely-used learning management system in the world with the comfort and assurance that come from enterprise-level enhancements, services, and value-added support. With an unwavering commitment to creating a more effective and engaging education community, Moodlerooms is the CHANGE you want e-learning to be.


 
 
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