Posts Tagged: Online Tutoring

African-American And Woman-Owned Zion Learning Launches National Online Tutoring Program For Minority Students

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Zion Learning is introducing its comprehensive national online tutoring program, to provide academic support for 1st through 12th grade students. CEO and Founder La’Vonnda Haynes-Burnett says Zion Learning is geared towards students of color whose parents may not be familiar the rigors of distance learning and homeschooling, which is being implemented in numerous districts nationwide… Read more »

Upswing Offers Colleges Free Webinar on Increasing Online Student Engagement

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Three in four students are unhappy with their college’s e-learning quality during COVID-19 and disappointed that the expectations they had weren’t met. To help colleges better support their students, Upswing, an online student engagement organization, is offering college administrators a free webinar, “How to Retain Newly Online Students During a Pandemic.” The webinar will help… Read more »

Winston-Salem State University Improves Writing Persistence for First-Year Students Using Upswing

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Education startup Upswing’s recent Retention Impact Study focusing on Winston-Salem State University (WSSU), a public historically black university (HBCU) and the #1 rated HBCU in North Carolina, shows that the university’s persistence among first-year students is improving since providing its students with Upswing’s integrated student services platform during the 2018-2019 academic year. Persistence, unlike student… Read more »

Upswing EdTech Startup Named 2019 Austin Inno 50 on Fire Blaze Winner

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Upswing was chosen as the top EdTech startup by Austin Inno 50 and named a 2019 Blaze Winner at the annual 50 On Fire event, hosted by Capital Factory. Each year Austin Inno celebrates the 50 most innovative new companies that are helping to reshape the market in central Texas. Beginning with community nominations, then… Read more »