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BloomBoard offers micro-credential-based advancement pathways for educators to meaningfully improve their instructional practice.

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Location: United States, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh

Total raised: $7.2M

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-	Birchmere ...	birchmerev...
-	Michael &a...	dell.org/
-	Dashfire	dashfire.c...
-	Learn Capi...	learn.vc

Funding Rounds 1

Date	Series	Amount	Investors
30.06.2015	Series B	$7.2M	-

Mentions in press and media 23

Date	Title	Description
04.09.2024	Kentucky's Education Professional Standards Board Approves Innovative Programs to Address Teacher Shortage	Bloomboard Logo Newly Approved Programs Provide On-the-Job Training to Address Teacher Shortage in Kentucky School Districts FRANKFORT, Ky., Sept. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- As the 2024–25 school year begins, Kentucky's Education Profess...
06.08.2024	BloomBoard and Mercy University Partner to Create Accessible Teaching Pathways to Address New York's Teacher Shortage	BloomBoard Mercy University to offer on-the-job bachelor's degree in teaching students with disabilities with Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES signing on as the first to bring the program to districts DOBBS FERRY, N.Y., Aug. 6, 2024 /PRN...
29.06.2023	Hernando County School Board Approves Innovative Partnership to Tackle the Teacher Shortage	“By nurturing our team members who already live and work in our community and who can best advocate for our students, we’re building a strong foundation to improve educational outcomes for years to come,” said Superintendent John Stratton. ...
06.02.2023	North Harrison Community Schools Adopts Innovative Career Advancement Program for Teachers to Earn Master’s Degrees	“Growing and advancing our staff while keeping them teaching supports our school community’s commitment to excellence. This program is a powerful and valuable way to make education a benefit of employment at North Harrison,” said Nathan Fre...
25.08.2022	Waterbury Public Schools Partners with BloomBoard to Address Teacher Retention Crisis	“We are optimistic that this will be a solution to address a teacher retention crisis that is not just unique to us, but nationwide,” said Janet Frenis, Elementary Math Supervisor of Waterbury Public Schools. WATERBURY Conn. & PITTSBURG...
21.07.2022	States Partner On Micro-Credentials To Personalize Teacher Learning	digiLearn digiLearn
22.06.2022	Saint Louis University School of Education and BloomBoard partner to help school districts elevate the careers of paraprofessionals and address teacher workforce shortage	“Classroom aides and paraprofessionals are among the most dedicated personnel in a school district. We want to support those who are seeking ways to elevate their careers and become licensed teachers,” says Gary Ritter, PhD, Dean of the Sch...
27.01.2022	Oklahoma Christian University and BloomBoard Announce Innovative New Master’s Degrees for K-12 Teacher Advancement using Micro-Credentials	"Together with BloomBoard, we're able to provide a much-needed incentive to keep talented teachers in the classroom through convenient and affordable access to a quality master’s degree program," said John deSteiguer, President of...
27.01.2022	Oklahoma Christian University and BloomBoard Announce New Initiative to Increase Access to K–12 Computer Science Education with Micro-credential-based Master’s Degree	“Our collaborative partnership with BloomBoard allows us to offer school districts a meaningful way to both develop teachers and hold on to them,'' said John deSteiguer, President of Oklahoma Christian University. EDMOND, Okla. (PRWEB) Janu...
26.05.2021	New Teacher Rank Change Program Gains Participation in Nearly Half of Counties in Kentucky
25.11.2020	Digital Credentials: A Better Way To Capture And Communicate Learning	Learner's Lifelong Learning JourneyBadgr.com
28.11.2017	BetterLesson Collects $10M to Push Teacher Development Software	Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints As more K-12 schools adopt technologies meant to help deliver an education customized to each student, the methods for coaching teachers are becoming more digital and personal...
23.02.2017	BloomBoard Appoints New CEO, Restructures Focus Around Micro-Credentials	A landmark report from TNTP, a nonprofit organization, estimated that the 50 largest U.S. districts invest $8 billion annually on professional development. Some of those teachers spend upwards of 150 hours every year on training sessions, w...
18.08.2016	VR, PBL, and OERs: 4 High Hopes for Learning with Edtech in the New School Year	Using technology in schools is no longer just about preparing our students for college and career. Not only do they need the skills to navigate and utilize technology, but they need to understand how technology can connect them with people,...
26.03.2016	Deeper Learning Demands Deeper Leading—and Technology Can Help	Knowledgeable. Versatile. Creative. Engaged. Being college- and career-ready is no simple task. It’s time for all American students to take part in deeper learning.Even in technologically rich environments, deeper learning can only achieve ...
26.01.2016	Bloomboard Releases Micro-Credentials Offering and 'Pinterest for Teachers'	Bloomboard—the same tool known for its competency-based professional development platform and resource library—is now getting into the micro-credentials business. Today, the company announced a new offering that helps teachers access curate...
14.01.2016	Imagine All the Startups Pitching at Demo Day	As every student succeeds, so, too, shall companies and their investors. That’s the message delivered by Imagine K12 co-founders, Tim Brady and Geoff Ralston, at the seventh demo day for the edtech accelerator. Now in its fifth year, Imagin...
07.10.2015	How Staying in Front of the Pack Helped the 'Forward Thinkers' Nab a Spot on Entrepreneur360	October 7, 2015 3 min read Through surveys and available data, we've examined hundreds of small businesses and come away with six archetypal sets of practices and characteristics that we believe are representative of most growth companies o...
30.06.2015	BloomBoard Raises $7.2M in Series B Funding	BloomBoard, a Palo Alto, CA-based education technology company, received $7.2m in Series B funding. Backers included Birchmere Ventures, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Learn Capital, as well as new investors the Michael & ...
17.12.2014	TeachPitch Helps Educators Around The World Share Learning Resources	Creating lesson plans, learning about teaching methods, and finding new educational material are all part of a normal workday for teachers, but it can be difficult because most educators have extremely tight schedules. TeachPitch.com wants ...
21.04.2014	Professional Development Startup, BloomBoard, Raises $5M	As much as the focus of edtech has been on improving student learning, so, too, do teachers need ways to help them grow. But the way that many educators currently receive that support is more convoluted than saying “teacher professional dev...
03.12.2012	How Ed-Tech Companies Will Make (and Lose) a Few Fortunes	Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints It’s bubble time in education technology. Over the past few years, investment dollars have started to flow in larger amounts. MBAs (like me and one of my co-founders) are star...
-	Framework: Verizon Innovative Learning Schools-Digital Promise Guidebook	Gaps exist between high-performing and under-performing schools for multiple reasons, including differences in access to funding and resources, community commitment, and the willingness of school leaders to innovate. Digital Promise was cre...

BloomBoard

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