EdTech Chronicle Awards – The Best Awards 2024 Winners
Recognizing the best deals, leaders, companies, and services in the EdTech Industry
Investment and Deals
Best M&A Deal UNDER $20M
Panopto’s Acquisition of Elai
Best Deal or Partnership
Desert Financial and InStride
Best Education Investment Firm or Supporting Service Firm
Global Expansion Strategies
Best M&A Deal
Summer Discovery and Oxford Summer Courses
Best CTE/Workforce Ed Deal
Calbright College
Best Education Accelerator, Incubator or Studio
NewSchools Venture Fund
Media and Podcasts
Best Press Release or Press Announcement
Ativion Debuts at ISTELive 2024 in Denver
Best K12 Product Launch
Rebrand Impero as Ativion
Best Higher Education Product Launch
Kollegio
Best Opinion or Commentary Article
3 myths about young children and peer-to-peer support by Jodi Miller, creator of WellCheq
Best K12 Podcast Series
All For Literacy Podcast, Host Dr. Liz Brooke
Best HE Podcast Series
Get Down to College Business
Best K12 Podcast Episode
ThriveinEDU Live (Hosted by Rachelle Dene Poth) w/ Josh Feinsilber, Creator & Founder of Gimkit!
Best Publication or Digital News Site
Joseph Thibault’s This Isn’t Fine
Best Blog or Newsletter by an Individual in K12 or HE
PR in EdTech Tips from Pando Public Relations
Best Corporate Blog in Education
Higher Ed News by Validated Insights
Best Education Book, ebook, Flipbook or Similar
Finding the Words by Dr Hayley Watson
Leadership
Best Education/EdTech CEO (Corporate)
Sara Leoni, CEO of Ziplines Education (and)
Chase Williams, CEO of Pathify
Best C-Level Officer in Education/EdTech
Kemi Akinsanya-Rose, COO, Cambium Learning Group
Best Leader of an Academic Institution
Ajita Talwalker Menon, President and CEO, Calbright College
Best Leader of a K-12 School/District
Priscilla Alonzo, Director, East Campus – Clark County Acceleration Academies
Education/EdTech Person of the Year
Ashley Andersen Zantop, Cambium Learning Group CEO
Joe Sallustio, Vice President, Industry Engagement, Ellucian
Education/EdTech Company of the Year
Discovery Education (and)
Tutor.com
(Honorable Mention) Liner
Best Education/EdTech Rising Star
Jack Januszewski, Vice President of Social Impact/Education Technology Co-Lead, Spring Mountain Capital
Best Education Service Firm, In-House Team, or Company (PR, Marketing, Research, and related)
Nickel Communications
(Honorable Mention) Pando Public Relations
Marketing/Events
Best Social Media Campaign by Education Company or Institution
Duolingo’s “Duo on Ice” prank for April Fools’ Day
Best Research, White Paper, or Supportive Material
ParentSquare: Best Practice Guide- Showing up for Success: Family Engagement Strategies for Chronic Absenteeism
Best Campaign
Tech Champions, General Assembly
Best Use of Graphic Design (print, digital)
Dewey, PALS Town
Misc.
Best Product or Service Supporting Academic Integrity
Turnitin AI Writing Detection Tool and Product Portfolio
(Honorable Mention) Pangram
Editor’s Choice
OPM Research from Validated Insights – Best Research or Whitepaper (and)
