
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)
