HotChalk
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education, Media, Online Advertising |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Founder | Edward Fields, CEO |
| Defunct | November 2020 |
| Fate | Acquired by Noodle |
| Headquarters | , US |
| Website | hotchalk |
HotChalk was an education technology company founded in September 2004.[1] HotChalk ran an online community application designed for grade school teachers, students, and parents. In August 2007, McGraw-Hill partnered with HotChalk to make McGraw-Hill training and certification tools available to HotChalk users.[2] NBC partnered with HotChalk as well to distribute NBC news archives to supplement educational materials.[2][3]
HotChalk was founded by Edward M. Fields; the company's last CEO was Rob Wrubel.[4]
The company drew scrutiny from the U.S. Department of Education in the mid-2010s regarding HotChalk's relationship with Concordia University of Portland, Oregon. A federal prosecutor alleged that the university's $160 million deal with HotChalk violated a law that prohibits incentives for recruitment and outsourcing of more than half an educational program to an unaccredited party. The investigation was settled out-of-court for $1 million with no admissions of wrongdoing.[5]
In November 2020, Noodle acquired Hot Chalk.[6]
References
- ^ "A Technological Fix For Education". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
- ^ a b Mitra, Sramana (May 23, 2008). "A Technological Fix For Education". Forbes. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ^ The More We Know: NBC News, Educational Innovation, and Learning from Failure - Klopfer, Eric, Haas, Jason. pp. 79–84.
- ^ "Our Team | HotChalk, Inc". www.hotchalk.com. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
- ^ Young, Molly (October 21, 2016). "Concordia gained thousands of new students -- and a federal inquiry". The Oregonian. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
- ^ Lederman, Doug. "Noodle Swallows an OPM Competitor". www.insidehighered.com. Inside Higher Education. Retrieved 12 July 2021.