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Press Releases

09 April, 2019
PRESS RELEASE: Cell-Ed Works Selected as a $1 Billion Wage Gain Challenge Winner
08 January, 2019
PRESS RELEASE: Pearson funds Cell-Ed and Wizenoze partnership to help low-literate adults worldwide better their lives
17 December, 2018
PRESS RELEASE: Governor Cuomo announces expansion of Cell-Ed through Office for New Americans
09 July, 2018
PRESS RELEASE: Cell-Ed raises $1.5 million seed round led by Lumina Impact Ventures

Cell-Ed in the News

Could an Idea for Fighting Poverty Be Worth a Billion Dollars?

This mobile learning platform aims to combat the “hidden epidemic” of adult illiteracy.

October 31, 2018

As Alternative Higher-Ed Pathways Take Off, We’re Still Forgetting Parent Learners

October 18, 2018

What girls need to stay – and thrive – in school

October 9, 2018

Upskilling frontline workers using the basics of mobile learning

September 28, 2018

Cell-Ed raises $1.5 million to help low-skilled workers develop

Points of Light Civic Accelerator Invests $100,000 in Two Startups Advancing Digital Inclusion

Mobile learning about sales is coming with Virtanza/Cell-Ed partnership

How tech can bridge the employment opportunity gap

The high cost of invisibility: low-literate adults go unseen in today’s job market

Innovative Employment Technology Fund launches and announces initial investments

September 27, 2017

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Startup’s goal: texting your way to literacy

August 30, 2017

Literacy XPRIZE starts field tests of semifinalist apps in LA, Philadelphia and Dallas

Powerful edtech for adult learners: Three product demos

Literacy delivered: Cell-Ed educates anywhere with Twilio

Twelve startups solving the 6 million jobs gap

How adult education changed lives

Innovators worth watching: Cell-Ed

Cell-Ed’s New York State program makes Harvard’s top 25 innovations in American government

Can workers learn basic skills on their phones?

BBC World News interviews Cell-Ed CEO

February 21, 2017

Forbes quotes Cell-Ed about massive market for adult learning

January 31, 2017

Designing from the bottom up: a partnership with New York State’s Office for the New Americans

November 29, 2016

Cell-Ed among EdSurge’s best list

November 9, 2016

The Library of Congress honors Cell-Ed with Best Practice Award

September 23, 2016

Mobile learning: making the digital promise real

Despierta America Ingles por telefono

December 9, 2015

How texting can actually improve your writing skills

December 7, 2015

NY Nightly News features Cell-Ed

December 5, 2015

NY program uses phone calls, text messages to teach English

November 30, 2015

Education app developers are overlooking a target audience: adult learners

August 24, 2015

Learn English on your phone

A developer and a CBO make a difference in adult education

February 18, 2015

Teach literacy by text message. Really

Blog

EdTech Center field tested Cell-Ed

January 28, 2019

Teachers talk mobile learning

November 17, 2018

Learner-centered design for adult learners

3 overlooked questions to ask when looking for a mobile training solution for low-skilled workers

November 8, 2017

5 reasons why XPRIZE will drastically advance adult literacy

How wrongly defining “low-skilled workers” torpedoes workforce development success

Who believes workers are lacking in skills? Maybe workers do

Reflections on eLearning, ‘lean learning’ & learner-centered mlearning

Poverty, prosperity, education and Cell-Ed

February 21, 2017

Cell-Ed builds bridges and pathways with important immigrant partners

February 4, 2017

So, this is success and what we strive for

December 12, 2016

Standing Rock, Empowerment and Learning

December 5, 2016

Designing from the bottom up: a partnership with New York State’s Office for New Americans

November 29, 2016

US Elections, Jobs & Essential Skills

November 21, 2016

A National Award for Cell-Ed Learners

November 20, 2016

The Power of Research in Designing and Delivering EdTech that Matters

November 17, 2016

The Role of Technology in the School Education Value-Chain

November 14, 2016

Chief Global Officer presents at OAS ‘Building Pathways for ICT in Education’ Dialogue in the Caribbean

October 24, 2016

From Precision Health to Precision Education, Co-Designing Solutions for Cancer Survivors

September 22, 2016

Cities & Food Conference – The Role of mLearning and Cell-Ed

Latest E-Books

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Includes insights into creating a relevant mobile workforce training solution.

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Offers a powerful checklist to ask when evaluating mobile learning solutions.

Research

UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning’s case study ‘Cell-Ed: innovative education through cell phones’

Videos

Why Cell-Ed?

Catching up with Team Cell-Ed

Can Workers Learn Basic Skills on Their Phones?

Cell-Ed : Learn English by Text

Cell-Ed: Time is Now for Adult Literacy

A Cell-Ed Story: Lucia