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This summer we were lucky to have a rockstar set of interns on our tech team. Here’s just a quick look at some of what they accomplished this summer: Andersen Chen worked on models for estimating the way student proficiencies change over time. Most existing methods are focused on point estimates resulting from tests and surveys, so they don’t concern themselves with how students improve over time — but that’s exactly what we’re focused on!  Andersen worked with… Read more

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This is the latest installment in our blog series highlighting Knerd side projects. I started the literary magazine LitCouture 4 years ago, right after I graduated from an MFA program in creative writing. Using my own network of writers and my knowledge of small presses, I was able to build up an organization fairly quickly. Right off the bat, I was thrilled with the kind of talent we were able to attract. We published winners of… Read more

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Here at Knewton, we put a high value on creativity and entrepreneurship, and it shows in the way our team members choose to spend their time outside of work. At any given time a large number of Knerds are working away at side projects — artistic endeavors, business ventures, athletic competitions, and more.  Before he started working in edtech at Knewton, Senior Marketing Associate Robbie Mitchell was working on a different educational project: rap songs…. Read more

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I still remember when I first came to Knewton for my interview over two years ago. I said I was interested in marketing. I was told I could start off in academics drafting verbal coursework. The director assured me that there were plenty of opportunities for “cross-pollination” (at the time, I thought this was an original metaphor ). Within a few days, I started blogging for the marketing team. Within a few months, I was… Read more

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Moving day! We recently packed up and shipped out, moving the entire Knewton office one block away, to much bigger and nicer digs over on 5th Avenue. It was a bit of a crazy transition, but we couldn’t be happier with the results — more space, awesome furniture, plenty of conference rooms, and just as many whiteboard walls and snacks. In the whirlwind of moving, I gathered a few photos and video clips and made… Read more

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Every summer, the seams of our office stretch a bit to accommodate a few good interns. This year is no exception. We’ve got a crop of impressive college students, recent graduates, and grad students here to prove — once again — that age is no measure of errand-running talent. Just kidding. The only coffee these interns will be fetching is their own — and they’ll need it. All of them will be digging into some… Read more

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Thanksgiving: what does it make you think of? Pumpkin pie? Turkey? Or an electronic group hug initiated by a certain Knewton employee? Yep, that’s the one — for us Knerds at least. Over here in our Union Square headquarters, we’ve been experiencing an extended Thanksgiving, with offerings better than your grandma’s gravy. Confused? Here’s the deal: this Friday, while a sizable chunk of our tech team was heads-down on an important project (we’re talking all-nighter,… Read more

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When my sacred mountain homeland was shattered by the 2008 financial crisis, I nearly lost faith in my fellow man. Haunted by my investment banking past, I wandered aimlessly, traveling from place to place without honor or direction. But by the light of the falling market, I found a group of heroes, a band of Knerds, to join in the fight against evil. This is our story. Jayson Phillips, Software Engineer Name: “Black Sampson” –… Read more

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