Mark is the co-founder of Edhype, in addition to founding Method Schools and SmartFox. He has been working in the marketing and finance areas of K-12 education for two decades, including experience leading teams at charter schools, a school district, and a K-12 industry corporation. Finding new ways to solve age-old K-12 problems is one of his work passions. He holds a B.S. in Business from Utah Valley University and an MBA from Brigham Young University.
Mark resides in Southern California, where he’s happily married and has two adult children and one teenager. In his spare time he’s often enjoying the California sun on his mountain bike or is out with his black lab Apollo.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the public education system by offering personalized learning, intelligent tutoring systems, grading and assessment, virtual assistants, predictive analytics, and natural language processing. At Method, operated by Edhype, we're leaning into artificial intelligence where appropriate. If it personalizes and improves the learning experience for our students, we're all over it.
"Acquiring new students is important for growth, but it can be costly and time-consuming. That high-cost investment is especially painful when you fail to hold on to those new students. While retention is necessary for generating a return on your marketing investment, and vital for maintaining revenue, it also comes with several additional benefits such as loyalty and an overall better student experience."
In this article, we’ve identified 7 things to look for in your K-12 learning management system if you want to create a positive online learning environment for both students and education leaders.
School choice is suffering in California, and a district public school monopoly could be the culprit. Whether parents realize it or not, public school monopolies threaten educational quality, K-12 costs, and school choice.