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, Inc.
TypePrivate
IndustryEducation, Media, Online Advertising
Founded2004
FounderEdward Fields, CEO
DefunctNovember 2020 (2020-11)
FateAcquired by Noodle
Headquarters
Campbell, California
,
US
Websitehotchalk.com

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
  1. "A Technological Fix For Education". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  2. Mitra, Sramana (May 23, 2008). "A Technological Fix For Education". Forbes. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  3. The More We Know: NBC News, Educational Innovation, and Learning from Failure - Klopfer, Eric, Haas, Jason. pp. 79–84.
  4. "Our Team | HotChalk, Inc". www.hotchalk.com. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  5. Young, Molly (October 21, 2016). "Concordia gained thousands of new students -- and a federal inquiry". The Oregonian. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  6. Lederman, Doug. "Noodle Swallows an OPM Competitor". www.insidehighered.com. Inside Higher Education. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
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