Cool Tools: Swing Education
10/28/2024 – EdTech Digest
There is a significant shortage of full-time teachers around the country these days. So, to keep classrooms staffed, schools use substitute teachers to fill in for teachers […]
Fast Company – Most Innovative Companies 2024 – No. 5 Swing Education
03/19/2024 – Fast Company
Swing Education has been awarded in the top 10 Most Innovative Companies 2024 from Fast Company…. See the entire list here.
How this edtech company makes it easier—and more appealing—to become a substitute teacher
By Pavithra Mohan
03/19/2024 – Fast Company
Since the teacher shortage in the U.S. was intensified by the pandemic, Swing Education, a 9-year-old marketplace and app that connects schools […]
Excellence in Equity Awards – Meet the 2023 Industry Winners
Jan/Feb 2024 – Equity & Access Pre-K12
We want to congratulate our clients ReadSpeaker (page 23) and Swing (page 56) on winning the 2023 Excellence in Equity Awards…. […]
Substitute teachers can serve as mentors; we need more of them
By Thelonious Brooks
12/20/2023 – EdSource
The best substitutes are passionate mentors who play a role in student success. As a substitute teacher with 14 years of experience in […]
How Swing Education Is Rethinking Substitute Teacher Recruitment
Amanda Del Signore
12/12/2023 – The Stevie Awards Blog
Stevie-winner Swing Education is an online staffing marketplace that connects substitute teachers with schools.
Founded in 2015 […]
Being a sub made me a better teacher
By Torrey Barlow
11/20/2023 – Chalkbeat First Person
My own path into teaching took a detour when COVID forced me to complete my student teaching online. […]
Episode 242: The Swing Education Approach to Subbing
10/20/2023 – My Edtech Life
I am excited to welcome Mike Teng, the visionary behind Swing Education, as our special guest tonight. I’m […]
Addressing Teacher Shortages: The Role of Substitute Teachers and Swing Education
By Rachelle Dene Poth
10/03/2023 – Rachelle Dene Poth Blog
Earlier this year, I learned about Swing Education, which is a centralized platform that connects substitute teachers with schools […]
Swing Education: Connecting Substitute Teachers With Schools In Need
By Amit Chowdhry
09/28/2023 – Pulse 2.0
Formation Of Swing Education
How did the idea for Swing come together? Teng shared:
“What I began to really understand about teachers is that […]
Edtech Is No Longer A Funding Fave
By Joanna Glasner
08/09/2023 – Crunch Base
As U.S. school districts grapple with teacher shortages, another startup, Swing Education is scaling up a platform to […]
Pathways to Becoming and Helping a Teacher: #143
08/09/2023 – Teacher Rockstar Podcast
Mike Teng is the CEO and co-founder of Swing Education, a tech-enabled marketplace matching substitute teachers with schools in need. Before […]
It’s Time To Question How We’re Addressing the Teacher Shortage — New Edtech Can Help
By Mike Teng
08/04/2023- Edtech Digest
The current teacher shortage is a great example of what can happen when entrenched models of how schools should operate are unable to […]
Swing Education looks to change the way schools handle teacher shortages
By Andrew Mendez
07/21/2023 – Bay Area Inno
Editor’s note: As part of the Bay Area Inno Awards, the San Francisco Business Times and Silicon Valley Business Journal […]
Swing Education raises $38 million to mitigate teacher shortage
06/05/2023 – Impact Alpha
Public schools are scrambling to hire teachers. Some 150,000 openings were unfilled across the US in February as teachers grapple with low pay, safety […]
Magic Pulled in $52M, Cortex Got $35M, and More Bay Area Tech News (Swing Education Mention)
By Cassidy Ritter
06/05/2023 – Built In SF
SF TECH QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“We’re thrilled to have Apax Partners and Reach Capital as strategic investors. The need for substitute […]
Turnitin Adds AI Detection Capabilities to Popular Anti-Plagiarism Platform
While technology is behind […]
K-12 Dealmaking: Substitute Teaching Startup Secures $38M; Amplify Raises Undisclosed Series C
By Michelle Caffrey
06/02/2023 – Edweek Market Brief
Swing Education raised $38 million in a Series C round aimed at helping the company, which connects schools with […]
San Francisco-Based Swing Education Raises $38M in Series C Funding
By Shalini Pathak
06/02/2023 – Edtech Review
Swing Education, an online staffing marketplace that connects substitute teachers with schools, announced that it has raised $38M in its Series C […]
Swing Education Secures $38 Million in Series C Funding: A Revolutionary Solution to the Substitute Teacher Crisis
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San Francisco-based Swing Education has made a groundbreaking
The Key to Reducing Burnout in K-12 Schools? Supporting Substitute Teachers
By Mike Teng
05/30/2023 – Rachelle Dene Poth Blog
The challenge goes beyond the stress and anxiety of trying to find someone to fill a teacher’s spot for the […]
THRIVEinEDU by Rachelle Dené Poth Podcast: Chat with Mike Teng, Co-Founder and CEO of Swing Education @SwingEdu
05/24/2023 – THRIVEinEDU
Enjoyed my conversation with Mike Teng, Co-Founder and CEO of Swing Education. Swing Education enables schools to post their substitute job openings and substitute teachers can then pick […]
15 Activities For Substitute Teachers
Contributed by Jacquelyn Carbo
05/04/2023 – TeachThought
Here are 15 classroom activities for substitute teachers every educator needs in their toolkit, organized by grade level. And, if you’re a […]
Swing Education Surpasses One Million Hours of Classroom Substitute Teaching
05/08/2023 – Ace-Ed
Substitute teachers sourced via Swing Education, a tech-enabled staffing marketplace that matches schools with qualified substitute teachers, have filled more than one million hours of […]
6 Ways Substitute Teaching Can Boost Your Tech Career
By Mike Teng
04/04/2023 – Built In
…In many cases, substitute teaching can be even better than gig work. Schools everywhere need help, as nearly every state of the […]
3 important ways to rethink how your district finds substitute teachers
By Mike Teng
03/03/2023 – District Administration
…I can say with confidence, and a healthy dose of concern, that the problem isn’t going anywhere, anytime soon. So, if the substitute shortage persists, […]