Every teacher tussles with what's the best way to reach a kid – to have them digest and remember what they're learning. Even parents struggle with that. One New York City-based company had a wild idea ...

When y=mx+b, b is the y-intercept, you’ll see. M is the slope, the rise over run. They’ll wait until we stop, but that day will never come. That’s a line from “ Linear Equations,” from Flocabulary, a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the intersection of education and entrepreneurship. Nearpod is a comprehensive student engagement platform that enables ...

Alex Rappaport, the founder and CEO of Brooklyn-based Flocabulary, an educational program that specializes in teaching K-12 students core subjects using hip-hop songs, takes the No. 15 spot on Fast ...

Nearpod is trying to get kids more engaged in learning through technologies such as virtual reality. And today the Laurene Powell Jobs-backed company is acquiring Flocabulary, a maker of a student ...

Flocabulary, which makes educational hip hop videos, has bootstrapped for 12 years. It’s been profitable since 2008 and earned $5.6 million in revenue in 2015. So why did CEO Alex Rappaport sign a ...