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Special education teachers say that tracking the progress of their students can be so time consuming that it takes them away from the place where they can do the most good: the classroom.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

So three years ago a brother-sister duo decided that together they had the knowledge to tackle the problem head-on. Andrew Hill was studying for his MBA at the University of California at Berkeley, while Joanne Hill-Powell was working as a behavioral analyst in New Jersey.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Being on opposite coasts didn\u2019t stop them from creating <\/span>LiftEd<\/span><\/a>, an app that uses applied behavioral analysis to help special education professionals track, measure, and report a student\u2019s classroom experiences and progress accurately and efficiently. The tool makes it easier for teachers, therapists, and behavioral analysts to refine instruction, accelerate progress, and develop intervention strategies. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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LiftEd is an app that uses applied behavioral analysis to help special education professionals track, measure, and report a student\u2019s progress.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s about how you contextualize the conversation around data,\u201d says Hill, named one of\u00a0<\/span>Forbe<\/em>s<\/span><\/i>\u2019s 30 under 30 this year. \u201cYou can build data around particular grade levels, disabilities, age, culture, or ethnicity, and it tells a story. You can see, using machine learning, what they\u2019re actually retaining.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The app also provides insights on learning trends and shares outcomes in real time with school districts and parents.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis can help improve teaching efficacy,\u201d Hill says. \u201cYou can see if instructional strategy is working and intervene as needed.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After an eight-week study last year, the LiftEd team found that the app saved teachers an average of 20 hours a week. What\u2019s more, they saw a 30 percent increase in meeting their classroom goals.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The team was a finalist this year at WeWork\u2019s Creator Awards San Francisco, held on May 10.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since the company started in 2015, LiftEd has received more than $500,000 in funding. For the current school year, LiftEd surpassed 2,000 clients, serving 10 school districts and one autism therapy center. The five-person team is looking to hire more staffers this year, adding to its engineering team, product team, and deployment operation in the hopes of serving 40 new school districts by the next academic year.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The youngest of five siblings, Hill started his first company by age 14, taking apart MacBook computers and putting them back together. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI always felt like a hustler, you know, with scrappiness and grit,\u201d he says.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After moving from Jamaica to Long Island, his parents owned a convenience store. From a young age, Hill was tasked with everything from sweeping the floors to stocking shelves. He says that work ethic instilled in a young age still fuels him.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEntrepreneurship will take you to the brink,\u201d he says. \u201cYou don\u2019t know how you\u2019re going to pay rent next month, you have a responsibility to take care of your employees. It becomes bigger than you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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