Top Parent App recognized as a winner by Global EdTech competition

New Delhi, June 29, 2022 - Top Parent App today was named one of 30 winners in the Learning Engineering Tools Competition, a search for promising new education ideas, technologies and platforms. Top Parent App will receive a large prize award to further develop the app to impact low-income communities through EdTech solutions supported by proven early childhood development interventions via their learning engineering framework.

The competition supported by Schmidt Futures, Citadel Founder and CEO Ken Griffin, Walton Family Foundation, Siegel Family Endowment, Overdeck Family Foundation, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and recognized 30 top players across the world. The competition was administered by Georgia State University and The Learning Agency. 

Commenting on the recognition, Sashwati Banerjee, Founder and Director, Top Parent App, India, said, “The team is absolutely thrilled to receive this prize! It is a great reminder for us that individuals and organizations across the world resonate with our mission and are willing to support the same. We are beyond humbled by the global stage this competition has set us up on and are committed to making the most of it."

Winning teams include entrepreneurs, learning scientists, educators, and researchers from around the world. With missions ranging from accelerating literacy and math skills for K-12 learners to creating tools that will accelerate the learning science research process, the educational tools developed by the teams have the potential to impact over 4 million students by the end of 2022. According to estimates calculated by each team, more than 40 million students within the next three years will benefit from these tools.

“By leveraging key advances in computation, this group of winners will help solve some of our nation's biggest education problems," said Kumar Garg, the Vice President of Partnerships at Schmidt Futures. "It is energizing to work with organizations, which have the potential to dramatically improve outcomes for so many students at scale.”

The competition received more than 800 entries from 60 countries. The 30 winners come from institutions and organizations across North America, the Caribbean, Australia, South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Prizes range from $50,000 up to $250,000 per team. In addition, the winning teams will share insights from their work with external researchers to facilitate experimentation to improve learner outcomes and better understand student learning.