Educational gaming provider Kahoot has acquired major K-12 single-sign-on platform Clever. In a separate deal, an education-focused private equity firm has raised $388 million for its sixth fund.
What kinds of opportunities does the massive federal infusion included in the American Rescue Plan provide for ed-tech companies? Our 2-minute video gives insights.
A District Transforms Its Technology to Make Teachers’ Lives Easier
Florida's Lee County Has Modernized Its Digital Ecosystem, and It Expects Companies to Get on Board
Dwayne Alton, the tech director of the Lee County Schools in Florida, breaks down how his district has overhauled and streamlined its technology infrastructure, and how it expects vendors to contribute.
State and local policymakers could look to the new National Edtech Equity Dashboard as a tool to help decipher what technology products can help underserved populations.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady is among the investors contributing to a recent, $12 million fundraising round by Class Technologies, Inc.
The Challenge for Companies: Supporting Teachers in a Chaotic Era
Businesses Across the Education Market Are Wrestling With How to Deliver PD and Help Educators in New COVID Learning Environments
Businesses in the education market face new and unfamiliar obstacles in delivering product support and professional development that spans remote, hybrid, and in-person learning environments.
Business leaders last week sounded the alarm that COVID-19 is causing significant learning losses, particularly in early literacy, and laid out a set of recommendations for how policymakers should tackle the issue.
Why Do Ed-Tech Products Soar in Some Districts, But Flop in Others?
The EdTech Genome Project Is Creating a Database for Educators to Share Stories About Companies' Offerings
The EdTech Genome Project aims to give districts more accurate, granular comparisons of what ed-tech products work in what kinds of schools.
Three education-focused organizations have released a resource that can help companies stay up to date with the status of reopening for K-12 schools in over 200 nations and territories.
How School Districts Will Spend Money From the New Federal Stimulus
School Systems Will Have Significant Leeway to Address Learning Loss and Other Needs
School systems are expected to have broad latitude to spend money from the American Rescue Plan on classroom and non-academic needs.
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