While just 15 of 99 cyberattacks recorded over a four-year period targeted ed-tech vendors, those breaches had an especially destructive impact, the GAO found.
Investment Is Flooding India’s Ed-Tech Landscape, With Global Implications
The Growing Demand for Ed-Tech Products in the Asian Nation Has Lured Venture Capital
India’s ed-tech sector is accelerating rapidly, thanks to a surge of investments and acquisitions, and a new interest in digital learning within the country during COVID.
Amazon Looks to Expand K-12 Purchasing Footprint During COVID Remote Learning
Online Giant Looks to Serve as Hub for Districts' Spending on Remote, Hybrid, and In-Person Lessons and Activities
The head of Amazon Business talks about the massive online retailer’s new, dedicated service aimed at making it easier for schools to spend stimulus dollars on supplies for remote, hybrid, and in-person learning.
BEGiN, the startup that offers the Homer early learning program, recently announced a funding round that includes backing from LEGO Ventures, Gymboree Play & Music and Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind Sesame Street.
New data from the National Association of State Budget Officers show that for the first time in roughly a decade — since the last recession — a majority of states closed their fiscal 2020 books with a decline in general revenue funds.
The New, Tough Expectations Education Companies Face on Race and Diversity
District Officials Want to See Businesses' Proof of Commitment to Addressing the Concerns Roiling Communities
School districts are increasingly demanding to see evidence of education businesses’ commitment to diversity and combating racism, not only in their products but in their staffing.
A Global Push into Computer Science, with Implications for Companies
A U.S. Credentialing Provider Talks About Rising Demands for Coding Curriculum
Two U.S.-based education companies — CredEd and Woz U — are partnering to offer professional development focused on coding curriculum to teachers around the world.
Private schools overseas were mostly prepared and leveraged technology quickly to adapt to the COVID-19 distance learning crisis, a new report finds.
A Texas district was allegedly duped by a man who posed as a bank employee and convinced school officials to wire him $2 million.
PowerSchool’s CEO on the Role of Learning Management Systems During COVID-19
Large-Scale Deals with Texas and Alabama Will Give Schoology 5 Million New Student Accounts
PowerSchool’s Hardeep Gulati describes shifts he’s seen in K-12 demand since his company’s acquisition of LMS provider Schoology.