Tactics in Professional Development, Sales, and Other Areas Have Gone Through Major Shifts
Districts’ appetite for virtual events, and companies’ new reliance on online sales and outreach, is reshaping how business gets done in education.
A new analysis finds that the number of mergers and acquisitions in the education industry dipped during the first half of 2020 to at least a 30-month low.
Many Countries Have Launched Ambitious Digital Programs, Even Amid Economic Pain
Despite broad economic uncertainty, the international education market offers opportunities for vendors who choose the right countries with the right strategies.
A subsidiary of Cogna — Brazil’s largest for-profit education company — has filed to go public, betting that it will can seize opportunities in the booming South American school market, and beyond.
Some District Officials Are Demanding New Resources and New Approaches to Combating Bias
K-12 organizations, at the urging of school districts, are re-examining their academic resources and practices to determine whether they’re promoting racial equity and inclusion.
The K-12 mobile device market is booming. A new report from market research firm FutureSource Consulting forecasts that shipments of laptops, tablets and Chromebooks to the U.S. education market could jump by 27 percent this year, the product of districts and private schools buying mobile devices in bulk for remote learning in a COVID-19 era.…
A new survey of district IT leaders shows that most schools are hoping to use federal coronavirus relief funds to facilitate remote learning in the fall.
More than 40 percent of school district tech leaders in a recent survey said they expect IT budgets to decrease next school year because of a financial downturn related to COVID-19.
Math and English teachers have found videoconferencing and document collaboration tools the most useful instructional options during COVID-19.
The region has a burgeoning ed-tech market, driven by demand for digital tools, workforce needs, and other factors, according to an analysis by HolonIQ.
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