Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, one of the most recognizable publishers and content-providers in the K-12 space, is being acquired by private equity firm Veritas Capital for about $2.8 billion in cash.
Performance-Based Contracts: How a National Pilot Could “Shift the Marketplace”
Five Districts Are Experimenting With Holding Vendors to Strict Standards on Tutoring. Others Could Follow
Five school districts are experimenting with holding vendors to outcome-based standards for tutoring. Others could follow.
A Private Equity Investor’s Take on the Boom Cycle Fueling the Market
Francisco Partners' Jason Brein Sees No Sign of Flagging Demand for Ed Tech, Even With the Return to In-Person Instruction
Districts’ appetite for ed-tech has not waned with the return of in-person learning, says Jason Brein, a partner at the private equity firm Francisco Partners.
Newly proposed federal rules would overhaul the process for making awards through the federal program, which aims to improve school and library internet connectivity.
Demand for School Tutoring Is ‘Through the Roof.’ And Companies Are Primed for Growth
School Districts Have Major Needs, and Specific Expectations of Providers Tapping Into Stimulus Dollars
School districts are moving quickly to hire tutoring companies — in some cases, several of them — to shore up student academic challenges exacerbated by the pandemic.
What Ed-Tech Companies Can Learn From One District’s E-Rate Priorities
School Systems like Beaufort County, S.C., and Others Across the Country Are Investing Heavily in On-Campus Connectivity
EdWeek Market Brief takes an inside look at how a South Carolina district is spending on revamped internet connectivity, and the implications for ed-tech vendors.
A former U.S. Department of Education official and one-time president of McGraw-Hill are involved in a special purpose acquisition company looking to snap up education businesses for a public offering.
Mobile learning app company Byju’s might be poised to go public on the New York Stock Exchange, according to a report.
A newly released report focuses on how international schools — a fixture in many countries — select their suppliers and make purchasing decisions.
Backed with unprecedented federal funding to weather the pandemic, states collectively spent an estimated $483 billion on K-12 during fiscal 2021, a year-over-year increase of 12.3 percent, according to a new analysis.