D2L, a Canadian producer of learning management systems, has raised $120 million in an initial public offering, in the latest move by an education company to raise capital through public markets.
School Districts Making a New Push to Upgrade Their Internet Connectivity
A New Analysis of E-Rate Spending Has Implications for Ed-Tech Companies
The vast majority of school districts using the $4 billion E-Rate program will need to upgrade their on-campus internet in the next three years, according to a new analysis.
As States Restrict Teaching About Race, Curriculum Providers Watch and Wait
Publishers and Other Vendors Are Caught in Political Fights
Education publishers and curriculum providers are faced with a raft of new state policies that restrict teaching about racial issues, even as many local district officials are demanding more inclusive resources.
An Inside Look at One of the World’s Biggest International Private School Companies
The CEO of Maple Bear Says the Organization, Already a Presence in More Than 30 Countries, Is Eyeing a U.S. Expansion
The CEO of one of the world’s largest operators of international private schools, Arno Krug, talks about how his organization has responded to changing parent needs during COVID.
School districts are awash with ed-tech products since remote and hybrid learning started, and new analysis breaks down the 40 most popular digital tools used during the last academic school year.
The Federal Communications Commission’s second application window for its $7 billion, out-of-school connectivity fund is — at least for now — focused on supporting future tech purchases, not reimbursing costs incurred early in the pandemic.
After their ed-tech usage soared during the first year of the pandemic, some districts are now looking to “constructively reduce” the number of tools and platforms in play. That has implications for companies.
The Delta Variant’s Impact on Education Companies Entering the New School Year
School Districts and Businesses Are Preparing Contingency Plans in Light of the Contagious Strain's Spread
Education companies are making sure they have technology and plans in place in case the new COVID variant ends up disrupting in-person learning this school year.
PowerSchool, a major provider of student information systems and an array of other K-12 tools, is the latest education company to announce it is going public.
Instructure, maker of the widely used K-12 learning management system Canvas, is the latest ed-tech firm to go public.