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Michelle R. Davis
Michelle R. Davis was a senior writer and social media strategist for EdWeek Market Brief who covered educational technology, including trends around digital education. She was also a senior contributing writer for Education Week. Michelle began working at Education Week in 2002 as a federal education reporter.
E-mail mdavis@epe.org
Marketplace K-12
Feb. 12, 2020March 16, 2021

5 Key Themes in the International Education Market That Emerged From Bett

By Michelle R. Davis

A close look at the vendors and new technologies at the Bett ed-tech conference highlighted esports, social-emotional learning and interoperability as K-12 market areas to watch.

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Market Trends
Feb. 7, 2020Feb. 11, 2020

6 Smart Strategies for Education Companies in Digital Marketing

Vendors Can Apply Social Media, Voice Technologies, and Other Tools in Fresh Ways

By Michelle R. Davis
Market-Trends-Feb-7

New technologies, and new approaches to using existing platforms, are creating opportunities for education providers willing to think creatively.

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Marketplace K-12
Jan. 8, 2020Jan. 9, 2020

Big Digital Learning Firm Weld North Gobbles Up Another Education Company, LearnZillion

By Michelle R. Davis

Weld North is expanding from offering supplemental academic resources to core curriculum through the acquisition of LearnZillion. The firm has acquired a number of education companies in recent years.

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Market Trends
Jan. 2, 2020March 16, 2021

5 Types of Products That Will Drive the Special Education Market

Districts Are Looking to Ease Teacher Workloads and Prepare Students for Life Outside of School

By Michelle R. Davis
MarketTrends-specEd

Product developers, investors, and researchers who advise vendors describe emerging areas of demand in serving special needs populations.

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K-12 Insider
Dec. 13, 2019Dec. 16, 2019

How K-12 Vendors Are Adjusting to a Tough State Data-Privacy Law

Connecticut's Policy Sets a High Bar, But the State Is Trying to Help Companies Change Behavior

By Michelle R. Davis
MB-K12-Insider-Dec-13

Some vendors have lost contracts in K-12 districts throughout Connecticut for failure to comply with the state’s stringent data privacy law.

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Marketplace K-12
Nov. 15, 2019

K-12 Dealmaking: Pearson Gets Back in Acquisition Game; Guild Ed. Raises $157M; NeighborSchools Pulls In Seed Funding

By Michelle R. Davis and Sean Cavanagh

Pearson makes its first acquisition in three years, Guild Education raises a Series D round of funding, and NeighborSchools, which seeks to support daycare providers, raises $3.5 million.

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Marketplace K-12
Nov. 14, 2019

Many Companies Hate Responding to K-12 RFPs. It May Not Be as Bad as They Think

By Michelle R. Davis

A new report examined 6,000 RFP submissions and found K-12 RFPs and submissions to be the longest by page of any public sector studied, but the shortest award time.

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Marketplace K-12
Nov. 7, 2019March 16, 2021

Amazon, Already a Presence in K-12, Expands Its Support for Ed-Tech Startups

By Michelle R. Davis

AWS is expanding its EdStart accelerator program to include ed-tech companies with less than $1 million in revenue, and few or no customers.

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Marketplace K-12
Oct. 18, 2019Oct. 21, 2019

New Early-Stage Education Startup Contest Puts $250,000 Up for Grabs at ASU GSV

By Michelle R. Davis

A new competition for education and workforce technology entrepreneurs is accepting applications through Dec. 1.

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Marketplace K-12
Oct. 9, 2019March 16, 2021

Education Startup Competition Sees Trends in Project-Based Learning and Products for Niche Audiences

By Michelle R. Davis

The Milken-Penn Graduate School of Education Business Plan Competition awarded more than $140,000 in prizes to ed-tech startups this year on its 10th anniversary.

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