The long-awaited revision to national education policy contains several areas where funding could flow to education businesses.
The company that paid Nevada $1.3 million after a testing meltdown earlier this year has been selected by Maine for its 2015-16 educational assessment contract.
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development selected the Portland, Ore.-based nonprofit to deliver the Test for Schools, and use its online testing platform internationally.
Test-takers who checked “yes” and agreed to disclose personal information were not the victims of deceptive practices when their information was sold by the College Board and the ACT, the court ruled.
These K-12 nonprofits raised $350 million in revenues and spent $181 million on programs and grants, according to research into their IRS filings.
Instructure Inc., which serves 1,600 customers with its Canvas learning management system, went public on Friday, in what some say is a boost to the K-12 market.
A favorable financial market and schools’ increasing adoption of educational technology fueled a strong fourth quarter for K-12 mergers and acquisitions.
Federal and state governments can improve students’ ability to get access to student-centered learning by focusing on 13 specific issues, according to the International Association for K-12 Online Learning.
This will be the first school year in which most elementary and middle-school students take state-required tests online.
The goal of the project, which is worth $3.67 million if both phases are funded, is to help schools make evidence-based decisions about ed-tech.