McGraw-Hill Education could become a public company later this year, according to a report from Reuters. Rivals Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and Pearson are both public now.
Companies can have their products evaluated for educational outcomes by Johns Hopkins’ school of education, in a collaboration between the institution and an industry association.
Recent problems in Nevada’s administration of the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium common-core tests were attributed to late delivery of open-source code.
The Boston-based company will acquire a portion of Scholastic’s ed-tech business in an effort to strengthen its K-12 offerings and build other operations, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt says.
The amendment, approved by the Senate Education Committee, would allow a competition for federal funds to pay for educational technology and professional development.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has asked the district whether it properly disclosed how bond funds would be used for the school system’s Apple contract.
In the latest twist in the LAUSD’s troubled, large-scale purchase of iPads across its schools, the district is demanding a “divorce” between Apple and Pearson.
Congress has appropriated $950,000 for the development of “engaging” Web and mobile apps about how it works, and civic participation, for K-12 students.
Superintendent Mark Edwards asked investors for $2 million to open an ed-tech innovation center in Mooresvile, N.C. where companies could test their products.
Major topics of discussion in Scottsdale, Ariz. include eliminating textbooks, dramatically changing school models, and asking students what they need in ed-tech.