Three education companies took center stage in a meeting with financiers, philanthropists, and researchers about “impact investing” that was co-sponsored by the Aspen Institute.
By proposing that Internet service be regulated much like public utilities are, the FCC official seeks to retain “net neutrality.”
Two national business organizations want annual tests kept in the rewrite of the No Child Left Behind Act.
The Herndon, Va.-based online education company’s stock price jumped more than 30 percent on Thursday, representing a partial rebound from a major stock slide in 2014.
A managing director at Berkery Noyes, an investment firm that tracks deals made in K-12, expects strong activity in the sector this year.
Complications around student-data-privacy, frustrations with the K-12 procurement process, and the lure of the global marketplace are some key trends to watch in 2015.
Ed-tech companies have voiced concerns that the president’s data-privacy blueprint could derail innovation in the digital space.
The first Pathways in Technology Early College High School opened in 2011, and now there are 27 such schools. An online playbook spells out how to start more.
An investment adviser estimates schools will save $3.7 billion in the 2014-15 school year from lower energy prices, and content providers could benefit with increased sales from the windfall.
Education companies like Schoolwires and Achieve3000 appear on this year’s list of private education companies ranked among the fastest-growing businesses.