Companies funded by New Markets Venture Partners will receive help from the IMS Global Learning Consortium on “interoperability,” or district demands for seamless integration of data across ed-tech products.
Will Learning Science Reshape K-12 Personalized Learning Products?
Look for Advances in Measurement, Psychometrics to Influence Adaptive, Algorithm-Driven Learning, an ACT Research Chief Predicts
Applying “computational psychometrics” to efforts to personalize learning can help ed-tech companies create better products to meet student and teacher needs, says Alina von Davier.
Much of the public’s focus during this year’s mid-term elections is on the battle for control of the U.S. Congress. But it’s the races for state-level offices around the country that are likely to have a much bigger impact on education policy and companies working in the K-12 market. More than two-thirds of seats for governor…
Of 104 new international schools due to open over the next year, 42 percent will be offering a U.K, curriculum, and 12.5 percent will be using a U.S.-developed one, according to a new report by ISC Research.
The merger will create an array of academic content and delivery platforms under one company, serving grades K-16.
Former employees at the Princeton Review say the company has been battered by layoffs. But the test-prep giant says it has strengthened its ability to compete.
What a Big, Data-Hungry School District Needs From Assessment Companies
Flexibility, the Ability to Generate Actionable Information, and Knowledge of the Field Are Highly Valued
Flexibility, the ability to generate actionable Information, and knowledge of the field are highly valued traits among companies vetted by assessment experts in the Orange County, Fla., schools.
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is considering allowing a federal grant program authorized under ESSA to support efforts to arm teachers.
Reach Capital, a prominent investor in ed-tech businesses, plans to invest $82 million in new companies and has made “consumer-facing” products one of its priorities.
New Oriental Education & Technology Group, which calls itself the biggest provider of private educational services in China, says it plans to invest $220 million in ed-tech companies in its home nation.
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