The annual South by Southwest Edu conference is expected to draw at least 7,000 registrants this year, and EdWeek Market Brief will bring you the highlights.
The staff of EdWeek Market Brief, in a presentation at the Bett conference, offered K-12 companies from around the world an introduction to what it takes to work in the U.S. education market.
District administrators voice their frustrations over companies not living up to expectations–or simply not listening to them–in on-camera interviews with EdWeek Market Brief.
Renaissance Learning chief Jack Lynch will take over the helm at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, an industry giant that has disappointed investors recently.
Officials at the online retailer and U.S. Communities predict the arrangement will allow many schools and districts to avoid having to issue formal RFPs to purchase supplies, including some forms of technology.
The Palm Beach, Fla., school district is looking for a mass notification and web management platform to improve internal and external communications, and the Provo, Utah, district has its eye on assessment software.
Decisions about ed-tech purchasing are becoming more decentralized in many foreign markets, with an increased emphasis on using local content, says Microsoft Vice President Anthony Salcito.
Speakers at the Bett ed-tech conference in London said the weakened British pound and prevailing economic uncertainty has created unexpected opportunities for digital startup companies.
International schools grapple with some of the same tensions that frustrate U.S. public schools trying to make use of ed-tech, a new survey finds.
Education leaders from Middle Eastern countries told attendees at the BETT ed-tech conference that teachers in their region need help using technology in their classrooms.