The number of education-focused mergers and acquistions rose during the most recent year, according to an analysis by Berkery Noyes, a investment bank.
A group of about 50 business leaders have written to the Federal Communications Commission calling for improvements to the E-rate progarm.
Grants awarded through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation are designed to help charters and traditional districts work through issues that have traditionally sparked friction between the two sectors.
Pearson, the global education publisher, recently conceded that it has faced a tough financial environment in North America over the past year.
In a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, 34 state schools chief vowed to not share personally identifiable student data with the federal government.
Nearly two-thirds of Michigan’s districts are contracting out at least one of three main support services, according to the Mackinac Center for Public Policy.
Apple has settled a complaint for at least $32.5 million, brought by the Federal Trade Commission, focused on charges incurred by children on apps.
A new advocacy organization, led by a former American Federation of Teachers staffer, says it will seek to counter the influence of organizations that it sees as promoting misguided, free-market reforms.
The Obama administration is hosting a “datapalooza” event to examine how private sector tech innovations can help students and families sort through college decisions.
The president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Tom Donohue, will reiterate the business organization’s backing of the common-core standards, which have come under attack.