Futuresource Consulting Market Analyst Shares His Insights About What's Ahead in K-12
What will K-12 look like as the school year unfolds and beyond? A Futuresource Consulting market analyst outlines 10 key trends to watch based on its research.
Former DeVry Education Chief Daniel Hamburger Also Sees Focus on Career and College Readiness
The K-12 analytics and assessment company Renaissance already has a presence in 60 countries. New CEO Daniel Hamburger sees room for the company to expand globally.
Program Administrator Sees New Trends in Assessment, Virtual Reality From Ed-Tech Products
The U.S. Department of Education’s Small Business Innovation Research program provides grants to early-stage ed-tech companies.
Reach Capital's Shauntel Poulson on Efforts to Build Investment Portfolios That Include Women and Minorities
A VC leader discovers that most of the ed-tech startups her company invests in have white males as founders. She’s seeking to change that.
The Limited Liability Corporation Will Give Hundreds of Millions of Dollars Each Year to “Whole-Child" Personalized Learning
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative wants to make personalized learning investments in products that will help teachers engage students and meet their individual needs, says Jim Shelton, who is helping guide the organization’s efforts.
Expert on Human Behavior and Decisionmaking Provides Insights That Could Boost Engagement
Well-known marketing expert Nancy Harhut uses research on human behavior to develop strategies for improving company outreach, engagement, and sales.
Study of 37 Education Leaders Shows Schools Want to Buy Smaller Chunks of Science and Social Studies Curricula
A study of 37 curriculum decision makers in 20 states found that educators want products for science and social studies that fit with inquiry-based learning.
Young Digital Providers in Particular View the RFP-Driven Process With Wariness, British Official Explains
Startup ed-tech companies from Britain regard the U.S. market with wariness, partly because of the tangled RFP process used in K-12, said George Burgess, who runs a U.K. networking organization.
Stanford University's Candace Thille Says Companies Need to Ask "What's the Learning Goal?"
Stanford University’s Candace Thille says education companies can design products that capitalize on learning science in order to create personalized learning environments.
Recruiting Expert Often Looks Outside School Districts When Seeking Ed-Tech Talent
BSG Team Ventures released compensation studies on two high-level positions in K-12: chief revenue officer and senior vice president of sales.
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