Local K-12 foundations have more than $500 million in assets and have invested about $160 million in grants and programs, a new report finds.
Growing demand for ed-tech in the U.S. and abroad challenges companies to distinguish their products in a fragmented marketplace, attendees at the Education Business Forum learned.
Curriculet had previously arranged to work commercially with the major media outlet USA Today on a digital reading project. That work might get re-started, according to Waterford.
Privacy organizations have filed a Federal Trade Commission complaint alleging that a set of internet-connected toys lack the necessary safeguards to protect children’s personal information.
Chiefs for Change, in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University and a private ed-tech company, TEMBO, created the tool.
U.S. students performance on different math topics, such as geometry, algebra, and number theory varied widely according to the latest results of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study, a prominent international exam.
VoLT, a startup based in India, has raised an undisclosed amount of seed funding from YMS Mobitech, a tech-based distribution company, according to press reports.
The money will go towards providing a mix of software, curriculum, and professional development for teachers of computer science.
On Thursday, Dec. 1, at 11 a.m. EST, two speakers who have deep experience working in China’s education market offer tips—and mistakes to avoid—for education providers.
The fastest growth in procurement solicitations in the third quarter of 2016 was for “public safety” equipment and services, while cybersecurity gets E-rate funding.