A K-12 formative assessment company will receive an investment from the Jefferson Education Accelerator, a commercial effort that has support from the University of Virginia.
The state wants more students to enroll in college and complete an undergraduate degree in four years, with special emphasis on English learners, economically disadvantaged students, and foster youth.
The global learning company will lose 3 to 4 percent market share as a result of the decision to enhance its existing reading program for California, rather than redo it.
Brightwheel, which won “Shark Tank” funding from Mark Cuban and Chris Sacca earlier this year, has acquired the MyChild platform, while CollegeVine, a college application provider, gained $3.1 million in funding.
Kamala Harris, a Democrat running for U.S. Senate, issued recommendations for securing sensitive student information out of concern about companies’ potential to collect specific types of data.
Virtual reality designers, video game developers, and ed-tech companies are invited to submit concepts for the competition, which is offering $680,000 in prize money.
South Africa-based SPARK Schools gained $9 million from a philanthropic investor and Triseum, a company that develops learning games, raised $2 million.
Attendees at a major ed-tech summit shared ideas that included peer-to-peer collaboration, and giving teachers greater input in buying decisions.
The value of education industry transactions fell during the first three quarters of this year, but the most recent quarter showed a slight increase in transaction volume.
Big uncertainties exist about whether online education programs are meeting the needs of special needs students — and whether teacher colleges are preparing educators for that work, a report concludes.