Early childhood education app donated itself to Khan Academy, while Canadian online tutoring platform GradeSlam raised $1.6 million.
An analysis of interruptions on Smarter Balanced exams in Nevada, North Dakota, and Montana recommends that public and industry officials assume test interruptions will occur—and prepare for them.
Self-Paced E-Learning Market Evaporating, Report Finds
Bright spots include simulations, digital gaming, and mobile learning products
A new report predicts the decline of the self-paced e-learning market and a revenue drop in the billions. Sales of mobile and gamified products, however, are on the rise.
Texas fines the Educational Testing Service $5.7 million, and requires another $15 million to address assessment problems, while Nevada notifies Data Recognition Corp. that it’s in “breach of contract” for late delivery of assessment results.
Nepris, an online community that brings together educators and industry professionals, raised $1 million from investors who include the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, and former NBA star Kobe Bryant invests in a Chinese education company.
The U.S. Department of Education is exploring “pay for success” models in early childhood education and career-and-technical education, and the agency will separately conduct research on whether the model can be used in English-language learning.
A site launched by the Learning Accelerator is meant to offer concrete examples of different K-12 models for using personalized and blended learning in classrooms.
The U.S. public underestimates, by almost 50 percent, how much is actually spent on education in their districts.
An initiative to improve the use of apps and mobile technology in the instruction of special education students finds that teachers aren’t receiving the professional development they want.
Technology training company Galvanize and ed-tech company Degreed raised additional funds while ed-tech startups in India saw new investments.