Teenagers who took an online makeup course after failing Algebra I had lower scores and grades than peers enrolled in face-to-face classes, according to an analysis by the American Institutes of Research.
The Finnish personalized learning platform Claned platform has raised $4.6 Million. The Helsinki-based company says allows users to pick-and-choose education content, learning tools, and applications.
The 26-year-old Education Industry Association has stopped operations, and its 80 members are absorbed into the Software & Information Industry Association’s ed-tech network.
American adults do better on literacy than they do on numeracy and technology tasks, according to an analysis.
The Assessment for Learning Project has issued $2 million in grants meant to promote new models in formative assessment, competency and performance-based testing, and other areas.
Ed-tech companies that offer tools for students of all ages, including a video platform and a test-preparation app, received boosts from investors while Follett purchased a book sourcing platform.
A platform that does quick, randomized-controlled trials of ed-tech apps, games and videos on PowerMyLearning Connect shows promise and is ready to scale up, its co-founders say.
The publisher and content provider will collect a portion of the revenues from sales on its online site, which it hopes will attract content produced by teachers and commercial companies.
The College Board’s administration of the SAT in Asian countries has been hit much harder by security breaches than the organization has previous acknowledged, a Reuters story says.
The company says the partnership will give users of its platform access to dozens of breaking-news stories each week, and hundreds of archived pieces.