Blackboard recently acquired CardSmith, a campus card solutions provider, marking their third acquisition of 2014.
Sales of Chromebooks worldwide have risen by 79 percent from 2013, though they will remain a “niche market” for next few years, according to a new market analysis.
Edmodo, the free social-networking-for-education site, recently raised $30 million in venture capital, bringing its total capital raised to $87 million.
Companies are selling academic materials designed to appeal to parents and others demanding an alternative to the common-core standards.
Wireless technology giant Qualcomm acquired EmpoweredU, a provider of mobile-based learning platforms, in an effort to provide students 24/7 access to learning materials.
Smaller tablet vendors reported an increase in global sales in the second quarter of 2014, according to research from IDC.
More than 4,500 students and 350 educators will be given either an iPad or Samsung Galaxy tablet, with the ability to use them at home, under the two-year project organized by Digital Promise and the Verizon Foundation.
The Dougherty County, Ga. school system is planning on launching a 1-to-1 computing effort, one of several mid-sized districts to roll out ambitious tech projects.
Free, digital textbooks for K-12 that adapt to learners’ abilities and preferences are under development by OpenStax, a Rice University initiative.
Pearson reported a sales decline of 6.5% in the first half of 2014. CEO John Fallon is hopeful that restructuring costs and job cuts will position the company for future growth in 2015 and beyond.