An official from the market research company MDR told educational publishers that their companies are likely to see better days as K-12 school budgets improve.
New Mexico officials have set a June 18 deadline to receive arguments in a protest filed by the American Institutes for Research over a major contract for common-core testing.
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged the operators with defrauding investors in a $37.5 million bond offering for school construction by failing to disclose conflicts of interest.
A new hybrid tablet/laptop device, Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3, is set up as a challenger to Apple’s iPad and MacBook Air.
School districts are eyeing major upgrades to their broadband speeds through the federal E-rate program, according to an analysis by Funds for Learning, a consulting group.
A state judge in has blocked the award of a major PARCC contract to Pearson until an appeal by a rival testing contractor can be heard.
The Federal Trade Commission wants to protect 20 million private student records that are considered “assets” in ConnectEDU’s proposed bankruptcy sale.
More than 60,000 educators in the state will have access to the system for professional development.
The governors agreed that the focus of discussions about the common-core standards should be about their content and the impact they have on student achievement.
Most will be spent to wire city schools and purchase new hardware, while $20 million will buy new devices and software for classrooms.