Changes to the E-rate program, controversy over data privacy, and improving school budgets are expected to impact preK-12 companies doing business with schools in 2014.
A new advocacy organization, led by a former American Federation of Teachers staffer, says it will seek to counter the influence of organizations that it sees as promoting misguided, free-market reforms.
Sen. Ed Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat, will soon propose legislation meant to safeguard student data, records that many privacy advocates say are at risk.
The Obama administration is hosting a “datapalooza” event to examine how private sector tech innovations can help students and families sort through college decisions.
New York state is delaying the uploading of all private student data to the cloud, some say in response to political pressure.
Education technology companies selling to the PreK-12 market will need to focus more on results, as education leaders are more sophisticated in their purchasing.
The president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Tom Donohue, will reiterate the business organization’s backing of the common-core standards, which have come under attack.
K12 Inc., the largest online provider of education for students before they reach college, announced plans to launch a new company with an investor group.
Sales of education publishers’ print and digital K-12 products jumped 7 percent in 2013 over the previous year, according to the Association of American Publishers.
The federal ‘Learning Registry’ seeks to provide K-12 educators with access to a vast library of material from nonprofits, government agencies, and commercial providers.