A new program co-led by a former British government adviser is looking to help startup companies in the sprawling market, which is unfamiliar to many investors and entrepreneurs.
The rapid evolution of the use of algorithms and adaptive technology in schools raises big questions about the assumptions built into machine-learning.
A set of 16 guidelines describes how companies should conduct and report ed-tech research to meet ESSA requirements and educators’ expectations.
Frontline Education has acquired the professional growth provider School Improvement Network, its tenth acquisition overall and the second this year.
Just 11 percent of school officials in a recent survey said they would reject outright an ed-tech product if it didn’t have peer-reviewed research behind it.
Curriculum provider Great Minds is appealing a federal court ruling that dismissed its lawsuit accusing FedEx of improperly copying “open” educational resources at the behest of schools.
A White House spokesperson said the Trump administration supports the Republican FCC chair’s effort to scale back “net neutrality” policies approved by his Obama-era predecessor.
Analyzing spending at the school level is a goal of the Every Student Succeeds Act, but comparing schools in a meaningful way is likely to require an investment in technology and training.
The ed-tech startup PeopleGrove has raised $1.8 million in seed funding through a round led by Reach Capital, with participation from Bisk Ventures, GSV, and others.
School leaders and finance officers need to speak up about the budgeting issues that cause educational inequities, one former finance chief says.