In this week’s dealmaking news, the ed-tech sector saw a handful of acquisitions. Private equity firm Education Growth Partners acquired Apex Learning while Sylvan Learning purchased Citelighter, among other acquisitions.
The lack of ed-tech interoperability costs school districts time, money and efficiency, chief technology officers say. Some ed-tech companies are working to address the issue, but most are not.
EdWeek Market Brief today released the results of a nationwide survey of K-12 educators, gauging their perceptions of Amazon, Apple, Google, and Microsoft.
The education giant cited the “slow pace of digital adoption” in U.S. K-12 schools as a key reason it is considering the sale of its online, digital and blended curriculum.
The tech provider has lost traction in the market for K-12 operating systems to Google, which also produces the popular G Suite classroom platform.
Digital learning company EVERFI raised $190 million from investors including Bono; in addition, education game company Legends of Learning and early-childhood app provider Marco Polo Learning received investments.
The market around ed-tech tools being used by schools continues to grow, but there are limits to that growth, an analysis finds.
The former co-owners of an education consulting firm and the former CEO of Chicago Public Schools will serve prison time in a corruption scandal.
Software provider Frontline Edcuation acquired job search resource Teachers-Teachers, the company’s first acquisition of 2017; also, Excelligence, a provider of educational tools and learning solutions, acquired Frog Street Press.
Two school leaders who started their careers in the business world have used that knowledge to infuse their educational work.