At TechCrunch conference, the former New York City schools chancellor talks about bringing technology into education to empower teachers and engage students.
Edmodo Evolves Closer to In-School Social Network
The popular learning management website will now give teachers more opportunities to share lessons and interact with students.
Denver Tutoring Program Shows Gains, Heads to Referendum
Voters will decide whether to expand a math-tutoring program currently used in low-performing schools through a Harvard-affiliated turnaround initiative.
What Is Educational Publishers’ Role in Developing Common Core?
Recent moves clarifying what Common Core-adapted materials will look like shed light on how curriculum and test companies must respond.
Business Opportunities Seen in New Tests, Low Scores
An education consultant believes states with the potential to perform poorly on common assessments are good targets for education companies.
News Corp. Ed. Division Moves Into K-12 Curriculum
Amplify will offer assessment software, data analysis, a tablet education platform, and new curriculum, in effort to provide comprehensive education services to schools.
Private Equity, Professional Training Dominate 2012 Education Deals
Report from investment banking firm on mergers and acquisitions shows number of deals in education are up, but value of transactions is down.
McGraw-Hill Lays Out Official Plans for Education Spinoff
Filing includes information on stock split, executive compensation, and digital sales.
Penn. Virtual School Agrees to Give Up Charter
After initially refusing education department’s request that it give up its charter, Frontier Virtual Charter High School agrees to close.
Q&A: McGraw-Hill Schools Head Talks Common Core, Company’s Future
McGraw-Hill’s Dan Caton predicts the viability of the Common Core and talks about hot educational technology trends.