Congress has appropriated $950,000 for the development of “engaging” Web and mobile apps about how it works, and civic participation, for K-12 students.
Google has bought app-maker Launchpad Toys, prompting speculation about how the Silicon Valley corporation is expanding its reach into the market for kids and families.
Teams will compete for a $15 million Global Learning X-Prize to deliver education technology so children can be self-taught in basic literacy and numeracy.
KnowRe, an app that personalizes Math instruction based on student progress, raised $6.8 million in venture capital.
Teachers are using Google’s Classroom to manage workflow with their students, but some technology directors think the tool distracts from their districts’ learning management systems.
A Nashville-based nonprofit, 2nd Vote, has created a self-described “conservative shopper app” for parents that rates education companies according to their political leanings.
OpenEd, a free catalog of more than a million Web-based resources for the common core, raised $2 million in its first round of venture-capital funding.
College faculty at Marian University have created a method for judging education apps by research standards.
Apple has settled a complaint for at least $32.5 million, brought by the Federal Trade Commission, focused on charges incurred by children on apps.
Nearly 45 percent of parents say they plan to buy or have already bought a mobile device to support their child’s learning, a nationwide survey has found.