Instructure CEO and board member Dan Goldsmith said he will step down from both positions as the company has reached a tentative agreement to be acquired by Thoma Bravo.
Thoma Bravo, a private equity firm, had originally offered $47.60 per share to acquire Instructure. Some shareholders considered that sale price to be too low.
How to Move Your Education Company Closer to the RFP Winner’s Circle
The CEO of a Company That Studies Procurement Points to Critical Best Practices in Bidding for K-12 Contracts
Corry Flatt, CEO of procurement company Bonfire, shares best practices and insider tips for increasing vendors’ odds when bidding on K-12 RFPs.
A New Orleans-area district is looking for professional development services, and an association of school systems in suburban Chicago needs help with a technology audit.
A Chicago firm announced a major investment in custom content provider XanEdu, and the Chinese investor Tencent leads a $15 million fundraising round in an India-based learning platform.
Maryland’s Queen Anne’s County schools want a virtual learning academy and Utah’s Washington County district needs a computer science curriculum. In New Jersey, Franklin Township is looking for occupational therapy services.
As we start a new decade, EdWeek Market Brief checked in with two ed-tech CEOs to learn what they think the future holds for the industry as it serves K-12 schools.
Venture capitalists around the world invested 14 times more in ed tech in 2019 than they did in 2010, according to a report released Tuesday by education research firm HolonIQ.
New Data Reporting Mandate in ESSA Could Open Doors for Savvy Vendors
States Must Detail Spending on a School-by-School, Per Pupil Level
A requirement in the Every Student Succeeds Act to report financial data in a more granular way could help vendors identify business opportunities.
The second-largest school district in Texas is looking for an online performance and learning management system, while Fulton County, Ga. schools want a digital learning system for online and blended learning.