Recent weeks saw acquisitions involving AI platforms, math platform providers, and assessment companies.
Amazon Looks to Expand K-12 Purchasing Footprint During COVID Remote Learning
Online Giant Looks to Serve as Hub for Districts' Spending on Remote, Hybrid, and In-Person Lessons and Activities
The head of Amazon Business talks about the massive online retailer’s new, dedicated service aimed at making it easier for schools to spend stimulus dollars on supplies for remote, hybrid, and in-person learning.
Cambium Learning, which offers products in curriculum, assessment, and professional development, nearly doubles its total employees with the recent acquisition of languages company Rosetta Stone.
A new EdWeek Market Brief special report looks at what features in social-emotional learning products districts want, how much they’re paying for SEL, who influences buying decisions, and much more.
Inside Salesforce’s Ambitions for the Education Market
The Corporate Software Provider Is Ramping Up Efforts to Help K-12 Districts With Attendance, Admissions, and Other Data Management
The corporate software giant Salesforce has put an increasing focus on K-12 education, in helping districts manage attendance, admissions, and other processes that school systems are seeking to streamline.
Salesforce launched a $100 million social impact fund on Tuesday, and education is one of four areas targeted for investment.
The New, Tough Expectations Education Companies Face on Race and Diversity
District Officials Want to See Businesses' Proof of Commitment to Addressing the Concerns Roiling Communities
School districts are increasingly demanding to see evidence of education businesses’ commitment to diversity and combating racism, not only in their products but in their staffing.
A Venture Capitalist’s View of the Ed-Tech Market During COVID, and Beyond
Managing Director at Owl Ventures Predicts Continued Growth in Digital Demand in the Education and Workforce Markets, Post-Pandemic
Amit Patel, a managing director at Owl Ventures, talks about how his venture capital firm makes decisions about investment, and the forces he sees in play in the market during COVID-19.
A Washington, D.C.-based startup is adding learning functionalities to Zoom, and India’s ed-tech industry raised $1 billion during the last six months of the country’s financial year.
The first seven months of 2020 were tough ones for PreK-12 publishers, according to an analysis by an industry group.
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