Schools call for digital communication, notification system, high-speed internet and VoIP services.
An Oregon district seeks a web host and designer, and Des Moines wants a learning management system.
California district seeks digital notification system and Nashville pursues online credit recovery.
The Palm Beach, Fla., school district is looking for a mass notification and web management platform to improve internal and external communications, and the Provo, Utah, district has its eye on assessment software.
Ed-tech startup Learntron has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Mumbai-based early-stage investor Kae Capital in a pre-Series A funding round, according to press reports.
The state of Indiana needs a vendor to help with major assessment work, and the Chicago schools need help with parent engagement.
The education materials and technology provider buys a wholesaler and book distributor, and ClassDojo, Student.com, and ClassWallet raise investment dollars.
AltSchool, a Bay Area startup, uses its own set of private schools to serve as test labs for its products, and the company’s products are evolving in almost real-time based on teacher and parent feedback.
Four education companies brought in more than $20 million of venture capital.
Remind, a free text messaging app for teachers, students, and parents, raised $40 million of venture capital, bringing the company’s total funds raised to $59 million.