One of the more curious pieces of language included in the Every Student Succeeds Act warns about the “harms of copyright piracy.” How did it end up in the sweeping education law?
McGraw-Hill ConnectED Secures Strong Foothold in Digital-Learning Space, Survey Finds
But Scholastic's E-Books Rank High Among Educators for Quality

A new EdWeek Market Brief survey asked 1,000 teachers and district leaders to rank the products they use frequently in their digital learning environments. McGraw-Hill ConnectED has made inroads.
More jobs are on the chopping block through 2019 as Pearson plans changes to improve its financial results.
In this week’s dealmaking news, India-based startup BYJU’S raised $40 million from China-based Tencent; in addition, World Book formed a partnership with Eupheus Learning to expand into the Indian market.
The Trenton school district wants a platform to manage recruitment and professional growth, and a Texas charter school network seeks blended learning curricula.
Curriculum provider Great Minds is appealing a federal court ruling that dismissed its lawsuit accusing FedEx of improperly copying “open” educational resources at the behest of schools.
A Mississippi school district is looking for language arts and math curricula, and a Tennessee county board of education has its sights on buying college- and career-readiness software.

Districts’ spending on adaptive learning products has grown threefold between 2013 and 2016, according to a new analysis.
When Education Companies Become Unresponsive, District Leaders Lose Faith
Award-Winning Superintendent Talks About Pricing 'Pain Points,' PD Problems, Evaluating Products

An award-winning superintendent talks about the problems he has encountered working with education companies, such as lack of responsiveness and poor customization.
Districts seek to acquire Chromebooks and a modern learning management system.