Districts want to purchase software focusing on career- and college-prep, and social-emotional curricula.
Digital learning company EVERFI raised $190 million from investors including Bono; in addition, education game company Legends of Learning and early-childhood app provider Marco Polo Learning received investments.
Bring Instruction, Tech Together for Successful Ed-Tech Sales, Los Angeles Officials Advise
District CAO, CIO describe the impact of their collaboration on tech vendors
The CIO and CAO of the Los Angeles Unified School District explain why it’s important for education companies to understand how their technology and instructional departments collaborate.
Mexico’s Proposed K-12 Overhaul: What It Means for Ed. Companies
Government Puts New Emphasis on Broadening Curricula, English-Language Skills
As Mexico’s New Education Model, or Modelo Educativo, puts new emphasis on broadening curricula and building English-language skills, one expert outlines the potential opportunities for school providers.
District IT leaders’ involvement in purchasing digital content for core curriculum, formative assessment and other areas is rising, and an overwhelming majority see “open” content as part of the instructional mix, a COSN survey shows.
Districts are looking for “playlist”-style curriculum customized to student needs, but they also want the option for large-scale adoption of “open” education resources, a new Education Week special report finds.
Show Me the Impact: Miami Schools Chief Wants Results
The Nation's 4th-Largest District Sets High Standards for Company Support, Follow-Up
Miami-Dade schools chief Alberto M. Carvalho talks about what he wants from vendors, and why his district takes a methodical approach to big ed-tech projects.
Open Up Resources, a nonprofit vowing to compete with commercial publishers for contracts, is partnering with EL Education to provide English/language arts content.
Teacher Training Is the Top Concern for Districts Implementing Personalized Learning
Survey of 200 K-12 Leaders Finds That Cost, Lack of Tech Infrastructure Are Also Big Obstacles
Exclusive survey of 200 K-12 district leaders finds that they see preparing educators, cost, and tech needs are big barriers to developing personalized learning programs.
The online proctoring company Examity has secured a $21 million from University Ventures and the Inherent Group; and Kiddom has raised $6.5 million in a financial round led by a Khosla Ventures investment partner.