The infusion of funds will allow the Beijing-based English language provider to continue to grow and add teaching Mandarin to its services, the company says.
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and the Ed-Tech Industry: 5 Insights from Jim Shelton
The Limited Liability Corporation Will Give Hundreds of Millions of Dollars Each Year to “Whole-Child" Personalized Learning
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative wants to make personalized learning investments in products that will help teachers engage students and meet their individual needs, says Jim Shelton, who is helping guide the organization’s efforts.
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.
A new program co-led by a former British government adviser is looking to help startup companies in the sprawling market, which is unfamiliar to many investors and entrepreneurs.
Frontline Education has acquired the professional growth provider School Improvement Network, its tenth acquisition overall and the second this year.
BrightBytes, San Francisco-based learning analytics organization, acquires Authentica Solutions and vows to provide an “end-to-end” solution for data-driven decisions by school leaders.
What Foreign Ed. Companies Think of the U.S. Market
Young Digital Providers in Particular View the RFP-Driven Process With Wariness, British Official Explains
Startup ed-tech companies from Britain regard the U.S. market with wariness, partly because of the tangled RFP process used in K-12, said George Burgess, who runs a U.K. networking organization.
Opportunities exist for new ed-tech companies, even amid the sea of educational technology on display at ISTE 2017.
The number of private schools in India offering curriculum in English is likely to grow in the months ahead, according to ISC Research.
The number of students accessing head-mounted displays of virtual and augmented reality will soar in the coming years, but some companies may struggle to monetize their products.