The CEO of ed-tech company Listenwise shares insight around finding the right people for K-12 sales and marketing jobs.
The public company has told investors that its efforts to expand online education, create curriculum, and launch career academies are paying off, but it is embroiled in a battle in Georgia.
SmartcareOS has acquired Preschool2me, in a deal that will bring together two companies that focus on creating information- and classroom-management systems for early childhood education.
Hands-on coding and STEM education company SAM Labs raises $8.9 million; China-based Bright Scholar acquires British international schools network; Blue Canoe wins $500,000 from Qualcomm; ByteDance leads investment in Minerva Project.
Illuminate Education brings FastBridge Learning under its umbrella, while ACT acquires social-emotional learning company Mawi Learning. Meanwhile, India-based educational app provider Byju’s raised $150 million.
Hoonuit acquires DecisionInsite; NWEA received two grants worth a total of $4.5 million; and Spotify company Soundtrap partners with listening-skills company Listenwise.
The Faria Education Group makes an acquisition, and the British government is staging a grant program for ed-tech providers, including those outside of England, focused on formative assessment, grading, and other areas.
Renaissance made its third acquisition in one year with the purchase of Freckle Education; Abl acquires School by Design; and Labster partners with the Danish Ministry of Education to provide virtual labs.
Inside Brazil’s Huge, Complex K-12 Market
Demand for English-Language Instruction, STEM, and Resources to Meet New Academic Standards Is Poised to Rise
Schools in Latin America’s most populous country are likely to have an increased demand for STEM materials, English-language instruction, and resources that align with new national education standards in the years ahead.
The merger will pull together companies with combined revenues of nearly $3.2 billion and a broad portfolio of learning materials.