The consumer protection agency vowed to keep checks on an industry it said is “dominated by the commercial surveillance business model.”
Startup Class Technologies has acquired Anthology’s Blackboard Collaborate, and India-based Byju’s company Great Learning has acquired Northwest Executive Education.
The European Union last month came to an agreement on the Digital Services Act , which would set stricter protections on data privacy and tech company accountability.
The funding is part of a $7 billion federal stimulus measure created last year to boost student and teacher connectivity away from school.
Most teachers say their students are spending an hour or more of the school day using educational technology, according to a recent EdWeek Market Brief survey.
Performance-Based Contracts: How a National Pilot Could “Shift the Marketplace”
Five Districts Are Experimenting With Holding Vendors to Strict Standards on Tutoring. Others Could Follow
Five school districts are experimenting with holding vendors to outcome-based standards for tutoring. Others could follow.
Newly proposed federal rules would overhaul the process for making awards through the federal program, which aims to improve school and library internet connectivity.
Demand for School Tutoring Is ‘Through the Roof.’ And Companies Are Primed for Growth
School Districts Have Major Needs, and Specific Expectations of Providers Tapping Into Stimulus Dollars
School districts are moving quickly to hire tutoring companies — in some cases, several of them — to shore up student academic challenges exacerbated by the pandemic.
Schools Have Returned to In-Person Learning. What Does That Mean for Online Lessons?
The Chief Academic Officer of Ed-Tech Provider Kiddom Talks About Paths to Engaging Students
School districts looking to engage students will continue to need a robust virtual experience, even with the widespread return to in-person learning, says Kiddom Chief Academic Officer Abbas Manjee.
A former U.S. Department of Education official and one-time president of McGraw-Hill are involved in a special purpose acquisition company looking to snap up education businesses for a public offering.
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