The most popular courses offered by ‘MOOC’ provider Coursera in China include classes on modeling, finance, machine learning, and math.
Common Sense Media, an advocacy group that rates education products, is urging major industry group to take stronger steps to protect student data, the New York Times reports.
The march toward common-core tests, the rise of formative assessment, and new models of testing have produced a surge in the testing industry, analysts say.
The nation’s second-largest school district has experienced several setbacks in the rollout of its effort to provide all students with iPads.
Because of the government shutdown, the U.S. Department of Education hasn’t been able to participate in its own program, Connected Educators Month.
Hedge fund manager and author Whitney Tilson tells attendees at a conference that for-profit company K12 Inc.’s stock is due for a fall.
Leaders of educational companies and nonprofits are gathered in Denver for EdNET, finding out what the K-12 marketplace of the future will need.
Coursera, a massive open online course provider, made $1 million from students who pursued “verified certificates” for their successful completion of courses.
Google Play for Education, delivered via Nexus 7 tablets, is piloted in Hillsborough, N.J., schools. Will it threaten the dominance of Apple’s iPad?
The world market for educational games and simulation-based learning will grow by 8 percent between now and 2017, according to an analysis by Ambient Insight.