Businesses working with schools can help themselves by closely monitoring applications to the E-rate program, and their use of federal discounts made available, a newly published guide says.
Deborah Quazzo, whose investments in ed-tech companies doing business with the Chicago district have drawn criticism, said she will resign at the end of her term this summer.
Chromebook sales to end-users will reach 7.3 million units in 2015, a 27 percent increase from last year, according to a new report.
The Learning Accelerator is working with between 25-30 districts in an effort to create a “pricing database” for computing devices.
ETS has won a series of lucrative pieces of Texas state testing work, worth $280 million, while rival Pearson won contracts with much less value.
The website uses research on what educators say about available digital resources to identify gaps and offer suggestions for improvement.
California state board officials have approved a $240 million assessment contract for ETS, despite complaints from a rival vendor.
Educators told vendors what they need in educational technology during an industry meeting in San Francisco this week.
Companies can have their products evaluated for educational outcomes by Johns Hopkins’ school of education, in a collaboration between the institution and an industry association.
A new online service aims to give education companies a competitive leg up by providing them with detailed insight on major bond issues and capital improvement projects in K-12 districts.