The Jefferson Education Accelerator, designed to test and support ed-tech ventures, announces it will support its first company: Echo360, a teaching and learning platform.
Congress has appropriated $950,000 for the development of “engaging” Web and mobile apps about how it works, and civic participation, for K-12 students.
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Chegg is offering $24-per-hour college counseling to high school students, which the company says is an alternative to costly services.
MIT and Harvard University’s online-learning platform edX entered the K-12 arena this week with the release of 26 MOOCs targeted at high school students.
The major online-services provider Google has released its first learning management system, designed to help educators organize and collect assignments, ask questions of students, and perform other tasks.
Eight companies are making 10 new device packages available with Windows 8.1 as many districts across the U.S. prepare for next year’s common core tests.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Facebook are inviting developers to build prototypes for apps supporting college attendance, social learning, and out-of-school study.