Cambium Learning, which offers products in curriculum, assessment, and professional development, nearly doubles its total employees with the recent acquisition of languages company Rosetta Stone.
Dallas ISD seeks an integrated communications network, while Detroit schools are in the market for equity-centered professional development for teachers.
COVID-19 accelerated the rollout of Mosaic by ACT, which is being billed by the company as a comprehensive, adaptive learning solution weaving together assessments, curriculum, and social-emotional learning.
A Global Push into Computer Science, with Implications for Companies
A U.S. Credentialing Provider Talks About Rising Demands for Coding Curriculum

Two U.S.-based education companies — CredEd and Woz U — are partnering to offer professional development focused on coding curriculum to teachers around the world.
The Virginia Beach City Schools want bids on social-emotional books for K-8 students, while Wyoming needs virtual learning PD for educators. Idaho seeks a student data management information and accountability system for adult education.
New Ways School Districts Are Tapping Into Federal Aid During COVID-19
A Top Official From Arkansas' Largest School District Breaks Down How Needs Are Changing

Districts’ use of emergency federal funding depends in part on what their technology landscape was like, pre-pandemic, says Kimberly Glass, president of a national association of federal aid administrators.
Leaders of education companies can use meaningful weekend routines to disconnect from work and prepare mentally for the time ahead, writes CEO Sara Potler LaHayne.
4 Big Shifts the Coronavirus Is Bringing to the Assessment Industry
The Effects of COVID-19 and Remote Instruction Are Changing District Demands for Testing

The coronavirus has forced a number of assessment providers to place new emphasis on non-testing product lines.
What Education Companies Should Consider Before Getting Acquired
Transparency and a Shared Belief in the Smaller Business' Mission Are Critical, Says CEO Hamish Kennedy

The CEO of Spiral, an interactive learning platform that was recently snapped up by Discovery Education, talks about the key factors companies need to weigh before they agree to an acquisition.
How Will COVID-19 Permanently Alter the Education Market?
Tactics in Professional Development, Sales, and Other Areas Have Gone Through Major Shifts

Districts’ appetite for virtual events, and companies’ new reliance on online sales and outreach, is reshaping how business gets done in education.