Minnesota will receive $1 million in fees from Pearson and up to $4.7 million in additional services and support, as part of a settlement.
Educators in New York City would be able to buy e-books for their schools via an Amazon “storefront,” pending approval of a $30 million contract.
Families’ spending on school supplies has dropped a bit from last year, according to the National Retail Federation.
Questar Assessment Inc., a Minnesota-based company, is lesser known than some test vendors but has secured major contracts recently in the states.
Four education companies brought in more than $20 million of venture capital.
In a decision with potentially huge implications, a New Mexico judge has rejected the AIR’s protest of a PARCC contract awarded to Pearson.
Nevada, a state frustrated by online testing woes earlier this year, is tentatively set to hire a new vendor to oversee a suite of state assessments.
Questar Assessment Inc., a Minnesota-based company, has won a $44 million contract to handle grade 3-8 testing in New York state.
McGraw-Hill Education CTB is selling off major portions of its testing business to Data Recognition Corporation, including its state assessment work.
Educators’ peers are most influential in ed-tech decision-making, according to research by Google. A national procurement study last year arrived at the same conclusion.