Achieve3000 has acquired Actively Learn and now plans to offer differentiated instruction to preK to adult learners, while Chinese tutoring company TAL Education bought app developer Dr. Panda.
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Atlanta district needs school choice management software. Arkansas is looking for a college and career planning system and North Carolina seeks a reading diagnostic software.
A pair of big Maryland districts are planning on making major curriculum purchases, while a New Jersey district is looking for an online instructional system to help students.
Utah is looking for a curriculum review app. A Texas district needs a special education curriculum, while a New Jersey district seeks PD for middle school teachers.
The Center for American Progress identified the math and English/language arts curricula in most of the 30 largest school districts and compared the ratings of those products.
A Maryland district needs English and math materials, a Wisconsin district needs science materials, and Albuquerque needs language proficiency assessments.
North Carolina is providing iPads for every K-3 reading teacher in the state as part of its literacy program, Read to Achieve.
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Vermont is looking for assistance creating a master schedule, and the Hillsborough County School Board in Florida wants an alternative education program for at-risk high school students.