Social reading site Glose raises funds to expand into the education market; Accelerate Learning gains significant new investors,; and Grand Canyon Education seeks to acquire Orbis Education Services.
Texas is one of the biggest K-12 markets in the country and recently released its list of approved educational materials.
The Kansas City district is looking to buy Chromebooks for their high schools. A Colorado district needs a content management system, while Maryland’s Baltimore County schools are seeking K-5 reading materials.
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.
As literacy challenges loom, what can businesses and other organizations do, or avoid doing, to help boost literacy levels for children and adults?
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.