Tom Allen, the president and CEO of the Association of American Publishers, said that number of competing dynamics are shaping implementation of the common-core standards in the states, and that his industry needs to put its stamp on that discussion.
School districts are eyeing major upgrades to their broadband speeds through the federal E-rate program, according to an analysis by Funds for Learning, a consulting group.
A state judge in has blocked the award of a major PARCC contract to Pearson until an appeal by a rival testing contractor can be heard.
More than 60,000 educators in the state will have access to the system for professional development.
At the Software and Information Industry Association’s Education Summit a debate continues over whether and how to restrict companies’ access to student data.
Attendees at the Software & Information Industry Summit say the market is booming for digital education, but they are well aware that print texts aren’t dead yet.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Stacey Childress will become the CEO of the NewSchools Venture Fund.
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.
The American Institutes for Research, an organization that provides testing services, has filed a lawsuit in New Mexico state court to try to halt the awarding of a major contract to a rival, Pearson.
The largest for-profit provider of online education for students in K-12 schools posted financial gains in the third quarter, rebounding from previous setbacks.