The Colorado education department wants to purchase assessment and monitoring software for alternative schools. Cincinnati, Ohio schools are looking to partner with an app developer to create custom platforms, and the Warren County district in Tennessee wants web design services.
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Indiana is looking to build a statewide English-language learner database, and Colorado wants ad early literacy assessment tool for grades K-3. Hawaii seeks a professional development and an evaluation system.
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The testing organization has made a $10.8 million “strategic investment” in New Markets Venture Partners.
Frontline Education has been acquired by private equity firm Thomas Bravo; in addition, UK-based Impero Software, a provider of remote monitoring and management software, has raised $36.3 million from Investcorp Technology Partners.
More jobs are on the chopping block through 2019 as Pearson plans changes to improve its financial results.
Indiana and Vermont are looking for testing vendors to develop K-12 assessments for their respective states. Meanwhile, a Rhode Island district wants a GoGuardian Chromebook management system.
The ed-tech startup PeopleGrove has raised $1.8 million in seed funding through a round led by Reach Capital, with participation from Bisk Ventures, GSV, and others.
The Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagen Schools looks to buy an adaptive testing program, and the Calif. district is looking for system to manage iPads and MacBooks.