Investments in education–from venture capital for startups to $1 billion acquisitions–were the topic of discussion at a recent ed-tech industry conference.
In this week’s dealmaking news, Lincoln Learning, a Rochester, Pa.-based nonprofit online learning and support service organization, acquired supplemental education materials provider Evan-Moor. Also, assessments provider ETS and LearnLaunch have joined forces to fund ed-tech startups.
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In this week’s dealmaking news, ECS Learning Systems acquired ed-tech company PREPWORKS. Also, ed-tech companies GoGuardian and Learnosity received investments.
In this week’s dealmaking news, Frontline Education announced plans to acquire K-12 business information systems provider Prologic. Also, New Markets Venture Partners closed a $68 million fund focused on education technology and innovation.
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A handful of education companies, including Chegg and Boxlight. announced acquisitions this week.
ClassWallet, a spend management platform for school districts, raised funds. Also, Achieve3000, a provider of differentiated instruction solutions, formed a partnership with civics educational materials provider iCivics.
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