Follett’s K-12 content and software division is being sold to Francisco Partners, and U.S. regulators have approved the merger of game-based learning platform Kahoot! with single-sign-on provider Clever.
Two months after McGraw Hill announced it was being acquired by Platinum Equity, the education giant has entered into an agreement to acquire digital content provider Achieve3000.
China’s New Education Restrictions Have Big Implications for Companies
Vendors From the U.S. and Other Markets Will Need to Weigh How to Comply With a New Regulations on Tutoring
Businesses are rebranding products and bracing for impacts of a new regulation in China that severely clamps down on all for-profit tutoring in the country.
This past month saw major infusions of capital into classroom management and safety solutions provider GoGuardian and a startup that integrates teaching tools into Zoom.
PowerSchool, a major provider of student information systems and an array of other K-12 tools, is the latest education company to announce it is going public.
Instructure, maker of the widely used K-12 learning management system Canvas, is the latest ed-tech firm to go public.
Weld North Education, the largest digital curriculum provider in the U.S., has expanded to offer science products by acquiring Twig Education, the companies announced.
GoGuardian has acquired Edulastic, and the Austrian tutoring startup GoStudent announced it received a $244 million investment with an eye on global expansion.
How the SPAC ‘Hype Cycle’ Could Alter The K-12 Education Marketplace
An Investor Talks About What the New Class of Publicly Traded Companies Mean for School-Focused Businesses
A venture capital investor whose companies have been approached by special purpose acquisition companies talks about their rise, and their implications for the K-12 market.
The education and publishing titan is being sold from one private equity firm, Apollo Global Management, to another, Platinum Equity.