Big Deals: Advanced offerings in curriculum and data analytics, parent communication, remote tutoring, and more
Discovery Education acquires Dreambox Learning; SchoolStatus acquires ClassTag; and Carnegie Learning Reaches New Milestone
Google teams With GM, Honda, and Audi to bring Android to cars
That kid—the one in the back of the SUV with the iPad—is the automotive industry’s worst enemy, Businessweek reports.
Clash of the Titans! Inside Microsoft’s battle to foil the NSA
After the NSA scandal broke this summer, revealing that the U.S. spy agency was eavesdropping wholesale on the most popular services on the web, Microsoft turned to five…
Comcast, Khan Academy aim multimillion-dollar partnership at low-income families
As much as Khan Academy has promised “a free world-class education for everyone everywhere,” the reality is that many of the 10 million people reached monthly by its…
Clever gets $10 million from sequoia to provide a standardized API for school data
Clever launched about a year and a half ago to provide a standardized API for K-12 schools that allows them to unlock and share data with outside developers,…
National Geographic offers up over 500 maps through Google Maps engine’s public data program
Google is launching an initiative to let organizations share their map data with the public, via Google’s Maps product and cloud-based infrastructure, and today partner National Geographic announced…
Microsoft revamps Imagine Cup, adds worldwide semifinals and new challenges
Microsoft's Imagine Cup is one of the world's largest software development competitions aimed at students, TechCrunch reports.
VINCI offers blended learning for pre-K
Technology entrepreneur Dr. Dan D. Yang already had achieved fame within the world of physics, having earned close to 20 U.S. patents—some of which became the standard for…
Teachers, technology & talent: Could education be an untapped investment opportunity?
My mother was an English teacher. My Father an art teacher. My sister is a modern languages teacher. One could say that the ABCs are my DNA, the…
Infographic: Tech planning vs. zombies
Most people would rather face a zombie apocalypse than build and implement a district-wide technology initiative, according to Atomic Learning.
AT&T giving $1.6 million for New York kids’ computing classes
Telecom giant AT&T will donate $1.6 million for New York City schools to fund computer coding classes and internships for about 1,200 students, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Wednesday.
Better STEM education, training needed for mismatched workers
Boeing is not bluffing about its need for skilled workers or for Washington state to commit to continuous investment in skills training and an educational pipeline that promotes…
How can students be successful in a high stakes world?
When asking an audience of parents what attributes they value, Stanford educator and author Denise Pope heard things like critical thinking, creativity, and well-being. Most parents indicated they…
Advent of Google means we must rethink our approach to education
The Guardian reports: Would a person with good handwriting, spelling and grammar and instant recall of multiplication tables be considered a better candidate for a job than, say,…
Zuck’s first major ed-tech investment? Panorama Education, the brainchild of a Yale coder
When Aaron Feuer was in high school, he helped write a bill for students to give feedback on their classes, VentureBeat reports.
The hottest job skill is…
The Army, NYPD and State Department can't get enough workers with this job skill, CNN reports.
iPads hold a staggering 94% of the education market for tablets
Apple says it had its best quarter ever in education sales, selling more than $1 billion worth of products, Mashable reports.
Why hasn’t the tech industry disrupted the textbook industry yet?
My view is that the innovation required for textbooks is far beyond what most companies are doing, Forbes reports.
Should business education be free?
It’s hardly surprising that the appeal of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) continues to grow, Forbes reports.
Can startups disrupt the slow-moving education market?
Every year, schools spend billions of dollars on supplies and instructional materials and staff, Mind/Shift reports.
Why schools make bad buying decisions
Schools buy stuff badly, EdSurge reports.
Building a “startup culture” in schools
For most, start-ups and school districts couldn’t be more different, EdSurge reports.
What we can learn from Rupert Murdoch, News Corp, and Amplify
I’ve been trying to figure out how to write about Amplify Learning for months. It’s complicated, Forbes reports.
Are teachers and ed tech businesses working towards the same goal?
Education technology businesses have come up with hundreds, if not thousands, of products meant to make teachers’ lives easier and improve student achievement, Mind/Shift reports.
Tablets for education: Fewer iPads?
