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Knewton partners with Europe's Sanoma Learning
The deal will spread Knewton's adaptive learning solutions to publishers in the Netherlands, Belgium, Finland, Poland, and Sweden.
By Roger Riddell • April 11, 2014 -
Pearson partners with language learning network Busuu
The deal will make a globally recognized English-as-a-foreign-language exam easily accessible to the network's 40 million users.
By Roger Riddell • April 9, 2014 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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TrendlineSTEM
From AI to quantum physics, STEM learning opportunities in K-12 are expanding to keep pace with related fields.
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College prep, lesson plans, and MOOCs: The week's most read education news
Get caught up on the week's top Education Dive posts here!
By Roger Riddell • April 4, 2014 -
New York abandons InBloom student data deal
New legislation is forcing the state's education department and the nonprofit to sever ties.
By Roger Riddell • April 3, 2014 -
Edgenuity to bring online learning to San Francisco high schools
Much of the online and blended learning provider's curriculum is approved by the U. of California's doorways guidelines.
By Roger Riddell • March 31, 2014 -
A resignation and even more rankings: The week's most read education news
Get caught up on Yale's Van Gogh suit and marijuana legalization's impact on universities in Colorado and Washington right here!
By Roger Riddell • March 28, 2014 -
Learningpod adds Common Core-aligned exam practice questions
The startup offers practice questions for high-stakes exams and classwork free-of-charge online.
By Roger Riddell • March 27, 2014 -
Florida restricts student data collection
A new bill limits the type of student data districts can collect.
By Allie Gross • March 27, 2014 -
More than $500M raised for ed tech startups in Q1
The quarter was the best for the ed tech sector in 5 years
By Allie Gross • March 27, 2014 -
Deep Dive
How is Silicon Valley shaping ed reform?
Silicon Valley entrepreneurs are no longer focused on just e-commerce and social networking: Education technology and reform woos investors
By Allie Gross • March 25, 2014 -
$1.1B acquisition of Renaissance is ed tech's largest yet
The assessment and learning analytics company is being purchased by private equity firm Hellman & Friedman.
By Allie Gross • March 25, 2014 -
Bill Gates, Pearson, and edX: The week's most read education news
Get caught up on the U. of Illinois' ethics concerns and more right here!
By Roger Riddell • March 21, 2014 -
Andrew Morrison is Teachscape's new CEO
Morrison brings an impressive resume that should serve the company as it looks to innovate and grow amid increasing competition.
By Roger Riddell • March 19, 2014 -
Learning.com launches a Digital Citizenship app
The Digital Citizenship app helps students safely and ethically navigate technology.
By Allie Gross • March 19, 2014 -
MasteryConnect unveils mastery-based report cards
The ed tech startup's new report card service addresses assessment changes due to the Common Core.
By Allie Gross • March 19, 2014 -
AltSchool nets $33M to revamp K-8 education
The 38-person startup wants to strip classrooms of unrelated costs and find how tech can improve classrooms.
By Allie Gross • March 19, 2014 -
Knewton joins forces with Turkish publisher Sebit
The deal is the second in two days set to expand the adaptive learning company's global reach.
By Roger Riddell • March 13, 2014 -
A look at two 1:1 programs not using iPads
While Apple's devices are popular, they're not the only player in the tablet market.
By Daniel Shumski • March 4, 2014 -
Maine approves first virtual charter school
The state turned down another application with a troubling track record.
By Daniel Shumski • March 4, 2014 -
Amplify releases digital curriculum for middle school
Schools and companies are betting big on electronic content.
By Daniel Shumski • March 3, 2014 -
Pearson warns of profit fall in 'short but difficult' digital transition
But an ongoing restructuring should bring the company into the black as soon as 2015.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 28, 2014 -
Money for online students misspent, Utah audit finds
Some schools get paid full-time money even for students studying part-time online.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 28, 2014 -
Los Angeles iPad program 'illegal,' former schools chief says
Relying on bonds to pay for the program is wrong, an ex-superintendent writes.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 28, 2014 -
Apple improves education management tools in iOS
Among the new tweaks: The option for locked, preloaded security profiles.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 27, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Should 1:1 programs look to Ubuntu over pricey alternatives?
There are a handful of reasons the Linux-based system may be preferable to Windows or OS X in the classroom.
By Gabriel Salkin • Feb. 26, 2014