Houghton Mifflin picks up Scholastic's Ed Tech business in $575M acquisition

The company will gain key K-12 intervention products and services along with management and employees.

By Roger Riddell • April 24, 2015

Autism in college, ProctorU, and gainful employment: The week's most-read education news

Get caught up on the discussion of whether community college is the next frontier of K-12 expansion and more right here!

By Roger Riddell • April 24, 2015

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School Safety and Security

Safety and security has been a growing concern for school districts, with shootings continuing to rise amid concerns over how to best prevent and respond to them.

By K-12 Dive staff

Google CS First helps schools launch coding clubs

Arizona teacher and instructional coach Janice Mak details how the tech giant's program is benefiting students in the Paradise Valley Unified School District.

By Allie Gross • April 24, 2015

Pearson addresses Minnesota glitches, schools resume testing

Glitches have complicated the testing schedule in the state over the past two weeks.

By Allie Gross • April 24, 2015

4 tools and resources to help autistic students navigate K-12

April is Autism Awareness Month, a time to encourage tolerance and inclusion, as well as a prime opportunity for schools to brush up on options for autistic students.

By Allie Gross • April 23, 2015

Every Child Achieves Act amendment provisions ed tech funds

The Innovative Technology Expands Childrens' Horizons amendment would establish a new competitive grant program focused on digital resources and solutions.

By Roger Riddell • April 22, 2015

Florida, Nevada latest states to report testing glitches

Florida education commissioner is lashing out at its testing contractor, American Institutes for Research, over a technical change that wasn't approved by the state.

By Allie Gross • April 21, 2015

SEC probing LAUSD iPad initiative

The informal investigation is looking at whether or not school officials used bonds legally in the abandoned $1.3 billion program. 

By Allie Gross • April 21, 2015

Learning Accelorator invests $2M in open educational resources

The funds will go to 10 companies that have until summer to create open ed prototypes. 

By Allie Gross • April 20, 2015

Discovery Education and Intel Security release cyberethics module

The new offering is part of the Intel Security Digital Safety Program, which aims to teach students about making smart decisions online.

By Allie Gross • April 17, 2015

Common Sense Education launches digital literacy platform

Digital Compass teaches students in grades 6-9 skills relating to cyberbullying, security, and ethical behavior.  

By Allie Gross • April 17, 2015

LAUSD to Apple: We want a refund on iPads

The Los Angeles Unified School District says it won't pay another dollar for Pearson curriculum included in its failed 1:1 iPad deployment.

By Roger Riddell • April 16, 2015

Poll: Californians value arts, math, and science over tech

An eye-opening 49% of respondents to the USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times survey said increased funding for math, science, and technology will have the most positive impact.

By Allie Gross • April 15, 2015

Online PD focused on SPED training

Scenario Learning has launched its Exceptional Child Online Professional Development System.

By Allie Gross • April 13, 2015

For-profits and LinkedIn's lynda deal: The week's most-read education news

Get caught up on the U.S. Department of Education's latest guidance for ed tech providers and more right here!

By Roger Riddell • April 10, 2015

Research: Social robots good for engaging autistic students

Though RoboKind's research is still in preliminary phases, the results so far for its robot, 'Milo,' are promising.

By Allie Gross • April 9, 2015

US Dept of Ed issues new ed tech guidance

The guide, created by educators and researchers, was written for developers, startups, and entrepreneurs wanting to work on education endeavors.

By Allie Gross • April 8, 2015

Amplify troubles highlight bigger disconnects in push to digitize education

NewsCorp's $1 billion investment in its educational vision has faced a number of hurdles and failures.

By Allie Gross • April 8, 2015

Educents announces $2.9M seed funding round

The money will be used to expand the startup's ed materials marketplace

By Allie Gross • April 7, 2015

Innovative educators awarded $110K from Canvas

The money specifically went to educators who had creative ideas around the integration of technology into classrooms.

By Allie Gross • April 7, 2015

HP, Knewton partner to personalize print

The companies are offering a seamless option between digital and printed lessons. 

By Allie Gross • April 6, 2015

Iowa districts experiment with school bus WiFi

The 'mobile hotspots' are an attempt to give students a head start on their homework. 

By Allie Gross • April 6, 2015

Common pitfalls of ed tech startups

Geddit, Taught It, and MommaZoo are three examples of now-shuttered startups spotlighted by EdSurge.

By Allie Gross • April 2, 2015

Bublish and Edmodo partner on Author Connect service

A Bublish-created app, which will be available next school year, will allow classrooms to schedule virtual visits with authors. 

By Allie Gross • March 31, 2015

myON joins forces with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

The digital literacy platform's latest partnership brings four more K-12 subscription packages.

By Allie Gross • March 31, 2015