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IXL to Acquire Australian Digital Instructional Provider, 3P Learning, for $135 Million

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IXL Learning , a San Mateo, Calif.-based based provider of digital K-12 instructional and assessment tools has agreed to acquire Australian education technology company 3P Learning in an all-cash deal worth approximately AU $189 million, or approximately US $135 million. The transaction is subject to a shareholder vote.

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Courageous Conversations: Let’s Talk about Fighting Racism

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Now in the age of COVID-19 the TGR Foundation and Discovery Education introduce the first module in a new series of no-cost digital professional learning resources, empowering educators with new strategies to support student success far beyond school campuses. This company has no impact on the editorial content of the show.

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Bluepoint Wind Awards $10,000 in Grants to New Jersey Teachers for Renewable Energy STEM Kits

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Newark, NJ – Offshore wind company Bluepoint Wind is announcing today the winners of grants to further STEM education for 10 teachers from schools across New Jersey. Each educator chosen by the Company will receive $1,000 worth of interactive STEM kits from KidWind , an international leader in renewable energy education.

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Hoping to Spur 'Learning Engineering,' Carnegie Mellon Will Open-Source Its Digital-Learning Software

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In an unusual move intended to shake up how college teaching is done around the world, Carnegie Mellon University today announced that it will give away dozens of the digital-learning software tools it has built over more than a decade—and make their underlying code available for anyone to see and modify.

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Pluralsight, Vista Equity Partners Agree to $3.5 Billion Acquisition Deal

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The Utah-based company was founded in 2004 to compete against the likes of Lynda and other online education companies focused on serving technology and business professionals. Together, the company claims it serves over 17,000 customers, including 70 percent of Fortune 500 companies.

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2023 CODiE Awards Announced

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The SIIA Education Division serves and represents more than 200 member companies that provide software, digital content and other technologies that address educational needs. has spent his life learning and educating. I’ll be digging deeper into these companies and products in the coming weeks. Stay tuned!

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Pearson Bets on Adaptive Learning (Again) With $25M Acquisition of Smart Sparrow

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Already, the Sydney, Australia-based company has pulled back on its social media presence. On its website , the company claims it has more than 700 institutional customers across the K-12, higher education and corporate learning space. In 2014, the Gates Foundation awarded the company a $4.5

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