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SIIA, a Pioneering Convenor for the Edtech Industry, Scraps Its Conferences

Edsurge

What was once the premier, must-go conference in the education technology industry is now going away. Last week, the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) announced that its education technology group will no longer operate as its own division beginning July 1.

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Defeat the Digital Divide Helps Bring Reliable Internet Connections to Schools Nationwide

eSchool News

It’s led by a group of industry experts in the technology and education space who are combining their expertise and passion for helping kids learn to connect school districts to the resources and funding available to bring reliable internet service to their students. Cradlepoint ?is Cradlepoint’s?NetCloud Wireless WAN ?edge Cradlepoint?to

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Educators can no longer ignore the TPACK framework

Neo LMS

Koehler, who co-authored a paper in 2006 and another one in 2008 , referring to the above core idea with these exact words. Technology has changed so many industries already and education is no exception. The TPACK framework is being credited to P. Mishra and M. Now TECHNOLOGY won’t go away.

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Silver Lake Acquires Majority Stake in Weld North’s Digital Curriculum Business

Edsurge

The deal comes after KKR’s allotted capital for its investment in Weld North, which came from KKR’s 2006 fund, had run out. Frontline Education, which provides a suite of school administrative and human resources software, recently swapped private equity owners (from Insight Venture Partners to Thoma Bravo). Yet that’s not all.

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Clearlake Capital to Acquire Discovery Education from Francisco Partners

eSchool News

is an investment firm founded in 2006 operating integrated businesses across private equity, credit, and other related strategies. ® The firm’s core target sectors are technology, industrials, and consumer. ® The firm’s core target sectors are technology, industrials, and consumer. About Clearlake. Clearlake Capital Group, L.P.

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AdvancED to Merge With Assessment Maker, Measured Progress to Form $120M Nonprofit

Edsurge

To do so, it offers a range of supports that include observation software and professional development services. Conversations that paved the road for this merger started roughly a year ago, says Borg, although the two organizations have crossed paths at education industry conferences many times over the past decade.

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PROOF POINTS: Researchers say cries of teacher shortages are overblown

The Hechinger Report

The rate of teachers quitting and retiring from the profession, according to Goldhaber’s calculations in one state, Washington, was about 11 percent in 2020-21 – actually a smidge lower than it was in 2006-07, another year of high turnover when a strong job market lured educators away. Most departures were filled with new hires.

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