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K-12 Dealmaking: PowerSchool Acquires Haiku Learning; Jefferson Education Partners with Fishtree

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PowerSchool continued its acquisition streak with the purchase of Haiku Learning; in addition, Jefferson Education announced a partnership with Fishtree, and digital writing solution provider Citelighter gained additional funding. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. and Canada.

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The Paperless Classroom According to Our Science Teacher Ms. Brown

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I learned a lot from our 7th and 8th grade Middle School science teacher Moka Brown about how she manages her paperless classroom. Just for tests", she reports. P.S. Other colleagues I''ve begged to come on the HOA are Sean Wilson on Special Ed and Mitch Krulewich on the Flipped Classroom. Does she ever use paper?

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PowerSchool to Acquire Schoology, Pairing Major K-12 LMS and SIS Providers

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Schoology would be PowerSchool’s second purchase of a learning management system (LMS), after it acquired Haiku Learning in 2016. Haiku has since been rebranded as PowerSchool Learning. Canvas and Moodle are also widely used in higher education, and Classroom is a free tool with fewer functionalities.

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Activate Instruction migrates content to Gooru

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Teachers and students using Gooru can now adapt these high-quality resources for their classrooms. In addition, Gooru offers a wiki-assessment system with millions of questions teachers can use to assess student learning. Material from a press release was used in this report.

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PowerSchool Buys Chalkable, Tops $200 Million in Acquisition Spending

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The once venerable publisher axed several high-profile (and profitable) businesses in the Financial Times and The Economist as part of efforts to transform itself into a digital learning business. Making these reports easier to generate may drive demand for tools like PowerSchool. Today, the Folsom, Calif.-based

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Nikki Haley of South Carolina has signed into law a measure that requires the state’s public colleges and universities to publish reports of conduct violations involving alcohol, drugs, sexual assault, and hazing at fraternities and sororities.” “ Columbia Drops SAT Subject Tests Requirement,” Inside Higher Ed reports.