Company Edmodo EdTech Pearson 
Edsurge
APRIL 9, 2018
China’s NetDragon has gobbled up another education technology company. This time, it’s Edmodo , one the largest online social communities of teachers and students in the world. NetDragon Websoft, a publicly-traded company based in Fuzhou, China, has agreed to pay $137.5 million for Edmodo.
Edsurge
DECEMBER 24, 2018
And we’re filing stories that capture the essence of the edtech industry in 2018. And Pearson is still around. But the edtech industry has hit some bumps along the way, wrestling with collateral concerns from the public spotlight over data privacy and security. What’s Next for Pearson? If you buy it, you better use it.
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Ed Tech from the Ground Up
JUNE 30, 2016
As a small company it’s hard to be heard over the noise (and the smell of popcorn). The center of the exhibit hall has the most valuable real estate and the biggest companies and displays. Our goal isn’t to be competing at the level of Edmodo,” said Kim. Edmodo had a dancing logo (see photo).
Edsurge
DECEMBER 4, 2018
Last summer, the San Francisco-based company invited several dozen educational publishers and organizations to create and sell materials to Quizlet users, as part of a closed beta program. Today, the company announced it is inviting any content creator, including individual educators, to apply for its Premium Content program.
Edsurge
JANUARY 15, 2019
education technology companies raised $1.45 edtech startups in 2017. And that dip in dealflow has been happening in recent years: Investors are pouring more money into the edtech industry, but across fewer companies. For edtech companies able to show consistent growth and revenue, that should be welcome news.
Graphite Blog
FEBRUARY 1, 2016
Within educational technology, tech companies can acquire data via multiple routes. Context of EdTech Data Collection The context around educational data is arguably different than data collected in consumer technology. While many consumer tech apps include invite features, EdTech apps are used within a different context.
The Hechinger Report
NOVEMBER 9, 2020
The GAO relied on a private database of cyber attacks and leaks collected by Doug Levin of EdTech Strategies, a consulting firm. For example, a major breach at educational testing company Pearson during the 2019-20 school year affected an unknown number of student records in thousands of schools.
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