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BrightBytes Tried to Buy Hapara. Then a Better Offer—and a Legal Complaint—Emerged

Edsurge

Financial details in transactions between private companies rarely see the public light. In March, San Francisco-based BrightBytes filed suit against Hapara , claiming the latter had breached contract terms in a Letter of Intent as BrightBytes planned to purchase all of Hapara’s assets. million in the form of 1.66

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Google Apps Are Used Widely in K-12. A New Tool Will Show Just How Useful They Are.

Edsurge

The company claims that, around the world, 90 million students and educators use its productivity tools, G Suite for Education. Last year, a report from BrightBytes, a company that tracks education technology usage, found that the majority of software licenses purchased by schools went unused.

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Big question for edtech: But how do we know what’s working?

The Hechinger Report

They can also learn about new start-ups, games and ventures with names like BetterLesson , Blendspace , Edthena , Educreations , Hapara , Nearpod , Zaption , eSpark and LearnZillion , all eager to demonstrate. Disclaimer: the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is among the various funders of The Hechinger Report.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

. “A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled in favor of a transgender student ’s challenge to a Wisconsin school district’s policy limiting his restroom usage – a big win for those seeking to advance transgender rights in the courts,” Buzzfeed reports. Via Edsurge : “ BrightBytes Tried to Buy Hapara.