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PowerSchool Completes Schoology Purchase in March Toward ‘Unified’ K-12 Data Ecosystem

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Four years ago, when Hardeep Gulati took over as CEO of PowerSchool, the company numbered around 400 employees. The newest addition comes courtesy of Schoology, a K-12 learning management system provider that PowerSchool announced it was buying last month. Along with that comes new colleagues.

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Popular K-12 Tool Edmodo Shuts Down

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Edmodo is permanently shuttering , the company announced late Monday. It’s no longer viable “for us to maintain the level of service you deserve and that we can take pride in ourselves,” the company wrote in an online explanation of its closure. This means that the companies end up with large amounts of sensitive data.

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Two Discovery Education Services Win 2022 SIIA CODiE Awards

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The prestigious CODiE Awards recognize the companies producing the most innovative education technology products across the country and around the world. . Inspired by the global media company Discovery, Inc., Congratulations to all of this year’s CODiE Award winners!”. Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5

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US Edtech Closes Decade with Record $1.7 Billion Raised in 2019

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In 2019, the Dow Jones Industrial Average passed 28,000 points , the S&P 500 Index topped 3,000 points and the Nasdaq broke 9,000 in what some have termed one of the longest bull markets in history. According to an EdSurge database of publicly announced funding deals, investment in edtech companies reached at least $1.66

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When Education Giants Stumbled and Data Ruled

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Todd Brekhus’ industry experience dates as far back as the early 2000s at PLATO, and later at myON. They were the most powerful companies in education. They bought other companies to try to blend assessment and curriculum as they also continued publishing. The largest companies in 2010 were the textbook providers.

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Is This Video App Safe? Mozilla Privacy Report Offers a Look

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The report looks at 15 popular video-conferencing apps, some of which have been adopted for use by companies and schools, including Zoom, Google Hangouts and Microsoft Teams. Others cater to specific industries, such as Discord, which is often used in gaming.

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Who Should Truly Have the Power in K-12 Edtech Adoption?

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They do what they can to keep up with industry trends. Yet “industry” to an IT administrator covers a lot of different tools. Enterprise, a battle droid, or a replica of the Elder Wand emblazoned with a slick company logo? They’re filtering out email pitches, and sales calls go directly to voicemail. That may be a mistake.

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