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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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PowerSchool Acquires Schoology, in Major Pairing of K-12 Information Platforms

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Schoology and PowerSchool says they serve many of the same K-12 customers now, and that the acquisition will bring an array of new functions to each company's platforms. The post PowerSchool Acquires Schoology, in Major Pairing of K-12 Information Platforms appeared first on Market Brief.

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

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PowerSchool has reached an agreement to acquire Schoology, a provider of learning management systems with a sizable footprint among K-12 schools and districts. Since 2015, PowerSchool has acquired eight companies. The pending deal would combine two established companies with large customer bases. and Canada. and Canada.

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3 Strategies to Engage Students Remotely with StudySync Using Google Classroom

Catlin Tucker

Teachers using StudySync can use the Access Prior Knowledge Activities in the First Read Lessons to engage students in asynchronous online discussions using Google Classroom or a learning management system, like Schoology. Despite having access to unlimited amounts of information, many students struggle to research effectively.

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Early Edtech Giant PowerSchool Goes Public

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Companies like to talk about their journey in raising money and growing over time, and one waypost for such journeys is to reach the ringing bells of a stock-market debut. heard those bells today, as the company began trading on the New York Stock Exchange—though the initial price ended up on the low end of expectations.

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Could the Bridge Across the Digital Divide Be Paved With TV Signals?

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Endless Network , a global organization committed to addressing equity gaps stemming from challenges such as inadequate internet access, strategically directs investments towards international companies that share their mission and actively contribute to its realization. EdSurge: How did the Information Equity Initiative come to be?

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Los Angeles School District Launched a Splashy AI Chatbot. What Exactly Does It Do?

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EdSurge recently sat down with the developers of the tool, custom-made for the district by Boston-based AI company AllHere, for a demo, to try to find out. And learning management systems like Schoology and Seesaw already offer at-a-glance views for students and parents of what is due. So what, specifically, does the system do?

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