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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.

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

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She is the vice president of advocacy and engagement at the Mozilla Foundation, which today released a new report examining the privacy and security policies of 15 commonly used video-conferencing apps. Researchers also reached out to the companies to clarify confusing policies and for additional information, she added.

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Hobsons’ Higher Ed Business Split and Sold in Separate Deals Totaling $410M

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But it has been actively expanding its portfolio, purchasing nearly a dozen edtech companies over the past five years. The two most recent acquisitions are Hoonuit , a set of data management and analytics tools, and Schoology , a learning management system. Hobsons also reported a profit of £6 million ($8.4

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PowerSchool’s Latest Acquisition Aims to Help Districts Connect the Data Dots

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based company is adding more tools that it says can bring much of the data from those offerings in one place, at a time when district leaders need more visibility into how students are faring—especially those learning remotely. Its last purchase brought Schoology , a popular learning management system used in K-12 districts, into the fold.

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

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According to an EdSurge database of publicly announced funding deals, investment in edtech companies reached at least $1.66 A PwC-CB Insights report puts U.S. based education companies that raised a round of at least $250,000. Not as well represented in the top charts are companies serving the K-12 market.

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Learning.com Includes Essential Skills for Remote Learning in EasyTech

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Grades can even be set up to transfer from Schoology to PowerSchool without teachers having to enter them.”. The comprehensive curriculum, delivered through the Learning.com platform, features scaffolded, student-led digital lessons, as well as district and school-wide reporting to measure the program’s efficacy and optimize implementation.

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

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Enterprise, a battle droid, or a replica of the Elder Wand emblazoned with a slick company logo? No one would deny the coolness factor of the wand, but that’ll only take a product so far (and will probably bankrupt the company in legal fees). Or is it geekier swag—perhaps something that resembles the U.S.S. That may be a mistake.

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