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Why Your School Should Stick to Core Principles Instead of Market Trends

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What’s the balance between investing in the latest trend and following your school’s charter, vision – your North Star? But as new trends crop up year after year, the most important place for educators to start is with the principles that define your district’s or school’s vision. The truth is, it can be a hard balance to strike.

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The K-12 Business Model: How to Innovate in an Ever-Changing Learning Environment

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When you’re the company behind those classroom solutions that are either deemed essential or scrapable at the end of the year, it’s imperative to keep a finger on the pulse of those conversations districts are having on an annual basis. Don’t be the company that rests on its performance in the classroom from the year before.

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Silver Lake Acquires Majority Stake in Weld North’s Digital Curriculum Business

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For more than two decades, Jonathan Grayer has made a career out of welding educational companies. In 2010, he pooled his own money with KKR, a private equity firm, to launch Weld North , which has since acquired another 16 edtech companies (and invested in 4 others). Yet that’s not all.

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Top Edtech Classroom Tools

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Newsela : With leveled texts aimed at the classroom, this news platform addresses current events and trending issues. Magnus’ Kingdom of Chess and DragonBox Algebra 5+ : Published by the same company, these games teach chess and algebra in a way that students have no clue they’re learning. Social Studies Stunners.

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