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Pearson Is Selling Its US K-12 Business—Despite Posting a Profit and Digital Growth

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Last May, major textbook publisher Pearson indicated it was mulling a sale of the U.S. portion of its K-12 business, which includes print and digital curriculum and instructional materials. If concluded, the sale would mark yet another major asset that Pearson has shed since John Fallon took over as CEO in 2013.

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65 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

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As we wave farewell to 2023 , we’re looking ahead to edtech trends in 2024 with optimism for education as a whole. What are the projections for edtech? We asked edtech executives, stakeholders, and experts to share some of their thoughts and predictions about where they think edtech is headed in 2024.

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Many Online Education Marketplaces Have Sputtered. Will Quizlet’s Pass the Test?

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So far 30 such content creators have been green-lighted, ranging from high-school teachers and college professors, to brand-name publishers including Kaplan, Penguin Random House, Oxford University Press and Pearson, which is selling a handful of English vocabulary materials. Collecting a lot of resources is easy.

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Twelve Years Later: How the K-12 Industry and Investment Landscape Has Shifted (Part 2)

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The structure of demand created the “Big Three”—McGraw-Hill, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and Pearson. If you bucket all instructional materials—core plus a broad view of “supplemental”—you have an estimated $6 billion instructional materials market. Now there’s a large and growing edtech investment industry.

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Are We There Yet? Integrating Tech & Learning #SXSWedu

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Notes from panel discussion/concurrent session at SXSWedu 2012 Geoff Wurzel, TechNet Wurzel was one of the influencers on Senate Bill 6 and the creation of the Instructional Materials Allotment in Texas. edtech education reform sxswedu technology future technology integration' Study focused on 1.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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“What Betsy DeVos means for edtech ,” according to venture capitalist Ryan Craig. ” Via Education Week : “ New Online Tool Aims to Help K–12 Leaders Choose Instructional Materials.” pic.twitter.com/gOvmSOjcSf — Shelly (@ShellySometimes) February 14, 2017.