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Renaissance Learning to Acquire Nearpod in Blockbuster $650M All-Cash Deal

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Under Francisco’s ownership, Renaissance has been pursuing acquisitions to bring other education technologies under its fold. The size of this acquisition dwarfs that of a similar one last year: Discovery Education’s $140-million purchase of Mystery Science , a provider of elementary-grade science curriculum.

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Educators on Artificial Intelligence: Here's the One Thing it Can't Do Well

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Asking educators to pinpoint the term proves an easy way to figure out who’s on the “pro” side of the argument for incorporating AI into the classroom—particularly those individuals are administrators, responsible for supporting educators in integrating technology into their daily practices.

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TenMarks Shutdown Leaves Teachers Wanting, Competitors Circling

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Across the district’s elementary and middle schools, Yakima had about 8,400 students on the program for the last three years. In the second half of the 2018-19 school year, Winthrop began trying out different online math programs, including IXL Learning , DreamBox and Mathletics. But they say they never received answers.