A joint Cybersecurity Advisory released today by the FBI, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center — as those agencies help investigate the Labor Day weekend ransomware attack on Los Angeles Unified School District — warns that Vice Society threat actors are disproportionately targeting the education sector as recently as this month.
- By Kristal Kuykendall
- 09/06/22
Google and its charitable foundation Google.org today announced new grants totaling $20 million to further efforts in expanding access to computer science education to millions more students in under-resourced communities across the country, particularly rural and urban areas.
- By Kristal Kuykendall
- 09/01/22
Ed tech leaders recently appointed to new executive roles include Brian Cully and Justin Beck at Instructure, Randi Economou at Capstone, Trisha Thomas at Reading Horizons, Michael Hinojosa at Engage2learn, Caroline Wynne at MIND Research Institute, Chris Porter at Follett School Solutions, and Jim Yang at ParentSquare.
- By Kristal Kuykendall
- 09/01/22
Learning technology company HMH this week introduced a host of enhancements to Ed, its teaching and learning platform, including integrations with Google Classroom and Clever and improvements to its core, supplemental, and intervention solutions and professional learning services, according to a company blog post.
- By Kristal Kuykendall
- 09/01/22
A new project by two education nonprofits will pay thousands of teachers to document and share their experiences in selecting and using digital math tools — and that data will be available immediately to help math educators choose the best ed tech tools for their needs and more effectively implement and use those tools.
- By Kristal Kuykendall
- 08/31/22
Discovery Education and its parent company Clearlake Capital Group today announced the acquisition of Minneapolis-based Pivot Interactives SBC, whose science experiment videos are used by about 1 million students, according to the companies.
- By Kristal Kuykendall
- 08/31/22
Frontline Education’s parent company, software investment firm Thoma Bravo, today announced an agreement to sell Frontline Education to Roper Technologies in an all-cash transaction valued at $3.725 billion, according to a news release.
- By Kristal Kuykendall
- 08/30/22
Instructional content platform Newsela has unveiled its “biggest updates” since its 2013 launch, with enhancements on each of the company’s paid solutions, Newsela ELA, Newsela Social Studies, Newsela Science, and Newsela SEL, according to a news release.
- By Kristal Kuykendall
- 08/29/22
Savvas Learning Company has launched a number of updates to its Savvas Realize learning management system platform with enhancements for educators and students and a new interface for teachers that aim to save time for busy educators, according to a news release.
- By Kristal Kuykendall
- 08/29/22
Curriculum Associates has updated its i-Ready Personalized Instruction and Assessment program with new reports, lessons, accessibility features, and other enhancements designed to help educators support grade-level work, monitor progress, and drive student engagement and motivation, according to a news release.
- By Kristal Kuykendall
- 08/29/22