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The days when districts buy 7-10 yr curriculum packages from 1 vendor are long gone.
'A La Carte' Purchasing Tactics Signal Districts' Unique Needs, Amanda Fairbanks, Ed Week
Some observers are alarmed at the increasingly aggressive moves by edu companies.
Edu Companies Exert Public-Policy Influence, Michele R Davis, Ed Week
They know when students are skipping pages, not highlighting or bothering to take notes.
Teacher Knows if You’ve Done the E-Reading, David Streitfeld, New York Time
What are they doing to set themselves apart in a competitive new area of education.
16 Companies Working On E-Textbooks Of The Future, Roger Riddell, edudemic
Proceeds from sale will fund private-equity firm’s purchase of the unit from McGraw-Hill Cos.
McGraw-Hill Education Sells $800M of Debt for Apollo Deal, Robinson and Gangor, Bloomberg
The Denmark-based adaptive learning company already partners with McGraw-Hill.
McGraw-Hill Takes 20% Stake In Area9 Aps, Mark Boslet, peHUB
Transaction-leading market trends: Common Core, MOOCs, Adaptive Instruction, Big Data.
Publishers Eye Ed-tech Startups, Robin Warner, peHUB
No time for a full analysis, but here are some observations that I haven’t seen elsewhere.
Phil Hill's Thoughts on the McGraw-Hill Education Acquisition, Phil Hill, e-Literate
Now there are 4. Apollo joins "big 3" edu publishers, Pearson, Houghton Mifflin, & News Corp.
McGraw-Hill Sells Ed Division to Private Equity Firm, Jason Tomassini, Education Week
Are choices being driven by student needs--or profits?
EdTech Firms Shaping Education Policy, eSchool News
Historically edtech added to teaching burdens. That’s about to change, say etech proponents.
The Tech-Driven Classroom is Here, But Grades are Mixed, James Marshall Crotty, Forbes
Bain Capital, Thomas H Lee Partners, Apollo Global, Cengage have put in bids.
McGraw-Hill Offers Value Eduation Business at $3 Billion, Business First
Builds McGraw-Hill's position in math education technology for the common core.
McGraw-Hill Education Acquires Key Curriculum, Press Release, Yahoo Finance
Sale of textbook publishing division could fetch between $2.8 billion and $3.8 billion...
Apollo May Bid For McGraw-Hill Education, Reuters
“I encourage startups in this space because I’d like to acquire you...” says Brian Kibby.
McGraw-Hill: Build Education Tech and We'll Buy You, Ki Mae Heussner, GigaOM
What should McGraw-Hill do with its education business?
McGraw-Hill Explores Eduation Spinoff or Sale, Ahmed and De La Merced, New York Times
The Series A round is a coup for educational publishers McGraw-Hill and Pearson.
Textbook Makers Fund Inkling for Interactive iPad Editions, Liz Gannes, All Things D
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