EdBizWatch

Acrobatiq Raises $9.7 Million from Draper, Others

Co offers an adaptive courseware catalogue, analytics dashboard, & course authoring tools.

Acrobatiq Raises $9.7 Million from Draper, Others, edSurge

Children Should Advance in School According to Skill, Not Age

We need big changes in our education system to prepare the citizenry for the future.

Children Should Advance in School According to Skill, Not Age, Michael Horn, Quartz

McGraw-Hill Quits Summative Testing

The focus is on personalized, adaptive technology that harness the science of learning. 

McGraw-Hill Quits Summative Testing, edSurge

Privacy Push Must Not Prevent Personalized Learning

Software offers a more granular and accurate info than a weekly paper test graded by hand.

Privacy Push Must Not Prevent Personalized Learning, Michael Horn, Forbes 

How Video Games Can Make Our Kids Smarter

Teachers have long used cards, dice, pencil-&-paper games, & board games to teach...

How Video Games Can Make Our Kids Smarter, Greg Toppo, Flypaper

Amplify's Joel Klein Responds to Bloomberg News Article

"I believe your piece is riddled with factual errors, inconsistencies and incorrect analysis."

Amplify's Joel Klein Responds to Bloomberg News Article, Joel Klein, Bloomberg

Failures in News Corp’s $1 Billion Plan to Overhaul Education

Tablets and an online curriculum were supposed to help revolutionize schools.

Failures in News Corp’s $1B Plan to Overhaul Education, Laura Colby, Bloomberg

When Computers, Not Teachers, Pick What Students Learn

Should we automate some parts of a teacher’s day?

When Computers, Not Teachers, Pick What Students Learn, N. Dobo, Hechinger Report

McGraw-Hill and Cerego Announce Partnership

Companies will work on adaptive language learning products for K-12 students.

EdBrief: McGraw-Hill and Cerego Announce Partnership, Kay Alexander, Edukwest

Common Core-Linked Tests Spur Schools to Teach Typing

While administrators race to iron out tech glitches, one snag remains: how to type.

Common Core-Linked Tests Spur Schools to Teach Typing, Caroline Porter, WSJ

Khan Academy Releases iPad App, with $2.25M From AT&T

App has 150k exercises, handwriting recognition & a content recommendation engine.

Khan Academy Releases New iPad App, With $2.25M From AT&T, edSurge

5 Ed-Tech Highlights from CES 2015

From robot teachers to “smart” backpacks, CES 2015 had plenty to excite educators.

Five Ed-Tech Highlights from CES 2015, Phillip Britt, eSchool News

Kiko Labs Debuts A Series Of “Brain-Training” Games For Kids

Co funding from co.lab, 500 startups and Guitar Hero co-founder Kai Huang.

Kiko Labs Debuts A Series Of “Brain-Training” Games For Kids, Sarah Perez, TechCrunch

2015: Competency-Based Education Displaces College Degrees

2 facts drive ed policy & innovation in higher ed: skills matter & innovators aim to solve the skills deficit.

2015: Competency-Based Education Displaces College Degrees, Dean Florez, 1776

5 Predictions For Education In 2015

Compentancy-based learning, LRM, Knewton, online corporate learning...

5 Predictions For Education In 2015, Michael Horn, Forbes

When Big Data Meets Education

Fareed Zakaria interviews edX's Anant Agarwal re A/B testing, personalized learning.

When Big Data Meets Education, Fareed Zakaria, CNN

Rosetta Stone Makes Big Step into Education-Tech Market

Rosetta Stone Kids Reading helps kids learn to read at home.

Rosetta Stone Steps into Education-Tech Market, Drew Hansen, Business Journal

Luis Von Ahn: Why a Computer Is Often the Best Teacher

Duolingo's founder, “I think we can do a better job than the current educational system." 

Why a Computer Is Often the Best Teacher, Liz Gannes, <re/code>

Personalized Learning: Data Innovators vs Privacy Advocates

How long should vendors be allowed to maintain and use student data?

Personalized Learning Pits Data Innovators Against Privacy Advocates, B. Herold, GT

Dreambox CEO: How Tech Will Shape the Future of Schools

Jessie Woolley-Wilson: I would like to see tech doing less drill and kill.

How Tech Will Shape the Future of Schools, Monica Guzman, GeekWire