EdBizWatch

CultureAlley Raises $6.5M from Tiger Global, Others

The company provides language learning lessons in English, Spanish and other languages. 

CultureAlley Raises $6.5M from Tiger Global, Others, Bhawna Gupta, VCC Circle

CampusLogic Raises $4.1M from University Ventures, Others

The student self-service software-as-a-service platform simplifies the financial aid process.

CampusLogic Raises $4.1 Million, Haley Ringle, Phoenix BizJournal

ScoreBeyond Raises $2.8 Million Led by Khosla Ventures

The test-prep service app gives students a daily progress report of their skills.

ScoreBeyond Raises $2.8 Million Led by Khosla Ventures, Matthew Lynley, TechCrunch

Duolingo Raises $45M Led by Google Capital

Values the language-learning platorm at $470 million.

Duolingo Raises $45M Led by Google Capital, Emil Protalinski, Venture Beat

Peak Scores $7 Million Led by Creandum

Total raised by the brain-training startup now comes to $10 million.

Peak Scores $7 Million Led by Creandum, Steve O'Hear, TechCrunch

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

Memorado Raises $3.3M from Creathor Venture, Others

The product, built with neuroscientists and games experts, gamifies brain-building tasks.

Memorado Raises $3.3M to Become Brain-Trainer Leader, Dale North, VentureBeat

Tales2Go Raises $2.4M From NSVF, Others

Known as the 'Netflix of Children's Audio Books,' company supports early literacy skills.

Tales2Go Raises $2.4M From NSVF, Others, Chris Bing, DCInno

Learning the Duolingo

70 million people have signed up to Duolingo, an app to learn a foreign language.

Learning the Duolingo, Shane Hickey, Guardian

YouTube is Launching an Android App for Children

App to offer original TV shows for kids & videos from kid-centric YouTube channels.

YouTube is Launching an Android App for Children, Rich McCormick, The Verge

Why Atari, EA Founders Are Moving from Pong to Pedagogy

A panel with Nolan Bushnell, Trip Hawkins, David Lord, and Osman Rashid. 

Why Atari, EA Founders Are Moving from Pong to Pedagogy, Kris Hattori, edSurge

Coursmos Gets $600K Led by Altera Capital Group

Russian online learning startup offers user-created micro-courses for corporations.

Coursmos Gets $600K Led by Altera Capital Group, Natasha Lomas, TechCrunch

Matific Raises $12 Million from Existing Angel Investors

Co offers K-6 math activities for students; free for teacher use, fees for home use. 

Matific Raises $12M to Expand Internationally, Charley Locke, edSurge

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

XueXiBao Raises $20 Million From SoftBank and GSR

The homework help app is the latest ed tech startup in China to receive funding.

XueXiBao Raises $20 Million From SoftBank and GSR, Catherine Shu, TechCrunch

ClassDojo Adds Teacher-Parent-Student Communication

New app lets students & parents see student progress, points, and behavior history.

ClassDojo's New App for Teacher-Parent-Student Communication, C. Locke, edSurge

Duolingo For Schools Is Free, It May Change EdTech Market

Does this move offer a window into the future of education technology?

Duolingo For Schools May Change EdTech Market, Jordan Shapiro, Forbes

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

Clever Plan to Teach Schoolkids New Languages w Free App

The Pittsburgh-based startup is launching a new platform called Duolingo for Schools.

Clever Plan to Teach Schoolkids New Languages w a Free App, Issie Lapowsky, Wired