EdBizWatch

SchoolChapters Acquired by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Co platform lets users create portfolios to document learning, & align to ed standards.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Acquires SchoolChapters, Chris Reidy, Boston Globe

Pathbrite Lands $3.7 Million from Cengage Learning

Co makes a tool students use to create web-based portfolios to showcase learning.

Pathbrite Lands $3.7 Million from Cengage Learning, Dylan Tweney, Venture Beat

Parchment Raises $10 Million, Led by Raine Group

Co delivers transcripts, report cards, licenses and certifications digitally.

Parchment Raises $10M, Led by Raine Group, Lora Kolodny, Wall Street Journal

A Fresh Start For Club Penguin's Co-founder

How Lane Merrifield went from fun and games to a mobile assessment tool.

A Fresh Start For Club Penguin's Co-founder, Tony Wan, edSurge

Blackboard Buys MyEdu

MyEdu's platform helps students showcase skills to potential employers.

Blackboard Buys Student-Centric Web Platform MyEdu, Megan O'Neil, CHE

Seelio Raises $900K from First Step Fund, Others

Online portfolio lets students showcase their work before having real-world job experience.

Seelio Raises $900K from First Step Fund, Others, Sarah Perez, TechCrunch

Pathbrite and Digital Portfolios

Pesky question with any (ed-)tech tool: who owns your data? Who owns your portfolio?

Pathbrite and Digital Portfolios, Audrey Watters, Hack Education