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Shareholders pressured Houghton to return more of its growing cash pile.
Scholastic Sells Ed Tech Business for $575M to HMH, Trachtenberg & Chen, WSJ
CCSS was supposed to make it easier to market texbooks to 40+ states that adopted them.
How Common Core is Killing the Textbook, Rachael Monahan, Quartz
Software is reshaping teaching materials—but will take from the learning experience.
The Death of Textbooks? Terrance F. Ross, The Atlantic
EdReports.org issued its first analysis of Common Core classroom materials.
New ‘Consumer Reports’ for Common Core Finds Materials Lacking, L. Layton, WP
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
What K-12 OER Collborative, a new non-profit led by 11 states, plans to do.
OER: Bursting the $8 Billion Bubble, Lindsey Tepe, EdCentral
Companies fight for share of testing mkt, potentially worth billions in coming years.
Fight Is On for Common Core Contracts, Caroline Porter, Wall Street Journal
Claudia Reuter to run a team of engineers, UX specialists & digital program managers.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Opens Lab Focused on Ed-Tech, Lauren Landry, BostInno
14 companies make the pledge, including Microsoft, HMH, Amplify, Edmodo.
Microsoft and Other Firms Pledge to Protect Student Data, Natasha Singer, NYT
“The ed tech market is a weird beast with many limbs,” Julia Freeland
For Public Schools, the Long and Bumpy Road to Going Digital, Kathy Baron, Mind/Shift
Traditional publishers are driving tech partnerships, startup exits, and investor returns...
As Book Prices Drop, Big Publishers Push Into Software & Edtech, G.T. Huang, Xconomy
Who? Microsoft, HP, Dell, Samsung, Panasonic, Intel, HMH, Apple, Google?
Tech Giants Swoon Over Education: Who Will Revamp Schools? Larry Dignan, ZDNet
Co platform lets users create portfolios to document learning, & align to ed standards.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Acquires SchoolChapters, Chris Reidy, Boston Globe
Co makes animated video games that teach math & literacy skills to kids ages 3-8.
Edu Video Game Maker Curiosityville acquired by HMH, Ryan McDonald, Business Journal
Know the difference between "adaptive learning" and "personalized learning."
Adaptive Learning: Are We There Yet? John K. Waters, THE Journal
Terms of the acquisition undisclosed. HMH shifting into a digital education company.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Acquires Channel One News, Chris Reidy, Boston Globe
The goal for educators, curriculum experts, and content providers should be clear: a learning transformation, not a digital transformation.
Opinion: Ban "Digital" Learning, Mary Cullinane, edSurge
In the past few years the buzz about ed tech has become persistent, especially in America
Wiping Out the Blackboard, The Economist
Boston-based H-M, publishing since 1832, last yr got 88% of revenue from its edu segment.
Houghton Mifflin Seeks Up to $292 Million in IPO, Leslie Picker, Bloomberg
The conglomerate plans to cash in on edu with custom-made tablet computers and curricula.
Inside News Corp's $540 Million Bet on American Classrooms, Travis Andrews, Mashable
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The Death of Textbooks?
Software is reshaping teaching materials—but will take from the learning experience.
The Death of Textbooks? Terrance F. Ross, The Atlantic
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