EdBizWatch

Chegg Cuts Revenue Forecast

Co. will shift business to only etextbooks and other digital services by the end of 2016.

Chegg Cuts Revenue Forecast Due to Shift to e-textbook Model, Reuters

Classroom Wearable Tech: What Is It & What Does It Do?

VR devices, “life-logging” devices, brain-sensing, documentation of student learning...

Wearable Technology in the Classroom, David Nield, The Guardian

Ed Tech Deals Reach $1.6 Billion in First Half of 2015

We’ve been surprised at the divergence around what should be simple facts.

Ed Tech Deals Reach $1.6 Billion in First Half of 2015, Tony Wan, Tyler McNally, edSurge

Carnegie Mellon Revives inBloom's Failed Data Dream

Privacy controversy dodged by not storing student names, addresses or SS numbers.

Carnegie Mellon Revives inBloom's Failed Data Dream, Jill Barshay, Hechinger Report

As Tech Booms, Workers Turn to Coding for Career Change

Bootcamps will graduate about 16K students this yr, compared to 6,740 graduates last yr.

As Tech Booms, Workers Turn to Coding for Career Change, Steve Lohr, NYT

Blackboard Seeks $3 Billion Sale

Owner Providence Equity Partners has hired Deutsche Bank and BoA to run an auction.

Blackboard Seeks $3 Billion Sale, Baker, Roumeliotis & Stone, Reuters

MIT Looks to Stay in Vanguard of Digital Education

The “unbundling” of classes is one of the most provocative ideas in higher education.

MIT Looks to Stay in Vanguard of Digital Education, Nick Anderson, Washington Post

Former Corinthian Students Seek $2.5B Bankruptcy Claim

Claim represents fees, expenses, lost wages of 500,000 students.

Former Corinthian Students Seek $2.5 Billion Bankruptcy Claim, Stephanie Gleason, WSJ

Advanced Placement Classes, Online, for Free

These AP classes are not MOOCs, but more like massive open online lessons, or MOOLs.

Advanced Placement Classes, Online, for Free, Nick Anderson, Washington Post

Amplify Games Win Awards Even as Company Direction in Flux

Co to take home 3 of 4 gold medals for K-12 education at the Serious Play Conference.

Amplify Wins Awards Even as Co Direction in Flux, L. Banville, Games+Learning

How Much Tougher Is Common Core?

A new report from the National Center on Education Statistics provides some data.

How Much Tougher Is Common Core? Mikhail Zinshteyn, The Atlantic

Ed-tech Start-Ups Envision Los Angeles as a Hub

Last year, $30M of ed-tech funding went to Silicon Beach & $428M went to Silicon Valley.

Ed-tech Start-Ups envision L.A. as a Hub for Growing Sector, S. Masunaga, LA Times

Pearson Loses Huge Testing Contract in New York

More bad news for Pearson, the world’s largest education and testing company.

Pearson Loses Huge Testing Contract in New York, Valerie Strauss, Washington Post

School Districts, Ed Orgs Launch Student Privacy Initiative

The Trusted Learning Environment will codify and publicize school districts' privacy practices.

School Districts, Ed Orgs Launch student Privacy Initiative, Kate Schimel, EducationDive

MIT Researchers Develop Model To Predict MOOC Dropouts

One variable that is important is the proportion of time students spend on the weekend.

MIT Researchers Develop Model To Predict MOOC Dropouts, Joshua Bolkan, Campus Tech

Microsoft Pitches Minecraft as Classroom Tool for STEM Skills

Minecraft takes creativity, collaboration, experimentation and enhances STEM skills.

Microsoft Pitches Minecraft to Teachers as Tool for Classrooms, Molly Brown, GeekWire

University of Phoenix Lays off 900 After Student Exodus

Parent company, Apollo, has lost 61% of it's value since the beginning of 2015.

University of Phoenix Lays off 900 After Student Exodus, CNN Money

McGraw-Hill Quits Summative Testing

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

McGraw-Hill Quits Summative Testing, edSurge

News Corp. Is Winding Down School Tablet Sales

The head of Amplify’s tablet unit, Stephen Smyth, left the company in February.

News Corp. Is Winding Down School Tablet Sales, Laura Colby, Bloomberg Business

Grading the Common Core: No Teaching Experience Required

The process can evoke the way a restaurant chain monitors the work of its employees and the quality of its products.

Grading the Common Core: No Teaching Experience Required, Motoko Rich, NYT