EdBizWatch

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

BrightBytes Raises $33M, Led by Insight Venture Partners

Co offers tools to evaluate how investment in tech affects classroom outcomes. 

BrightBytes Raises $33M, Led by Insight Venture Partners, Gina Hall, SVBJ

7 Common Mistakes About Open Online Education

Mistake #1:  "Open Online Courses Are a Substitute for Traditional Courses"

7 Common Mistakes About Open Online Education, Joshua Kim, Inside Higher Ed

How Online Education Could Narrow the Global Skills Gap

Business leaders and educators are turning to skills-based assessment practices to find and train today's workforce.

How Online Education Could Narrow the Global Skills Gap, Anant Agarwal, Fortune

Funding To VC-Backed Ed Tech Startups Soars 96%

In the last four quarters, including Q2’15, ed tech startups attracted $2.3 Billion.

Funding To VC-Backed Ed Tech Startups Soars 96%, CB Insights

Apple and IBM Have Big Data Plans for Education

“We’re not satisfied with the way technology is being used in education today.”

Apple and IBM Have Big Data Plans for Education, Jonny Evans, ComputerWorld

DataCamp Raises $1 Million, Led by Accomplice

Company will use funds to develop its online data-science learning platform.

DataCamp Raises $1 Million, Led by Accomplice, Ron Miller, TechCrunch

busuu Raises $6.7M From McGraw-Hill Education

The global market for language instruction totals $60 billion annually.

busuu Raises $6.7M From McGraw-Hill Education, Mike Butcher TechCrunch

Copley Retention Sys Raises $1.5M from Mark Cuban, Others

Retention analytics systems are sought after by colleges to improve graduation rates. 

Copley Retention Systems Raises $1.5 Million, T.G. Mathewson, EducationDive

Who is Justin Leites?

He's VP of Games at Amplify. Here he talks about making learning games on a AAA budget.

Building AAA Learning Games with Amplify's Game Master, Brady Fukumoto, edSurge

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

Why Ed Tech Is Taking Off In Latin America

Silicon Valley VC players were intrigued by the ed tech space in Latin America.

Why Ed Tech Is Taking Off In Latin America, Omar Tellez, TechCrunch

Software Will Not Eat Education

When it comes to higher education, Marc Andreessen is wrong. 

Software Will Not Eat Education, Joshua Kim, Inside Higher Ed

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

HackHands Bought by Pluralsight

Pluralsight has spent $190+ million buying online edu startups over the past 2 years.

Pluralsight Buys HackHand to Offer Coders Real Time Support, Harrison Weber, Venture Beat 

Babbel Raises $22 Million, Led by Scottish Equity Partners

The language-learning platform claims 120,000 downloads each day.

Babbel Raises $22 Million, Led by Scottish Equity Partners, Paul Sawers, Venture Beat 

US Edtech Brings in $240 Million in June

The funding was spread across 22 different deals with at least 33 unique investors.

US Edtech Brings in $240 Million in June, edSurge

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