EdBizWatch

Google Challenges Apple’s Dominance In Schools

With Google Play for Education, teachers can find apps “approved by teachers for teachers.” 

Google Challenges Apple’s Dominance In Schools, Rip Empson, TechCrunch

Inside News Corp's $540 Million Bet on American Classrooms

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

Catching On at Last

New technology is poised to disrupt America's schools, and then the world's.

Catching On at Last, The Economist

Amplify Insight Wins Contract from Smarter Balance

The $12.5M contract is for developing a digital library of formative assessment PD tools.

Amplify Wins Contract from Common-Core Test Consortium, Sean Cavanagh, Ed Week

News Corp. Has a Tablet for Schools

Amplify will not just sell curriculum on their tablet, but also infrastructure for students’ data.

News Corp. Has a Tablet for Schools, Amy Chozick, New York Times

Is News Corp’s Ed Tablet the Bureaucratic Fit Schools Need?

Co. betting schools will fork over a pretty penny to get blended learning thru a custom tablet.

News Corp’s Ed Tablet the Bureaucratic Fit Schools Need, Ferenstein & Empson, TechCrunch

Wireless Generation Wins Contract for Common Assesments

Contract terms were undisclosed, but the RFP stipulated project could not exceed $4.9 million. 

Wireless Generation Wins Contract for Common Assessments, Jason Tomassini, Education Week

Intel-Assess Bought by Wireless Generation

6-year old San Francisco firm increases offerings of Wireless Generation's assessment tools.

Wireless Generation Buys Intel-Assess, Mike Hohenbrink, THE Journal

Publicly Traded Ed Companies are Rare

Information on K12, Inc., Connections Education, Wireless Generation, Sylvan Learning.

Publicly Traded Ed Companies Are Rare, Robin Flanigan, EdWeek

Race for Education Tech Heats Up

The education industries top firms are rushing to secure their future...

The Race for Education Tech Heats Up -Scott Olster, CNN Money

About Pearson Buying Connections

The shift to personal digital learning is happening faster than most observers suggest...

Pearson Buys Connections: What It Means -Tom Vander Ark, Huff Post Education

Wireless Generation Bought for $360 Million by News Corp

News Corp buys 90% Stake, gets Wireless Generation’s assessment software, mCLASS

News Corp, After Hiring Klein,Buys Technology Partner -Fernanda Santos, New York Times