Tag Archives: EdTech

Google has silently acquired a widely-used K-12 data and analytics company. The tech giant confirmed, in an email to EdSurge, that it’s picked up BrightBytes for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition does not appear to have been publicly announced. And Google declined to provide any details, including when the sale had taken place. But an email about the deal sent by Google to a school district in early May, obtained by EdSurge, cites May 17th as the expected date of the transaction. The… Source link

New Emergency Connectivity Funding Could Help Schools Support 5G School districts seeking funding for connectivity can also look to the Federal Communications Commission, the organization responsible for E-rate and the Emergency Connectivity Funds. The FCC announced last week that it’s adding $266 million to the Emergency Connectivity Program. The funds will be available to school districts and public libraries in two new rounds, and they must be used to support off-campus learning and… Source link

Mathpresso, the Seoul-based edtech company behind QANDA, an AI-based learning app for K-12 students, announced today it has added Google as a new investor. Google’s undisclosed investment is not part of its Series C raised in June, the company said without providing its valuation. The additional investment event comes five months after its $50 million Series C, which brought its total funding to $105 million as of June. The company’s previous backers include… Source link

Class Technologies creates learning tools directly for Zoom (ZM) and is ramping up its business after a $105 million investment from SoftBank.  CEO Michael Chasen tells Yahoo Finance that Zoom is a great platform, but that it didn’t necessarily have the virtual tools teachers and younger students needed for learning at home. “So, whereas in higher ed, online learning is a little bit more established than in K-12. This really, I think, gave them the push. They needed to start exploring online… Source link