Curious wants to turn teachers into the web’s next wave of entrepreneurs
Lifelong learning startup Curious wants to provide teachers of all kinds with the web tools to build their own online classrooms and reach a wider audience of students.
In hit-driven mobile apps biz, kid-focused Fingerprint spreads risk with platform for developers, brands
As competition grows in the booming kids’ app industry, San Francisco-based Fingerprint Digital is turning to the enterprise for broader distribution.
Companies managing student data are coming under Congressional scrutiny
After growing concerns over companies that manage and store student data, a U.S. Senator is asking the Department of Education about how it scrutinizes data-centric third-party vendors.
Zuckerberg’s Startup:Education co-leads $4M round in survey and analytics startup Panorama
In its first national equity investment, Mark Zuckerberg’s Startup:Education fund has co-led a seed round in K-12 education startup Panorama Education.
General Assembly further expands its virtual footprint with online tool for learning to code
As part of a larger strategy to broaden its online content, General Assembly is launching its first interactive online learning tool Dash, which teaches people how to code through a set of fictional scenarios.
‘Hour of Code’: Tech giants join Code.org to bring learn to code campaign to millions of students
Tech companies from Apple to Zynga are supporting a nationwide computer science initiative to get 10 million students across the country to learn to code.
Online ed startup Altius sells assets to Datamark after accreditation concerns
After running into problems with accreditors, educational technology startup Altius Education has sold its assets to higher education marketing company Datamark.
Socratic gets $1.5M from top investors to build a StackExchange for education
Just a few months after opening its doors to teachers, online learning community Socratic has raised a $1.5 million seed round led by Spark Capital and including Andreessen Horowitz and others.
More tablet trouble for schools: School district pauses program with News Corp.’s Amplify
After Los Angeles schools recalled iPads distributed to students, a school district in North Carolina has suspended a tablet program with News Corp.’s Amplify.
Remind101 gets $3.5M led by Social+Capital Partnership for a seemingly simple SMS tool teachers love
Remind101, a San Francisco-based startup that enables teachers to safely and easily broadcast mobile messages to parents and students, has raised a $3.5 million Series A round.