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Kaplan Creates Venture Capital Subsidiary
Kaplan, Inc. — Wednesday, June 09, 2010
Kaplan, Inc., a leading global provider of education, today announced that it has established Kaplan VC, LLC, a subsidiary designed to identify and develop innovative learning strategies, technologies and products with the power to transform education worldwide. Read More »
New Partnership Expands AEP Research Role
Association of Educational Publishers — Monday, June 07, 2010
The Association of Educational Publishers (AEP) and Education Market Research (EMR) have announced a marketing partnership designed to provide AEP members access to industry research reports, newsletters, and market briefs free of charge or at substantially reduced prices. Read More »
Schoology Secures $1.25 Million Series A Funding
Schoology — Monday, June 07, 2010
Schoology, a cloud-based learning management system and configurable social network for academic institutions, has secured its first institutional round of venture capital funding from Meakem Becker Venture Capital... Read More »
Pearson Launches New Curriculum Material Purchasing System
Pearson — Thursday, May 27, 2010
Pearson has worked with Newark Public Schools to integrate their respective purchasing systems, making it one of the first joint ventures of this kind in the nation. The new set up links Newark’s 75 schools straight to the Pearson’s online ordering platform. Read More »
PCS Edventures Raises $450,000 in Private Equity Placement
PCS Edventures!.com, Inc. — Wednesday, May 26, 2010
The private offering was fully subscribed by current shareholders and accredited investors who purchased 750,000 shares of PCSV common stock at a price of $0.60 per share. Read More »
SRB Expands Its Student Information System Market Share Through MIG Acquistion
SRB Education Solutions Inc. — Monday, May 17, 2010
SRB Education Solutions Inc. (SRB), provider of a comprehensive range of K-12 software solutions, announced today that through the purchase of Management Information Group (MIG) it has strategically expanded in the broader North American Student Information Management market. Read More »
K12 Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2010 Results
K12 Inc. — Tuesday, May 11, 2010
K12 Inc. announced its results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2010. Revenues for the third quarter of fiscal year 2010 (FY 2010) grew to $96.6 million, an increase of 25.2 percent over the third quarter in the prior year, primarily due to strong enrollment growth. Read More »
Blackboard Inc. Reports First Quarter Revenue of $101.1 Million
Blackboard Inc. — Wednesday, May 05, 2010
Total revenue for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 was $101.1 million, an increase of 17% over the first quarter of 2009. Product revenues for the quarter were $93.7 million, an increase of 17% over the first quarter of 2009, while professional services revenues for the quarter were $7.3 million, an increase of 16% over the first quarter of 2009. Read More »
Leapfrog Reports First Quarter 2010 Net Sales Up 42%
LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. — Monday, May 03, 2010
LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2010. Highlights of first quarter 2010 results compared to first quarter 2009 results: • Net sales were $42.4 million, up 42%. • Gross margin was 29.3%, up 2.2 percentage points. Read More »
SIIA Announces Finalists in the 2010 Ed Tech Industry Summit Innovation Incubator Program
Software & Information Industry AssociatioN — Thursday, April 29, 2010
Celebrating innovation and growth in the education market, the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) announces the finalists for the Innovation Incubator Program. Participating organizations will be highlighted at the annual Ed Tech Industry Summit, sponsored by SIIA, May 23-25, 2010,... Read More »
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