Managing Editor for @educationweek, deep into school policy and practice. Formerly of @EdMarketBrief.
Bethesda, MD
Joined August 2010
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.@educationweek Many teachers leave the classroom for other professions, including jobs at #edtech companies. But new research finds that those exits often do not result in better pay over time. @SarahDSparks has the details: rebrand.ly/4r73s3g
.@educationweek School district leaders hunting for innovative practices don't want to miss the EdWeek Leadership Symposium, May 1-3. You'll hear from admins working on #absenteeism, #curriculum innovation, #finance, #cybersecurity & more.
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U.S. Ed-Tech Venture Investments Fell Sharply in 2023 -- But Still Land Above Pre-Pandemic Levels. #edtech marketbrief.edweek.org/marke… via @EdMarketBrief
.@educationweek Just before the holidays, the @FTC proposed new rules that could bring "substantial changes" to the work of #edtech companies. @shellycaffrey has the details for @EdMarketBrief
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ALT Lina Khan, nominee for Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), speaks during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation confirmation hearing, Wednesday, April 21, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner via AP, Pool, File)
The @GwinnettSchools has created an AI-themed cluster of schools, says the district's exec director of data governance Debbie Durrence. They've built a curriculum framework around it and are leaning into it, she says on panel with @alexng_news. #MarketBriefSummit #edtech
Brianne Ford, tech director in the Irvine (Calif.) Unified District, notes at the @EdMarketBrief Summit that many K-12 systems rolled out tech in "imperfect circumstances" during Covid and they've been untangling the digital "spiderweb" since then. #edtech #MarketBriefSummit
Nearly 7 in 10 K-12 officials we surveyed see a negative impact from expiring federal stimulus $, @educationweek research director Holly Kurtz explains on Day 2 of the @EdMarketBrief Summit. Concerns about math setbacks are especially intense. #MarketBriefSummit
.@edtechweek "The underwriting technologies are going to be commoditized," says Steve Kupfer of @reachfund. The #edtech entrepreneurs that stand out will be those who get beyond that & can master the workflows that help districts produce results.
This morning at 9am, I'll be talking about the biggest pressures facing the nation's schools -- and the support they need from companies n #edtech and other areas -- at @edtechweek It's at the Microsoft center at 11 Times Square. #edtechweek
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.@educationweek Join me and the team at our @EdMarketBrief summit in Phoenix Oct 25-27. We'll be releasing new research on why pilot tests succeed or fail, the research districts want from #edtech, overall expectations for ed companies & more.
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Many education companies have ambitions to enter India. One of those that appear to be furthest along is @MyPowerSchool, whose CEO tells David Saleh Rauf its presence there could expand 10x over the next few years w/ its recent acquisition. #edtech
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Join us next month for frank discussions with K-12 supes, district CAOs, CTOs and others at the upcoming @EdMarketBrief Summit, in Phoenix. Huge challenges, what they're buying, and what they expect from education companies. #edtech
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@Newsela, the provider of curated educational content from news sources and other sites, makes a big expansion into classroom assessment through the new acquisition of @goformative #edtech #ISTELive23
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On the scene at @SXSWEDU - my colleague @shellycaffrey writes about 3 mistakes that trip up edtech startup founders and scare investors away. @EdMarketBrief
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The @CollegeBoard says Fla.'s objections to its AP African American curriculum didn't influence the final work. But overall, state curbs on teaching about race & gender are shaping K-12 curriculum purchasing decisions, an @EdMarketBrief survey shows.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt announces it's acquiring NWEA, in a mega-deal involving two huge players in the market w/ implications for school districts across the country. @EmmaKateFittes has the details for @EdMarketBrief
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A year and a half ago, special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, were the hottest thing in education as vehicles to take education companies public. But they're now in retreat. 94 SPACs, worth $33B, have liquidated in 2022. #edtech
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