Kaplan Launches Core Score, a Common Core Math Prep App
Kaplan teamed up with Microsoft to create a free app for Windows devices that provides math practice questions for the Common Core State Standards.
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College Leaders to Support Common Core State Standards
To voice their support for the Common Core, more than 200 higher-education leaders from 30 states created the Higher Ed or Higher Standards coalition.
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Digital Content for Education is in Demand
The Software & Information Industry Association found that digital content made up 42% of the edtech market in 2011-2012, up 6% from 2010-2011
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Blackboard Lands $767K Contract to Support 60,000 Arizona Teachers
Blackboard, the popular learning management system, has completed a $767,000, four-year contract with the Arizona Department of Education.
» Read moreAmplify Announces Digital Curriculum
Amplify to unveil its digital curriculum for sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade English Language Arts (ELA) at SXSW.
» Read moreBalefire Labs Announces Common Core Searching for Apps
Balefire Labs—provider of online, PreK-12, educational app reviews for teachers and parents—announced the launch of search by Common Core State Standard.
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Playrific and Mr.Nussbaum Partner to Create New Educational Apps
Playrific, one of the top independent publishers of kids’ apps, joined forces this week withMr. Nussbaum, to create a new line of Common Core concept apps.
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BetterLesson Launches New Website for Common Core Guidance
This could be the relief teachers need. BetterLesson, a curricula sharing site, just launched the Master Teachers Project.
» Read moreHoughton Mifflin Harcourt and Big Ideas Learning Introduce Common Core-Aligned Mathematics Program for High School
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) and mathematics curriculum provider Big Ideas Learning introduced the Big Ideas Math 2015 Common Core High School series – a suite of programs designed to provide a deeper understanding of math concepts through inquiry-based exploration.
» Read moreK-12 Publishing, EdTech Markets Seeing Sales Increases
K-12 publishing and edtech are seeing a spike in sales, according to analysis by the Association of American Publishers and the Copyright Clearance Center.
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