Technology Strides by U.S. School Districts — Top 10 Districts Honored

Technology Strides by U.S. School Districts — Top 10 Districts Honored

SACRAMENTO, CA — (Marketwired) — 04/15/13 — have been announced in the ninth annual Digital School Districts Survey by the Center for Digital Education (CDE) and the National School Boards Association (NSBA). The survey showcases use of technology to govern the district, communicate with students, parents and the community and to improve district operations.Innovations by this year-s winners touched all facets of education. Board members at Geneseo Community Unit School District #228, Illi

Schoology Challenges Student Information System Vendors to Integration Wager Valued at $250,000

Schoology Challenges Student Information System Vendors to Integration Wager Valued at $250,000

NEW YORK, NY — (Marketwire) — 01/22/13 — Calling all Student Information System (SIS) vendors. , the leading cloud-based, collaborative learning platform for K-20 classrooms, announces the start of the Open SIS Challenge with prize money totaling $250,000.Schoology has issued a bounty of $25,000 for up to 10 SIS vendors. The idea is simple: if you are an SIS vendor, build or provide access to an easy-to-use Web API. If Schoology can build a system-to-system integration using your API within

Education Growth Partners Completes Investment in eScholar LLC

Education Growth Partners Completes Investment in eScholar LLC

STAMFORD, CT — (Marketwire) — 01/19/12 — ("EdGrowth"), a leading growth private equity firm focused exclusively on the education industry, announced today a significant investment in LLC ("eScholar"), a leader in the collection, integration and application of data to personalize education and improve educational outcomes. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.Based in White Plains, NY, eScholar is the market leader in the management and application of