| Date | Title | Description |
| 04.11.2024 | Chicago's Tech Revolution: A New Era in Education | Chicago is more than just a city of wind and skyscrapers. It’s a burgeoning hub of educational technology, where innovation meets learning. The tech scene here is reshaping classrooms, making education more engaging, inclusive, and accessib... |
| 04.11.2024 | Cyara Appoints Rishi Rana as the New CEO | Cyara, the leading AI-powered Customer Experience (CX) Transformation Platform provider, is pleased to announce that effective October 31, 2024, Rishi Rana will be promoted to its Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Rana has been President of Cy... |
| 01.11.2024 | How Chicago’s Tech Scene is Changing Education for Students | Share
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Chicago is known for its culture, architecture, and bustling economy, but it’s also becoming a leader in education tech. As more schools look for new ways to improve learning, Chicago’s tech industry is steppin... |
| 28.07.2024 | The Resurgence of Private Equity and Health Tech Investments | The world of finance is like a tide. It ebbs and flows, sometimes revealing treasures, sometimes hiding them. Recently, the tide has turned, bringing a wave of activity in private equity and health technology investments. The recent acquisi... |
| 28.07.2024 | The Race for Healthcare: Private Equity's Pursuit of AIMS | In the bustling world of private equity, competition is fierce. The stakes are high, and the players are formidable. Recently, a new battleground has emerged in the healthcare sector, specifically in India. The Asian Institute of Medical Sc... |
| 26.07.2024 | KKR выкупит образовательную компанию Instructure за $4,8 млрд | Выкуп предвещает потенциальное возрождение активности в сфере прямых инвестиций после периода затишья, вызванного высокими процентными ставками, которые препятствовали финансированию выкупов с использованием заемных средств.
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| 16.07.2024 | Message Broadcast Expands Leadership Team with Key Hires | Message Broadcast, a leading provider of customer engagement software for the electric utility industry, today announced the appointment of two executives to support its continued growth and product innovation: Ankit Chadha has joined as Se... |
| 10.06.2024 | Bain Capital Acquires PowerSchool | Bain Capital acquired PowerSchool (NYSE: PWSC), a Folsom, CA-based provider of cloud-based software for K-12 education, in a transaction valuing the company at $5.6 billion.
Under the terms of the agreement, PowerSchool stockholders will re... |
| 12.03.2024 | Admissions Commences for Master of Engineering programs at Manipal School of Information Sciences (MSIS), MAHE, Manipal | Manipal, Karnataka, India
Over the Past 5 Years, MSIS MAHE Achieves Stellar Placement Rate of 95%+
Average monthly internship stipend soar at 35k – 40K
Graduates are experiencing 2X Salary Upturn
Manipal School of Information Sciences (MSIS... |
| 22.01.2024 | PowerSchool Acquires Allouve | PowerSchool (NYSE: PWSC), a Folsom, CA-based provider of cloud-based software for K-12 education in North America, acquired Allovue, a Baltimore, MD-based provider of K-12 financial planning, budgeting, and analytics software in the U.S.
Th... |
| 08.01.2024 | EdTech Leader PowerSchool Makes Substantial Infrastructure Investment in India & Aims to Expand the India Employee Base to 2000 in 3-5 years | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
PowerSchool, a global leader of cloud-based software for K-12 education, is gearing up for strategic expansion in the Indian market. PowerSchool aims to expand the India-based employee base to 2,000 personnel wit... |
| 06.10.2023 | Seeing Through Edtech Bad Behavior | As soon as my kids were old enough to stop squirming through a 70-page story, I made sure to read them Roald Dahl’s The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar. I had two reasons. First, it’s wondrous and incredibly well-crafted – better than Dahl’s... |
| 05.09.2023 | Global Edtech Leader PowerSchool Acquires Neverskip, a Best-in-Class Education Technology Platform Serving 1.2+ Million Students in India | Bangalore, Karnataka, India
In line with their robust growth strategy for the India market, PowerSchool, a global leader of cloud-based software for K-12 education, announced their acquisition of Chennai-based enterprise resource planning (... |
| 09.08.2023 | The White House unveils its plan for K-12 cyber needs | The White House unveiled a multipronged plan Monday to help bolster K-12 schools' cybersecurity as ransomware continues to pummel their systems.
Why it matters: Schools have struggled to improve their cyber defense postures due to a lack of... |
| 28.07.2023 | Epic Charter Schools Taps PowerSchool to Support Personalized Learning and Data Modernization Initiatives | Oklahoma’s largest public school system selects PowerSchool’s LearningNav, ContentNav, and Connected Intelligence K-12 products to provide data-driven and standards-aligned personalized learning pathways for students
PowerSchool, the leadin... |
| 27.06.2023 | PowerSchool Named Powered by Snowflake Growth Partner of the Year | PowerSchool, the leading provider of cloud-based software for K-12 education in North America, announced at Snowflake’s annual user conference, Snowflake Summit 2023, that it has been named the 2023 Powered by Snowflake Growth Partner of th... |
| 09.06.2023 | PowerSchool Announces Partnership with Stepwell to Streamline Special Education Compliance and Monitoring | Easy-to-use tools integrated with PowerSchool Special Programs will help educators achieve better student outcomes
PowerSchool, the leading provider of K-12 education technology solutions, announced its partnership with Stepwell, a web-base... |
| 06.06.2023 | Snowflake launches new industry data cloud for government and education | Join top executives in San Francisco on July 11-12, to hear how leaders are integrating and optimizing AI investments for success. Learn More
Today, data giant Snowflake expanded its product portfolio with the launch of a new industry-speci... |
| 28.03.2023 | PowerSchool Introduces International Localization Framework to Support Growing Global Customer Base | Framework includes expanded language support like right-to-left and Arabic translation capabilities in PowerSchool SIS and Schoology Learning, ensuring more students benefit from tailored instruction globally
PowerSchool, the leading provid... |
| 19.12.2022 | The Vital, Hidden Role That Learning Management Systems Play In The Education Market | 17 January 2021, Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg: A boy uses the Moodle learning platform for ... [+] homeschooling. The Saxony-Anhalt education server, on which teachers post assignments for distance learning, also runs on Moodle. Since the begin... |
| 26.01.2022 | PowerSchool : Aldine Independent School District Selects PowerSchool Solutions for Increased District-Wide Interoperability | Texas school district benefits from improved personalized instruction, student performance monitoring and streamlined talent management operations through PowerSchool solutions.
Folsom, CA - January 26, 2022 - PowerSchool (NYSE: PWSC), the ... |
| 17.11.2021 | ReadSpeaker Announces Collaboration With PowerSchool to Support K-12 Literacy and Learning Toolsets Through the Availability of Text to Speech Capabilities | ReadSpeaker, a text to speech platform for students, today announced a collaboration with PowerSchool, the leading provider of cloud-based software for K-12 education. Integrating ReadSpeaker with PowerSchool’s Unified Classroom™ Schoology ... |
| 09.09.2021 | TCP Software : Collaborates with PowerSchool to Bring Workforce Management Solutions to K-12 Customers | TCP Software, a leading provider of workforce management and time and labor solutions, announces a new collaboration with PowerSchool, the leading provider of cloud-based software for K-12 education in North America, to bring its TimeClock ... |
| 08.09.2021 | Rave : Mobile Safety Announces Collaboration with PowerSchool to Keep Teachers, Students and Families Safe, Connected and Informed | Rave Mobile Safety (Rave), the critical communication and collaboration platform customers count on when it matters most, today announced a new collaboration with PowerSchool, the leading provider of K-12 education technology solutions, to ... |
| 28.07.2021 | PowerSchool : Announces Education Fund to Help New Teachers Join the Profession | PowerSchool announced today The PowerSchool Education Fund to help address the critical national teacher shortage and diversity gap. According to the Economic Policy Institute, by 2024, the U.S. public school system will be short 200,000 te... |
| 07.07.2021 | PowerSchool Recognized with Customer Service and Support Industry Awards for Connecting with Educators, Helping them Focus on Moving Education Forward and Improving Students Outcomes | “I am incredibly proud of our entire PowerSchool team, their commitment and passion to ensure our customers’ success, to help move education forward through COVID and beyond,” said Maulik Datanwala, PowerSchool’s Chief Operating Officer.
FO... |
| 30.06.2021 | PowerSchool Wins 2021 CODiE Awards for Providing Educators with the Integrated Solutions They Need to Deliver Personalized Instruction | “We are incredibly honored to be recognized with one of the tech industry’s most esteemed awards for our unified solutions that help drive efficiencies for administrators and support educators to help improve student outcomes,” said Hardeep... |
| 12.04.2021 | How Do You Teach in a Pandemic? Focus on Core Values | For many years, I listened regularly to the This I Believe podcast, which showcased people from all walks of life sharing the core values that guide their daily lives. Though it has been off the air for quite some time, I still think back t... |
| 08.03.2021 | Tuloso-Midway Independent School District Chooses PowerSchool to Help Centralize Learning and Simplify Operations | “We needed a comprehensive system that would make our teachers' lives easier yet provide robust data and analytic tools for student-centered decision making,” said Dr. Rick Fernandez, Tuloso-Midway ISD Superintendent.
FOLSOM, Calif. (PRWEB)... |
| 03.03.2021 | Leading Education Companies PowerSchool and EAB Partner to Help More Students Find and Enroll at Their Best-Fit Higher Education Institutions | “With this partnership, we will each bring our respective expertise and experience to bear to help students find a school where they can thrive and fulfill their dreams,” said David Felsenthal, EAB CEO.
FOLSOM, Calif. (PRWEB) March 03, 2021... |
| 03.03.2021 | PowerSchool Completes Acquisition of Naviance and Intersect Providing More Students with Greater Access to Personalized and Equitable Opportunities for Life After High School | "By bringing these leading solutions to more schools and districts we can help ensure greater access so every student can realize their full potential, no matter where they come from or where they want to go," said Hardeep Gulati,... |
| 01.03.2021 | Digital.com Announces Best Student Information Systems of 2021 | SEATTLE (PRWEB) March 01, 2021
Digital.com, a leading independent review website for small business online tools, products, and services, has announced the best student information systems of 2021. The top-ranking solutions were selected ba... |
| 18.02.2021 | PowerSchool to Acquire Hobsons’ Naviance & Intersect, College, Career, Life Readiness, and College Matching Solutions, Furthering Its Mission to Help Every Student Realize Their Full Potential | “By bringing these two solutions into PowerSchool’s unified portfolio, we are focusing on providing tools and insights that can help simplify, guide, and provide all the options they need to help with that journey,” said Hardeep Gulati, CEO... |
| 09.02.2021 | Alabama Startup Announces New Collaboration with PowerSchool, Leading Provider of K-12 Education Technology Solutions | LeanStream Resource Partners LLC “As we see it, our role is to assist schools in promoting their greatest needs, to channel the charitable interests of local communities toward those needs, and to assist school boards in maintaining insight... |
| 09.02.2021 | PowerSchool Recognized with Stevie® Awards for Commitment to Customer Support and Service | “I am extremely proud of our customer support and services focus at PowerSchool and for the passion we carry for customer success – and this award is wonderful recognition for all the hard work and commitment,” said Maulik Datanwala, PowerS... |
| 19.11.2020 | Level Setting The Testing Horizon In Education | Horizon Education's Dustin BainbridgeHorizon Education |
| 28.07.2020 | Why It’s So Hard to Lower the Cost of Textbooks | The entertainment industry has been shifting how it connects fans with music, movies and other media. Two decades ago, people purchased physical DVDs and CDs of their favorite films and albums, but today, fans increasingly use digital subsc... |
| 21.07.2020 | Longtime Educator Jamaal Bowman Is Headed to Congress. Here’s His Take on Reopening Schools. | He started his career as an elementary school teacher. Then he became a high school guidance counselor and dean of students. After that, he founded his own public middle school in the Bronx and served as its principal for 10 years.
Now, Jam... |
| 07.07.2020 | Fighting Misinformation in the Age of COVID-19 | Information literacy has long been hard to teach, especially with the landscape of online platforms changing so fast these days. And during this COVID-19 pandemic, it can seem harder than ever to sort out reliable information from falsehood... |
| 27.11.2019 | PowerSchool Completes Schoology Purchase in March Toward ‘Unified’ K-12 Data Ecosystem | Four years ago, when Hardeep Gulati took over as CEO of PowerSchool, the company numbered around 400 employees. Today, the headcount has ballooned six-fold, thanks to a steady stream of acquisitions.
The newest addition comes courtesy of Sc... |
| 25.11.2019 | PowerSchool Completes Acquisition of Schoology, Marking a Major Step Toward Bringing Enhanced Personalized Learning Technology to K-12 Classrooms | FOLSOM, CALIF. (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 25, 2019 |
| 24.10.2019 | PowerSchool to Acquire Schoology, Creating the Most Comprehensive Unified Classroom Solution for K-12 Education | Adding Schoology’s best-in-class learning management system to PowerSchool’s award-winning Unified Classroom™ creates an industry-first classroom solution to empower teachers with personalized learning functionality to improve education out... |
| 31.01.2018 | January 31, 2018 – PeopleAdmin and Performance Matters Will Combine to Form First Comprehensive K-12 Talent Management Suite Linking Educator and Student Assessment Data with Actionable Insights to En... | PeopleAdmin and Performance Matters Will Combine to Form First Comprehensive K-12 Talent Management Suite Linking Educator and Student Assessment Data with Actionable Insights to Enhance Teacher Performance and Improve Student Outcomes
Two ... |
| 22.01.2018 | Term Sheet — Monday, January 22 | LET’S TALK LEVERAGE
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| 29.08.2017 | Remind’s Race to Conquer the K-12 Communications Market—and Make Money | The bigger the check, the grander the expectations. That’s the pressure put on any venture-backed startup—and especially so for Remind, which has raised $59.5 million from investors including Kleiner Perkins and Social Capital, two of Silic... |
| 19.06.2017 | With $150 Million to Spend, Hero K12 Goes Shopping for Education Technology Companies | Unless you’re Jeff Bezos, people with money typically do not solicit the public for ideas on how to spend their dollars. Yet that’s not the case for Hero K12, which is announcing, rather bluntly, that it is going on a shopping spree to buy ... |
| 02.08.2016 | August 2, 2016 – Weld North’s Edgenuity Acquires Compass Learning | Weld North’s Edgenuity Acquires Compass Learning
Acquisition Strengthens Weld North’s Position as One of the Largest Providers of Digital Curriculum to K-12 Schools
NEW YORK – August 2, 2016 – Weld North Holdings LLC, an investment company ... |
| 11.06.2016 | M&A roundup - week ending 6/11/16 | Monster acquired Jobr; Nokia plans to buy Gainspeed; DocPlanner merged with Doctoralia
Job search website Monster acquired mobile job recruitment app Jobr. No financial terms of the deal were disclosed.
Jobr has been working with Monster fo... |
| 09.03.2016 | March 9, 2016 – Weld North Acquires Performance Matters; Merges Company with Truenorthlogic | WELD NORTH ACQUIRES PERFORMANCE MATTERS; MERGES COMPANY WITH TRUENORTHLOGIC
Combination Creates Industry’s First SaaS Platform That Integrates Professional Growth and Student Assessment Tools with Powerful Educational Analytics Capabilities... |
| 03.02.2016 | PowerSchool’s Next Power Play: Acquiring Interactive Achievement | PowerSchool is making more power plays. The developer behind the most widely-used student information system (SIS) in the K-12 market is acquiring Interactive Achievement, a Roanoke, VA-based developer of formative assessment and reporting ... |
| 10.11.2015 | PowerSchool Group Acquires InfoSnap | PowerSchool Group, LLC, a Rancho Cordova, CA-based provider of a K-12 Student Information System, acquired InfoSnap, Inc., a provider of cloud-based Online Registration Management and School Choice / Lottery solutions for K-12 public, priva... |
| 06.11.2015 | PowerSchool Snaps Up InfoSnap to Simplify Student Enrollment Process | The next sure thing in life, after death and taxes, is paperwork. Few can escape the doldrums. Even technology executives like Hardeep Gulati finds himself filling out reams of forms when enrolling his child at the local public school.
Pape... |
| 13.01.2008 | Multimedia presentation software Freepath raises $1.5 million | Freepath plans to offer a set of basic editing tasks easier, through a desktop application. Although the company is still in private beta (I’m waiting for an invite), I can see how the Freepath could be useful.
It’s designed to help you put... |
