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Edtech is surging, and parents have some notes

Unlike most sectors, edtech has been booming over the last few months. Flashcards startup Quizlet is now a unicorn, digital textbook company Top Hat is finding unprecedented surges in usage and studen

Google Play adds a ‘Teacher Approved’ section to its app store

Google today is making it easier for families to find quality educational apps with the addition of a new “Teacher Approved” section to Google Play. All apps found in this section are vett

Wide Open School organizes free educational resources to help parents and teachers homeschool

Nearly 300 million kids are missing school worldwide because of the coronavirus outbreak, including some 54 million in the U.S. alone. That’s left parents scrambling for resources to help contin

Google discloses its acquisition of mobile learning app Socratic as it relaunches on iOS

Google publicly disclosed its acquisition of homework helper app Socratic in an announcement this week, detailing the added support for the company’s AI technology and its relaunch on iOS. The a

Google’s new ‘Assignments’ software for teachers helps catch plagiarism

Just in time for the new school year, Google’s educational arm, Google for Education, today announced the launch of new tools aimed at helping teachers fight plagiarism. The company this morning

How safe are school records? Not very, says student security researcher

If you can’t trust your bank, government or your medical provider to protect your data, what makes you think students are any safer? Turns out, according to one student security researcher, they

Holberton raises $8M for its full-stack engineering school

Over the course of the last few years, the Holberton School of Witchcraft and Wizardry Engineering has made a name for itself as one of the more comprehensive coding schools. The two-year program trai

‘Instagram for classwork’ Seesaw in 1/2 of US schools

Kids don't try their hardest unless they think someone's watching. Overcrowded classrooms and distracted parents can make pouring effort into school work feel pointless. But Seesaw's app turns their a

RagTagd reinvents the lost and found

Each day, kids go to school and lose things. But RagTagd, a Sydney-based company, is looking to fix that. RagTagd is a service that provides ultra-simple RFID tags in kids’ school uniforms and s

Crunch Report | Jay Z Has Arrived

More news about Jay Z's new venture (Arrive), robots that fix their mistakes and Y Combinator launches its MOOC. All this on Crunch Report.

Apple’s ConnectED Program Participation Brings Macs, iPads And More To Underserved Schools

Apple’s $100 million commitment to President Obama’s ConnectED program has resulted in Macs, Apple TV, and iPads being introduced to 114 schools, the bulk of which cater to students who qu

Catching Up With Quick Key, The App That Helps Teachers Grade Faster And Better

Back in February, we wrote about a smartphone app for school teachers called Quick Key, the low-fi demo video that had just gone viral. The app's optical scanner quickly grades Scantron answer sheets,

Schools Now Tracking Your Kids' Bus Rides Using GPS

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NOOKstudy: Barnes & Nobles' free digital foray into the education market lets students read e-textbooks, take fully searchable notes & highlights

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Who needs privacy? 56,000 photos taken in Philly school district kerfuffle

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iPad banned from several American universities over 'security' concerns

<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/ipaduni.png" />Three high-profile American universities, Cornell University, Princeton University, and George Washington University, have

Outrage: School accused of using laptop to take photos of student at his home without his knowledge

<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/catbook.jpg" />It's the start of yet another lazy Saturday, so let's make things a little more interesting with a side dish of <i>outrage

Wi-Fi school bus keeps kids quiet

<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/bus.jpg" alt="" />A school district in Arizona has outfitted one of its school buses with a $200 mobile 3G Wi-Fi router and $60-per-month

School district buys 131 iPod touches, for education

<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/itouch.jpg" />A school district in North Carolina just placed an order for 131 iPod touches to be used to help kids with their readin' an

IT grad can't find job, sues her college

<img src="http://crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/3258286561_cdf05cca0f_o_001.jpg" alt="unemployed" />Who hasn't thought about suing their college for some reason or another? Trina Thompson i
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