Jamf acquired ZuluDesk, a provider of Apple education technology solutions built for teachers and parents. As a result, Jamf now helps 14,000 schools worldwide manage over nine million Apple devices.
Schools will continue to operate in Virginia on Election Day. The Senate Education and Health Committee killed a bill that would have required all public schools in the state to treat Election Day in November as a school holiday.
Dorrell Green has been selected as the next superintendent for the Delaware school district. She is the former director of the Office of Innovation and Improvement for the Delaware Department of Education.
Washington public schools would be required to teach comprehensive sexual health education courses that emphasize relations free from violence and coercion as well as the importance of consent, under a proposal being considered by a Senate committee.
Social Solutions Global, in partnership with Ballmer Group, announced that Kansas City Public Schools joined their national initiative to allow districts and local nonprofit organizations to share data for increased program integration, collaboration and support for students.
Edmentum and Reflection Sciences, Inc. are partnering to deliver a full integration of Reflection Science's Minnesota Executive Function Scale assessment into Exact Path's individualized learning program.
Back from the recent Future of Education Technology Conference in Orlando, longtime educator and edtech columnist Mark Gura is sharing his "adventures at the epicenter of edtech." Gura, who is also the former director of the New York City Department of Education's Office of Instructional Technology, provides a roundup.
Montgomery County Public Schools has adopted Eureka Math from Great Minds as its new elementary school math curriculum. Schools will begin using the math curriculum in the 2019-20 school year as part of a three-year roll-out.
The Sweetwater Union High School District is not being allowed to pay its bills on its own after the San Diego County Office of Education found that the district lacked “fiscal accountability.” An independent auditor found that it was virtually impossible to determine an accurate account on how the district spends its money.
