Pearson purchases credentialing platform Credly for $140 millionPearson already owned a 20% stake in the digital workforce credentialing platform worth about $40 million, but it's now buying the entire company.January 31, 2022 by Jonathan Greig in Education
Skillsoft acquires Codecademy for $525 millionThe 40% cash and 60% stock deal will close in the first half of 2022.December 22, 2021 by Jonathan Greig in Education
AI, cryptocurrency and machine learning top Coursera popularity list for UKGoogle, Stanford University, Princeton University and Yale University all had courses in the top 15 for UK-based Coursera users.December 16, 2021 by Jonathan Greig in Education
Utah legislature awards two universities with $5 million for cybersecurity and tech programsUtah Valley University and Utah State University will work with companies like Adobe and FireEye to create a pipeline of tech workers.November 10, 2021 by Jonathan Greig in Education
LEGO Education partners with NASA to send figurines to space on Artemis I missionThe partnership is centered around an educational series being used in more than 100 countries by thousands of educators.November 8, 2021 by Jonathan Greig in Education
EducationSuperHighway relaunches to address 18 million US households unable to afford internetNearly 47 million people in the US have access to Internet service but cannot afford to connect to even low-cost broadband plans.November 5, 2021 by Jonathan Greig in Education
Fiverr acquires online learning company CreativeLiveThe company will remain a standalone organization separate from Fiverr, but Fiverr's current online learning platform -- Fiverr Learn -- will be folded into CreativeLive.October 7, 2021 by Jonathan Greig in Education
SAP partners with nonprofits for VR effort to address student learning gapsIn July, the program rolled out, serving about 50 students in New York City, Minnesota and Louisiana.September 17, 2021 by Jonathan Greig in Education
Udemy acquires leadership development platform CorpUCorpU is used by companies like CVS Health, BJ's Wholesale Club and Rite Aid to upskill their employees.August 30, 2021 by Jonathan Greig in Education
Education report finds increased interest in study tools for MCAT, nursing degrees and tech certifications during COVID-19 pandemicAmazon Web Services certification studying increased by 88% year-over-year in 2020 and Microsoft certification studying increased by 34% year-over-year in 2020, according to Quizlet.August 18, 2021 by Jonathan Greig in Education