Headlines
PreK-12 Market
- Carmel Clay Schools Use Pinnacle Insight for Immediate Decision-Making
- New English Language Development Products from Ballard & Tighe
- Arizona, Indiana Join Colorado In Multi-State Growth Model Collaboration
- Pearson Foundation Releases New Research on Digital Literacy Among Young Children
» More PreK-12 Market Headlines
Higher Ed Market
- University of South Carolina Selects SunGard Higher Education
- Antioch University Selects SunGard Higher Education
- College Campuses Turn to Perceptive Software for Enterprise Content Management
- InteractElsevier Delivers 3-D Interactive Anatomy Learning Tools
» More Higher Ed Market Headlines
Technology
- Discovery Education and Wilkes University Announce First Graduates
- Math Solutions Announces ePD™, Online Professional Development
- Follett Software Company Introduces Cognite™
- NEC Display Solutions Develops DLP Portable Projector for K-12 Classrooms
World
- AMD Changing the Game Education Initiative Expands Beyond United States
- Recently Announced Exchange Partnership Promotes Understanding Between Teachers in the U.S. and China
- DyKnow Expands Worldwide Presence
- MindShare Learning in Partnership with Tech4Learning Inc. Sign Province-Wide Ontario Software Licensing Deal
Business
- SchoolDude.com Celebrates 10 Years of Helping Clients
- Scientific Learning Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Results
- Carnegie Corporation Awards $2 Million Grant to New Tech Network
- CDI Reports 29% Sales Increase in 2009; CDI Records 9% Increase in Revenue for 4th Quarter
Announcements
From the Editor
Welcome to the first issue of the new EdNET News Alert. We look forward to your comments and suggestions on the refreshed format.
There's so much going on this week, it's hard to know where to start. First I'd like to point you to the Featured News section and the headline about EdNET Insight, a new information service from MDR. Offered as a subscription service, EdNET Insight will combine a variety of products and services into a unique offering designed to help our customers stay informed of market trends and opportunities in the K-12 education market. Most of all, we want to build the EdNET community and extend the EdNET Conference experience throughout the year. EdNET Insight subscribers will receive regularly delivered industry reports, dedicated briefings, regular access to the EdNET Insight team of analysts, virtual roundtables on strategic issues, and custom research and consulting services.
Market Insights
14 Top Tips for Getting More From Your Educator Email Program
With the challenges in today’s market, the return on marketing investments continues to be under the microscope for many of us. As you evaluate your investments, consider these statistics from the DMA’s recently released annual Power of Direct economic-impact study: Commercial email returned a whopping $43.62 for every dollar spent on it in 2009, while Internet search advertising returned $21.85, non-catalog direct mail returned $15.22, and catalogs returned $7.32 for every dollar spent during the same period of time. Simply no other channel comes close to delivering email’s high ROI.
She Snoops for Scoops: The Personal Side of the EdNET Community
Wow, what a great week it was at the CoSN conference. I had a great and productive time—learning, networking, seeing lots of long-time friends and meeting many new ones. Kudos to Keith Krueger, CEO, and the entire CoSN team on running another really excellent conference! Read on now for your scoops….
Featured News
AT&T Releases A New Study Into Causes and Solutions for the Dropout Crisis
AT&T — Tuesday, March 9, 2010
AT&T recently released, "Raising Their Voices: Engaging Students, Teachers, and Parents to Help End the High School Dropout Epidemic," the fourth in a series of ground-breaking studies by Civic Enterprises and Peter D. Hart Research that examines the alarming dropout rates through the eyes of dropouts, students, teachers and parents.
Read More ›Pearson Foundation Releases New Research on Digital Literacy Among Young Children
Pearson Foundation — Saturday, March 6, 2010
"The Digital World of Young Children: Emergent Literacy" examines the latest research on how young children learn using increasingly personalized and mobile media, including cell phones, television, video games, smart devices, and computers
Read More ›
