Interesting News in Education – March 2020

Interesting News in Education
March 2020

Examples of Education Companies’ Responses to COVID-19

Amazon is giving away a month of free movies and education apps for kids
Fire for Kids Unlimited includes reading and maths educational apps, thousands of books and flexible parental controls where you can choose what …
Kent Live

Barnes & Noble Education Joins VitalSource and Leading Publishers to Make eTextbooks Free for …
“We are proud to join VitalSource and our publishing partners in making quality digital learning materials available to students at no cost, ensuring they …
Business Wire (press release)

For Those Impacted By COVID-19, Cengage Offers Free Access To Digital Learning Materials …
Millions of them have had their lives thrown into turmoil as a result of this unprecedented public health crisis,” said Michael E. Hansen, CEO, Cengage. ” …
Yahoo Finance

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BARNES & NOBLE

Need To Know: Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (NYSE:BNED) Insiders Have Been Selling Shares
So before you buy or sell Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (NYSE:BNED), you … President of Digital Student Solutions, Kanuj Malhotra, for US$94k worth of … Barnes & Noble Education insiders own about US$39m worth of shares.
Simply Wall St

CENGAGE / MCGRAW-HILL EDUCATION

Cengage Learning and McGraw-Hill : CMA Ultimatum Comes Same Day US reps urge DOJ scrutiny
Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) gave Cengage Learning and McGraw-Hill an ultimatum: address competition concerns or face a Phase II …
The National Law Review

GSX TECHEDU

Up 300% in the Past Year, Is this Chinese Education Stock a Buy?
That strategic shift indicates that GSX faces tougher competition in the online K-12 education market from rivals like New Oriental Education, TAL …
Motley Fool

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