SIIA Report: PreK 12 Edtech Spending Up 3.5% in 2011 (EdSurge)
MONEY FLOWS: Edtech spending on non-hardware products and services grew by 3.5 percent last year, from $7.5 billion in 2010 to $7.76 billion in 2011, according to a recent report from the SIIA. Based on anonymous sales information from 105 vendors, the report saw large increases in spending on instructional support (testing, assessment, and PD) and platforms and administration increased by 12% and 17%, respectively, while content revenue dipped 2%. Read more >