<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/56aa66b8c08a801c008bd493-1438-1079/screen shot 2014-08-06 at 10.18.26 am.png" alt="scratchjr-ipad" data-mce-source="Vimeo / Mitchell Resnick" /><p class="source"><span>Vimeo / Mitchell Resnick</span></p></div><p></p></div></div>Apple has acquired small education-focused startup LearnSprout, <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-28/apple-acquires-education-tech-startup-learnsprout">Bloomberg reports</a>.  </p><p>San Francisco-based LearnSprout makes a dashboard for teachers and school administrators to analyze student-generated data. </p><p>LearnSprout has raised $4.7 million in venture capital funding from firms such as Andreesen Horwitz, Formation 8, and Samsung Ventures, according to <a href="https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/learnsprout#/entity">Crunchbase</a>.</p><p>In recent years, Apple's traditional stronghold of the U.S. </p><p>Apple provoided its customary non-denial to Bloomberg:</p><p><span>"Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time, and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plans,"</span></p><p><em>Developing... </em></p>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/italian-shape-shifting-speedboat-750000-dollars-luxury-tech-transformers-2016-1">An Italian yacht company has built a shape-shifting speedboat that looks like something out of 'Transformers'</a></h3>        <div>            <div>    <script src="http://player.ooyala.com/v3/6e12e8b3387a44daacfb73afba25a76e"></script>    <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="04ajgxMDE6KOl0JIM4VRDHacnDVjx_Ow" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div>    <script>    if (typeof RunFunctions === 'undefined') { var RunFunctions = []; }     RunFunctions.push(function()    {         var ooyalapopvideo = OO.Player.create('ooyalaplayer_popvideo', '04ajgxMDE6KOl0JIM4VRDHacnDVjx_Ow',{ autoplay: 'false' });     });    </script>    <noscript><div>Please enable Javascript to watch this video</div></noscript></div>        </div>        <script>(function() { function createPlayer() { OO.ready(function() { RunFunctions.forEach(function(ooyalaFunction) { ooyalaFunction(); }); RunFunctions = [];}); } createPlayer(); }()); </script>    </div>

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Apple gets serious about education, buys student data startup LearnSprout

Vimeo / Mitchell ResnickApple has acquired small education-focused startup LearnSprout, Bloomberg reports. San Francisco-based LearnSprout makes a dashboard for teachers and school administrators to analyze student-generated data. LearnSprout has raised $4.7 million in venture capital funding from firms such as Andreesen Horwitz, Formation 8, and Samsung Ventures, according to Crunchbase.In recent years, Apple's traditional stronghold of the U.S. Apple provoided its customary non-denial to Bloomberg:"Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time, and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plans,"Developing... NOW WATCH: An Italian yacht company has built a shape-shifting speedboat that looks like something out of 'Transformers' if (typeof RunFunctions === 'undefined') { var RunFunctions = []; } RunFunctions.push(function() { var ooyalapopvideo = OO.Player.create('ooyalaplayer_popvideo', '04ajgxMDE6KOl0JIM4VRDHacnDVjx_Ow',{ autoplay: 'false' }); }); Please enable Javascript to watch this video (function() { function createPlayer() { OO.ready(function() { RunFunctions.forEach(function(ooyalaFunction) { ooyalaFunction(); }); RunFunctions = [];}); } createPlayer(); }());

Vimeo / Mitchell ResnickApple has acquired small education-focused startup LearnSprout, Bloomberg reports. San Francisco-based LearnSprout makes a dashboard for teachers and school administrators to analyze student-generated data.

Apple gets serious about education, buys student data startup LearnSprout

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