Instant Alert: Apple gets serious about education, buys student data startup LearnSprout

MANAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS   |   UNSUBSCRIBE   |   VIEW ONLINE   Apple gets serious about education, buys student data startup LearnSprout by Kif Leswing on Jan 28, 2016, 2:08 PM Advertisement Apple 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...  SEE ALSO: Google is beating Microsoft and Apple in the school PC market   Share the latest business news with your network: Email sent to:   |   Manage your email preferences   |   Unsubscribe Terms of Service   |   Privacy Policy Business Insider. 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011