Business Wire

KIRKBI A/S Acquires BrainPOP, A Leading Educational Technology Platform for Kids, Educators, and Families

BILLUND, Denmark & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KIRKBI A/S, the family-owned holding and investment company of the LEGO brand (‘KIRKBI’), and BrainPOP, a leading educational technology business (the ...
LancasterOnline

Elanco brings back educational resource BrainPop after concerns over some of its content

When: Eastern Lancaster County school board meeting, Jan. 24. What happened: The board unanimously voted to reinstate educational resource BrainPop after suspending it for almost six months due to ...
WFTV

Parent files complaint over civil rights video shown in Seminole County classroom

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — An educational video about the civil rights movement raised concerns after it was used in a lesson at a Seminole County elementary school. One parent complained about the ...
EdSurge

Lego’s Parent Company Acquires Edtech Firm BrainPOP

The company that owns Lego is diving headlong into K-12 education’s switch to digital. Kirkbi A/S, the private investment and holding company that owns a controlling stake in Lego, acquired the video ...
Newsday

'Sensitive' videos on race, sex, to be restricted in Smithtown schools

Short videos starring a cartoon robot teaching about "sensitive" topics such as race, sexuality, violence and depression are to be restricted in Smithtown classrooms following a complaint that some of ...