Blackboard Inc. and Pearson, providers of technology and services to K-12 education, have announced a collaboration that will improve the integration and flow of data between their complementary K-12 solutions, in direct response to requests from educators.
With this partnership, the companies are looking to improve the integrity, security and flow of data between Blackboard's comprehensive product portfolio that offers a range of K-12 solutions for teaching, learning, communication and parent engagement, and PowerSchool®, Pearson's leading K-12 student information system (SIS).
The first Blackboard solution that will benefit from PowerSchool integration is Blackboard Connect™, the leading mass notification provider in the country. Planned enhancements include the ability to send notifications from within PowerSchool and greater flexibility with automated notifications to parents. The companies are also actively working to enhance PowerSchool integration with other Blackboard K-12 solutions over the next year.
