EdTech Group Loses Gates Foundation, Gains Global Members
Published Date: 6/22/2026
Notice
Summary
1EdTech Consortium just updated its membership by adding new members from places like Germany, Chile, India, and several U.S. schools, while some others, including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, have left. These changes keep the group’s antitrust protections active, meaning members are only responsible for actual damages if legal issues arise. No big money changes or new activities are planned, and membership stays open for more to join anytime.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Antitrust Damage Limit Extended for Members
On January 21, 2026, 1EdTech Consortium filed notifications to extend protections under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993 that limit antitrust plaintiffs to recovering only actual damages under specified circumstances. That limitation applies to parties to this 1EdTech venture, meaning member organizations are subject to the Act's narrowed antitrust recovery rule.
Named Membership Additions and Withdrawals
The filing lists organizations that have been added to 1EdTech (for example: FWU--Das Medieninstitut der Länder, Germany; SchoolsPLP, Phoenix, AZ; Southeastern Community College, West Burlington, IA; Reqlut, Santiago, CHILE; Poudre School District, Fort Collins, CO; Gaggle.Net, Inc., Chicago, IL; heyC AI, Chicago, IL; Compro Technologies, India; University of the People, Pasadena, CA; iDesign, Dallas, TX). It also lists organizations that have withdrawn (for example: Orange County School District, Orlando, FL; Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA; Jefferson County Public Schools, Louisville, KY; Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD; and others).
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