# 2026-12359: EdTech Group Loses Gates Foundation, Gains Global Members

2026-12359, Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-1EdTech Consortium, Inc., is a Federal Register notice from Justice Department, Antitrust Division published 2026-06-22, effective 2026-01-21; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-29).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12359
- As of: 2026-06-29
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-12359
- Title: Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-1EdTech Consortium, Inc.
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Justice Department; Antitrust Division
- Citation: 91 FR 37148
- Published: 2026-06-22
- Effective: 2026-01-21
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-29

## In one line

EdTech Group Loses Gates Foundation, Gains Global Members

## 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.

## Effects PRIA read

- Antitrust Damage Limit Extended for Members: benefit, medium. 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 ve…
- Named Membership Additions and Withdrawals: mixed, low. 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; h…

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## Sources
- [2026-12359 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/22/2026-12359/notice-pursuant-to-the-national-cooperative-research-and-production-act-of-1993-1edtech-consortium)
- [2026-12359 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-22/pdf/2026-12359.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12359 (as of 2026-06-29).