What Tech Forum does

Tech & Learning is an education-technology media brand and a division of Future B2B within Future plc (LSE: FUTR), an international digital publisher headquartered in Bath, England. It produces multi-channel editorial content — articles, how-tos, case studies, product reviews and district-leader profiles — for K-20 educators and administrators in the United States and globally. The publication's editorial products center on a weekly email newsletter distributed through SmartBrief (reaching 90,000-plus subscribers), a monthly digital magazine (90,000-plus readers), and techlearning.com, which serves more than 2 million users annually. Adjacent offerings include a podcast series ("Conversations with Kevin Hogan"), topical webinars (most recently a two-part "EdTech to Watch Takeaways: The AI Playbook"), and recurring award programs such as the Innovative Leader Awards and Best of Show at ISTELive.

The underlying platform is a digital publishing stack supported by a proprietary widget layer branded "Hawk Software," which powers curated product-and-price displays sourced from thousands of retailers and is used to monetize commerce-intent traffic via affiliate links. Editorial is produced by named education journalists — including Content & Brand Director Christine Weiser (with the brand since 2008) and Managing Editor Ray Bendici — under a stated no-AI-generated-content policy and IPSO-regulated editorial standards. The operations footprint is anchored in Tarrytown/New York (firmographic HQ) and Washington D.C., within Future plc's broader U.S. and U.K. office network.

Tech & Learning's revenue model combines advertising (display and clearly labeled paid editorial), affiliate-referral fees from retailer product links embedded in editorial, and an ad-supported freemium subscription for the newsletter and digital magazine. Distribution to schools, educators and administrators is largely direct (self-serve sign-up), with a field-sales overlay via the sales account manager role supporting edtech-vendor sponsorships. Event and award programs (Innovative Leader Awards, Best of Show at ISTELive, Regional Leadership Summits) layer in sponsorship revenue and serve as branded milestones that reinforce the franchise's positioning within the K-20 edtech ecosystem.

Name

Tech Forum

Legal name

Future Publishing Limited

Website

https://techlearning.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Tech & Learning is an education-technology media brand within Future plc that delivers practical news, reviews, and professional-development content to K-20 educators and administrators via a weekly newsletter (90K+ subscribers), monthly digital magazine, website (2M+ annual users), webinars, podcasts, and award programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Technology Media & Publishing

NAICS

Information (51), Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (516210)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Career & Technical Education (CTE) & Trade Skills Media (EDAGALAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Live Class & Webinar Marketplaces/Directories (EDAFAIAE), Virtual/Hybrid Conference Production & Platform Management (THAHACAM)

Keywords

• Education technology publishing
• K-12 edtech content
• Educator professional development
• Edtech product reviews
• Digital magazine publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Tarrytown

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Advertising: The publication generates revenue through advertising in various forms. Ads on websites are designed to be clearly identifiable as advertisements and distinguishable from editorial articles.
2. Affiliate Revenue: Within editorial content, Tech & Learning provides links to products and services on retailer sites for which they receive compensation (affiliate fees) when readers click on those links or make purchases.
3. Paid Editorial Content: From time to time, Tech & Learning publishes paid-for editorial content on the site, labeled so readers can see who has funded it and how it was created.
4. Subscriptions: Qualified individuals may receive a free print and/or digital subscription to Tech & Learning. The newsletter is delivered to subscribers daily.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Tech Forum, operating through the Tech & Learning brand, is an education-technology media publication that produces and distributes practical, expert-written editorial content, reviews, how-tos, and district-leader case studies for K-20 educators and administrators across its website, weekly newsletter, and monthly digital magazine. Its monetization layer includes webinars, podcasts, award programs (Innovative Leader Awards, Best of Show at ISTE), regional leadership summits, advertising placements, paid editorial content, and affiliate links to retailer product listings.

Product overview

Tech & Learning is a multi-platform media company offering a suite of content and professional development products for the K-20 education technology community. The portfolio includes a weekly newsletter reaching 90,000+ subscribers, a monthly digital magazine with 90,000+ readers, a website visited by 2 million+ users annually, webinars, podcasts, and award programs including the Innovative Leader Awards and Best of Show at ISTE. The company also provides original reporting, how-to guides, product spotlights, and case studies covering educational technology trends, tools, and strategies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Future B2B: Tech & Learning is a division of Future B2B, which is part of Future plc.

Products and services

• Tech & Learning Weekly Newsletter A weekly email newsletter delivering education technology news, trends, best practices, and curated tools to K-20 educators, reaching 90,000-plus subscribers via SmartBrief.
• Tech & Learning Monthly Digital Magazine A monthly digital magazine with readership of more than 90,000 education leaders, teachers, and support personnel, providing in-depth reporting and trends on K-12 edtech.
• Tech & Learning Website (techlearning.com) The flagship editorial website with archives dating back to 2003, hosting articles, how-tos, product reviews, case studies, and news on education technology, visited by more than 2 million users each year.
• Tech & Learning Webinars Live and on-demand webinar series featuring education leaders and experts discussing the biggest challenges facing schools and districts, from AI and data privacy to mental wellness and cybersecurity, sponsored by EdTech solution providers.
• Conversations with Kevin Hogan Podcast An ongoing Tech & Learning podcast hosted by Kevin Hogan featuring conversations with education leaders on technology, pedagogy, AI, and policy in schools.
• Innovative Leader Awards An annual recognition program honoring outstanding education leaders for innovative technology integration in their districts, supported by regional Leadership Summits.
• Best of Show at ISTELive Awards Annual awards celebrating groundbreaking EdTech products exhibited at ISTELive (ISTE's flagship conference), with winners featured in Tech & Learning editorial coverage.

Quantifiable outcome

• Weekly newsletter reaches 90,000-plus tech-savvy educators
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Future plccoreOthersTech & Learning is a division of Future B2B and part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Future plc is the parent company providing corporate support, infrastructure, and strategic direction.
• William Carey UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with William Carey University provided bonus for Tech Camp for Teachers attendees, with Mississippi teachers earning free CEUs. Educators from other states received documentation to qualify at home institutions.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• EdSurge: EdSurge is a digital media outlet covering education technology products, trends, and news for K-12 educators and administrators — directly comparable to Tech & Learning's edtech news, reviews, and how-to content focus.
• eSchool News: eSchool News is a long-running K-12 education technology publication with newsletters, online articles, and conference-aligned coverage, closely overlapping Tech & Learning's digital content and event-driven GTM.
• EdTech Magazine: EdTech Magazine (published by CDW) covers K-12 and higher-education technology news, trends, and case studies, competing head-to-head with Tech & Learning for edtech vendor advertising and educator readership.
• District Administration: District Administration is a B2B media brand serving K-12 district leaders and administrators with magazine, digital, and event properties — overlapping Tech & Learning's leadership and administrator-targeted content and live events.
• Edutopia: Edutopia is a K-12 eduction-focused media brand publishing articles, videos, and resources on teaching practice and classroom innovation, comparable to Tech & Learning's pedagogy and classroom tools coverage.
• K-12 Dive: K-12 Dive delivers daily K-12 edtech and operations news via newsletters and online articles targeting district leaders, directly comparable to Tech & Learning's newsletter-led content marketing playbook.
• Getting Smart: Getting Smart publishes edtech innovation content, podcasts, and reports for educators and leaders, overlapping Tech & Learning's practitioner-facing content and podcast/advisory business model.
• EdWeek Market Brief: EdWeek Market Brief is a paid intelligence service for K-12 edtech vendors and investors, competing with Tech & Learning's premium content and webinar offerings on the advertiser-side, though narrower in audience.

Broad incumbents

• Education Week: Education Week is a larger, established K-12 news brand covering policy and practice, with EdWeek Market Brief serving edtech vendors — a broad incumbent whose audience and advertising relationships partially overlap with Tech & Learning's educator and district-leader segments.

Others

• ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education): ISTE is a membership association that runs the flagship ISTELive conference where Tech & Learning hosts Best of Show awards — a symbiotic ecosystem partner rather than direct competitor, but adjacent in edtech content and events.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/tltechforum
• Facebookfacebook.com/TechLearningMagazine
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/techlearningmagazine

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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