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Why I'm Still Bullish About the State of Edtech

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The prior year, my former chief Bill Gates headlined ASU GSV and received a standing ovation for championing technology’s power to transform teaching and learning. When I started my first edtech business in 1998, our competitor Blackboard had less than 10 employees and customers. Chegg (NYSE: CHGG) is down 43.8 NYSE: NRDY).

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Fueled by Big Rounds, Edtech Funding Surges to $887M in First Half of 2017

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Frontline Education, controlled by Insight Venture Partners, has snapped up another 10—most recently, professional-learning provider School Improvement Network. These new firms coming in big checks are going to learn that lesson,” Palmer says. PowerSchool, owned by Vista Equity Partners, has acquired eight companies since June 2015.

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