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Why I’m Optimistic About the Next Wave of Education Technology

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Over the past 25 years, multiple waves of education technology and innovation have slowly washed into America’s schools and colleges. Join me on a quick tour of the past quarter century in education technology history. Although we were convinced that technology could transform education, simple internet access was patchy at best.

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New Markets Venture Partners Adds $30 Million, Former Gates Foundation Executive to Edtech Fund

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The four focus areas include career credentialing, digital and adaptive learning platforms, STEM and computer science instructional tools and data analytic services for schools. New Markets has supported 43 companies since its launch in 2003; edtech startups make more than 90 percent of its deals in the past five years, Palmer adds.

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New Markets Venture Partner’s Latest Edtech Fund Closes at $68 Million

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When New Markets Venture Partners first began fundraising for its second education technology investment fund, Barack Obama was in office, Brexit for up for debate and iPhones still had headphone jacks. It may have felt like a different world when New Markets began fundraising in January 2016.

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Game-Based Learning Gains Steam in Higher Education: Triseum Raises $1.43 Million to Transform Educational Experiences for Students

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million, on the heels of their official market launch and initial game release due June 1st, 2016, raising the total investment to nearly $2 million. Education, as an industry, is better served when academic rigor presents itself through experiences and technologies students naturally gravitate to.” .

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The Asian Money Fueling US Edtech Investments

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The “cultivation of students’ entrepreneurship and innovation capabilities and practical skills” was a priority in China’s 5-Year Plan for 2016-2020. billion in 2016, according to Goldman Sachs. million (A) 2016 Sinovation Ventures EnglishCentral $1.3 million (N/A) 2016 Kirihara Shoten K.K. 380 million tally in 2014.

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A Commitment to Confronting Our Bias and Privileges

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Avenue Q parodied this concept with the song “Everyone’s a Little Bit Racist” back in 2003. Like many education technology companies in the Silicon Valley, our demographic makeup does not reflect the education system that we report on. In 2016, Mary Jo was named to the Forbes “30 Under 30” list in education. The musical.

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Colleges are using big data to track students in an effort to boost graduation rates, but it comes at a cost

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In 2016, after years of declines, national college graduation rates started ticking back up again and have continued rising for the past three years. James Wiley is a technology analyst with Eduventures, which does consulting work for companies in the predictive analytics industry. But some STEM majors are tougher than others.

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