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Discovery Education Acquires Mystery Science in $140 Million Deal

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Terms of the deal were not publicly disclosed, but EdSurge has learned that the transaction was around $140 million. Schacht credits the growing availability of broadband internet in schools for helping “get his product into the hands of teachers directly.” elementary schools, according to Mystery Science co-founder Keith Schact.

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The Politics of Education Technology

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Challenges to accreditation and certification and the steady drumbeat of “everyone should learn to code” are connected to politics as well as to the business of ed-tech. In February, CoSN, the Consortium for School Networking, called broadband access outside of school a “ civil right ” for students.