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Discovery Education Acquires Mystery Science in $140 Million Deal

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With billion-dollar fundraises on top of billion-dollar valuations , it’s no mystery that the education technology industry is attracting top dollars from investors. And as it turns out, edtech companies are attracting a premium from buyers as well. Focusing on serving students and teachers can take you to a certain point.

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After Transforming a College With Online Offerings, a President Steps Down to Tackle AI

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But LeBlanc, who was enthusiastic about technology and had worked in edtech, made a bet that was unusual at the time: He decided to grow the university’s online offerings. EdSurge: When you arrived at Southern New Hampshire back in 2003, there were some online courses but just a few. We should own this as an industry.

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

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The mid-Atlantic region near New Markets’ headquarters in Fulton, Maryland is home to some of the education industry’s biggest names, including Blackboard, EverFi, Laureate Education and 2U. It also gives the foundation a lens into the challenging realities of the edtech startup ecosystem. Source: New Markets Education Partners.

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

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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. Investments in edtech companies in 2016 totalled $945 million, according to estimates from GSV Capital, less than half of the $2 billion tally last year.

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Strategy, Serendipity, Sleepless Nights: 3 Edtech CEOs on ‘Great Exits’

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Todd Brekhus learned a lesson in effective communication back in 2003. Brekhus’ story was just one shared from the main stage during the last day of the Software & Information Industry Association’s Ed Tech Industry Conference in San Francisco this week.

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3 ways Fred Rogers (Mister Rogers) paved the way for edtech

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A pioneer in the new educational medium of television for children at its inception nearly 60 years ago, his gentle educational program was aimed at 2 to 5 year-olds, and not only touched the lives of millions children, but made a lasting impression on Edtech as a industry, and still guides the direction it is taking to this day.

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The Asian Money Fueling US Edtech Investments

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education industry has not become so dependent (yet). To adapt, many companies are investing domestically, particularly in China, where edtech companies raised more than $1.2 edtech startups raised last year. edtech investor, including. Edtech Companies With Asia-Based Investors. film and production studios.

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