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Ed tech companies promise results, but their claims are often based on shoddy research

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Examples from The Hechinger Report’s collection of misleading research claims touted by ed tech companies. All three of these companies try to hook prospective users with claims on their websites about their products’ effectiveness. Some companies are trying to gain a foothold in a crowded market.

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States bet big on career education, but struggle to show it works

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Credit: Patrick Wall for The Hechinger Report Now, Louisiana is one of a few states seeking to combine its data sets in order to track students from preschool into college and careers. Education Department spokeswoman said — despite a law requiring states to report students’ post-CTE outcomes.

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Course Hero Adds $70 Million to Series B Fundraise

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As it turns out, the company wasn’t done fundraising. Capitalizing on increased usage seems to be the formula among edtech companies seeking new money this year. Companies like Coursera, which helps universities build and access online courses, have ridden the momentum from new registrations to secure a $130 million investment in July.

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SIIA, a Pioneering Convenor for the Edtech Industry, Scraps Its Conferences

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Its early work focused on lobbying on behalf of its members, which also included companies across the banking, financial and trade publishing sectors. Market researchers shared the latest reports about the edtech landscape and opined where sales opportunities were. “It All the big companies wanted to find out who the new ones were.

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Settlement will wipe $6 billion in student loan debt — but not for these borrowers

The Hechinger Report

Credit: Camilla Forte/ The Hechinger Report Back in 2006, when Luciano was researching degrees that would lead to a good job in the fashion industry, she came across the website of the now-shuttered International Academy of Design and Technology, or IADT. I just thought I needed to try harder, keep searching.”

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New York Startup Coursedog Gets Seed Funding to Tackle Class Scheduling

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That’s a tall order for any organization—and especially for a small company like Coursedog , which claims its scheduling software can help colleges and universities. million seed round from FoundersX Venture, EFund and Jinal Jhaveri (the founder and former CEO of Schoolmint, a K-12 school enrollment company).

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PowerSchool to Acquire Schoology, Pairing Major K-12 LMS and SIS Providers

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Founded in 1997, Powerschool was first bought by Apple in 2001, and then by Pearson in 2006. Since 2015, PowerSchool has acquired eight companies. Executives from both companies were unavailable when reached by EdSurge (but we will update the story with additional details and commentary when available). and Canada.