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Varsity Tutors to Go Public at $1.7B Valuation Through SPAC Acquisition

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Better known by its Varsity Tutors brand, Nerdy was founded in 2007 by Chuck Cohn, then an undergraduate at Washington University in St. In 2020, users logged over 4.7 These figures help add up to $106 million in revenue for 2020—a 16 percent growth over the previous year. These include Adit EdTech Acquisition Corp.

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The Clock Is Ticking for This Edtech Buyer to Find a Deal

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If it seems baffling that companies with no revenue can raise money from private investors ( ahem , as some edtech startups did in the early 2010’s), then EdTechX Holdings might just sound outright crazy at first. The plan resembles a rollup strategy, similar to what private equity firms have pursued in the edtech industry.

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Hobsons’ Higher Ed Business Split and Sold in Separate Deals Totaling $410M

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But it has been actively expanding its portfolio, purchasing nearly a dozen edtech companies over the past five years. Naviance and Starfish were brought into the fold via acquisitions in 2007 and 2015, respectively. times that of Hobsons’ 2020 revenue of £85 million (approximately US $119 million). schools and districts.

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mindSpark Learning Announces mSL futureS, Next-Generation Fellowship for Educators

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Over the course of three trimesters, these fellow groups will work with a cohort of 20 peers to develop mental pathways to prepare for the 2020-2021 school year and beyond. Participants must register in teams of three to five classroom educators to create their fellow group. For more information and to register, visit [link]. ###.

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mSL CAPITA Introduces the Nation’s First Esports Fellowship, Making Esports More Accessible for Coaches and Educators

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This first esports fellowship of it’s kind is a personalized, customizable six-month program, running from September 2020 – March 2021, and is dedicated to supporting fellows in the process of designing an esports program that can be integrated into schools and sports organizations. About mindSpark Learning.

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Funding School Services in the Midst of Multiple Crises

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Susan Gentz, a partner at K20Connect, provided a guide to the types of emergency federal funding that became available during the summer of 2020, as well as some of the issues that districts receiving funding will need to work through. Arati is currently on the edtech advisory board for Central Square Foundation in New Delhi, India.

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How to Edit Microsoft Office Files in Google Drive

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Note: If you edit Word, Excel, or PowerPoint documents older than Office 2007, files will be saved to a newer format when editing using Office editing. © Shake Up Learning 2020. The following Office file types are supported: Word files: doc,docx,dot. Excel files: xls,xlsx,xlsm (macro enabled Excel files),xlt.

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