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‘Faculty Information System’ Developer, Interfolio Acquired for $110M+

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And the idea has caught the attention of investors: Insight Venture Partners is slated to acquire the DC company for more than $110 million, the Washington Business Journal reports. Insight, which is headquartered in New York, has invested in at least 300 companies around the globe. The deal is expected to close by the end of 2018.

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The Past Decade Forecasts a New Wave of Economic Opportunity in Education

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From 2008 to 2019 we have witnessed a 4,000-plus percent expansion in the number of funded edtech startups, and the best startups can become unicorns. Unicorns such as Coursera, Udemy, Varsity Tutors and VIPKid led the way with innovative solutions. Distance reduction allow companies to compete worldwide.

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?Filling the Other Skills Gap

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And in the market of companies tackling the infamous employment gap between willing workers and open jobs, this maxim appears correct. The collection of edtech companies aimed at prepping educated, but still underprepared workers represents a virtual stampede of unicorns. million jobs lost in the 2008 recession, 5.6

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8th Annual EdmodoCon Connects Educators with Innovative Resources and Ideas from Around the Globe

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Luis Pinto, Director of Global Business Development for Government at Udemy; and ?Inspiring Founded in 2008 with more than 92 million users across 400,000+ schools worldwide, Edmodo was designed to protect the privacy of students and teachers by providing a secure platform in which they can connect and share resources.

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