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The Edtech Revolution: 2010 – 2017

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In December 2010, The Journal –“t he leading Technology based education publication for K-12 and higher education”– published an article with a 5-prong prediction for the following year. But, how does the 2010 vision for edTech match what’s actually happening today? Globally, edtech spending is predicted to reach $252 Billion by 2020.

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What U.S. Companies Should Know About Asia's Edtech Market

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On the one hand, China’s private education market is projected to grow 9 percent per year until 2020, reaching a value of $330 billion—an enticing market for many American entrepreneurs. After a summer of market research and competitor analysis, the company eventually signed off on a collaboration with a Chinese partner, TAL Education.

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Longtime Edtech Investor Reach Capital Raises $165M for Third Fund

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billion in 2020. Across the globe, that figure surpassed $16 billion , marking a 32-fold increase from 2010. Billion in 2020.” Reach, though, is sticking to its specialty, says Garvey: “We are still very much committed to supporting companies at the early stage, and we feel we can identify these winners early.”

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4 Ways Edtech Entrepreneurs Can Earn Trust and Unlock New Opportunities With Education Customers

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By 2010, we saw a more intentional focus on learning standards, which provided curricular innovators an opportunity to develop materials tailored to the depth and rigor of the new standards , bypassing the constraints of outdated materials. Meanwhile, a trend that began in the 1990s was picking up steam — one-to-one computing.

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Canvas LMS Maker, Instructure, Appoints New CEO Steve Daly

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To continue that effort, the company announced its new CEO, Steve Daly, will start his first day of work on July 1. Daly will succeed former CEO Dan Goldsmith, who steered what was a publicly-traded company through a protracted and contested sales process to Thoma Bravo—a drama that began in December 2019.

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The Still-Evolving Future of University Credentials

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We were in the early innings of what I argued at that time was more of a supply-side-driven phenomenon: universities and companies were experimenting with new offerings, and the groundwork was being laid for a more digitally-oriented, shorter-form credentialing future.

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SplashLearn Raises $18 Million in Series C Funding Round From Owl Ventures & Accel

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SplashLearn, the US-headquartered learning company began 2021 on a high note raising $18 million in Series C funding round led by Owl Ventures. SplashLearn was incorporated in 2010. In 2020, more than 10 million new users joined the SplashLearn program. billion in assets under management. Learn more at www.owlvc.com.