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Public Edtech Companies Have Been Rare. These SPACs Will Change That.

Edsurge

Publicly traded education technology companies are rare. as the remaining trio of prominent edtech companies on the U.S. CLAS.U), a special purpose acquisition company headed by CEO Michael Moe, raised $225 million in its IPO. He was an early investor in Chegg, which went public in 2013 and whose stock more than doubled in 2020.

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10 Companies Hiring Teachers Over the Summer

EdNews Daily

If you are a teacher looking for a summer gig, or unique ways to make extra money over your break, please find 10 companies hiring now. Back to Basics Learning Dynamics, Inc. ™ is the proud recipient of the 2013 MCEEA Employer of the Year. Coordinate scheduling for the meetings with students over email. Apply now: [link].

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Instructure to Sell Bridge for $50M and Exit Corporate Learning Market

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Where Instructure planned to go with Bridge, its learning management system for corporate and enterprise customers, has been an open question for over a year, when the company was still publicly traded. Goldsmith is no longer CEO, and the Salt Lake City-based company is now privately owned by private equity firm Thoma Bravo.

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

The Hechinger Report

Examples from The Hechinger Report’s collection of misleading research claims touted by ed tech companies. School closures in all 50 states have sent educators and parents alike scrambling to find online learning resources to keep kids busy and productive at home. Video: Sarah Butrymowicz. This story also appeared in USA Today.

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Nureva achieves ISO/IEC 27001 certification for its Information Security Management System

eSchool News

an innovator in advanced audio conferencing solutions, announces that its Information Security Management System (ISMS) has received ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification , the world’s best-known standard for information security management. For more information, visit Nureva’s website and follow the company on LinkedIn at Nureva Inc.

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Companies Are Bought, Not Sold: M&A Advice From 3 Edtech CEOs Who Survived the Process

Edsurge

The industry has since consolidated, due in part to an uptick in mergers and acquisitions by education companies and private equity firms. Data from investment bank, Berkery Noyes suggest these deals have grown at a steady clip since 2013. So what is it like—and what does it take—to sell a company? Too Early to Think Exit?

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Transeo Names EdTech Industry Leader Cecilia Retelle Zywicki as CEO

eSchool News

DENVER (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Transeo , the leading platform for connecting work-based learning opportunities to K-12 schools, named Cecilia Retelle Zywicki as CEO. Zywicki has more than a decade of experience leading, scaling, and building education companies. Prior to that, she co-founded and was the COO at Ranku.