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New Markets Venture Partners Adds $30 Million, Former Gates Foundation Executive to Edtech Fund

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New Markets is bringing back a familiar face to steer its next education investment fund. His career also includes stops at Microsoft, Schoolnet and Kaplan. His newest role—as general partner at New Market Venture Partners—coincides with the first closing on a new education fund. The Fulton, Md.-based

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Fueled by Big Rounds, Edtech Funding Surges to $887M in First Half of 2017

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edtech companies last year, the dollars returned with a fury during the first six months of 2017. edtech startups is already at 88 percent of the total in 2016 ( which was $1 billion ). put $150 million in Hero K12 , and Bain Capital, whose Double Impact Fund is on the hunt for promising (and lucrative) education teams.

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New Markets Venture Partner’s Latest Edtech Fund Closes at $68 Million

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When New Markets Venture Partners first began fundraising for its second education technology investment fund, Barack Obama was in office, Brexit for up for debate and iPhones still had headphone jacks. Its latest fund, dubbed “New Markets Education Partners II,” formally and finally closed on April 30, totalling $68 million.

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Charting New Territories in PD: The Whitsby Story with ASCD

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This is a podcast for all education trailblazers seeking the cutting edge of professional growth. As educators, there are many new options opening up to us that will help improve our classrooms and make our professional development more accessible and available via our mobile devices.

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Many Online Education Marketplaces Have Sputtered. Will Quizlet’s Pass the Test?

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Last summer, the San Francisco-based company invited several dozen educational publishers and organizations to create and sell materials to Quizlet users, as part of a closed beta program. Today, the company announced it is inviting any content creator, including individual educators, to apply for its Premium Content program.

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The Still-Evolving Future of University Credentials

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Education policy leaders at the federal level and beyond were exploring the growing role of competency-based education and non-traditional providers —and calls were growing for stronger connections between universities and the world of employment. To start off, it’s worth thinking back to 2016.

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?Another Major Coding Bootcamp, Iron Yard, Announces Closure

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Founded in 2013 by CEO Peter Barth, the Iron Yard is the second major bootcamp shutdown to happen this month. Dev Bootcamp, a Kaplan-owned coding bootcamp pioneer, announced last week that it will be closing its doors in December. Social media users and bloggers have already responded noting what appears to be the start of a trend.

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