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Hack Education Weekly News

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The company, which provides public radio and related instructional materials to classrooms, has raised $1.55 ” From Mindwires Consulting: “ e-Literate Big Picture: LMS.” According to investment analyst firm CB Insights, “ Ed Tech Startup Exits Fall From Peak 2014 Levels.” million total.

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The Business of Education Technology

Hack Education

Bust or not, companies across the tech sector, particularly those with high “burn rates” , faced tough choices in 2016: “cut costs drastically to become self-sustaining, or seek additional capital on ever-more-onerous terms,” as The WSJ put it – that is, if they were able to raise additional capital at all.