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Buying or Building Research-Backed Edtech? The Government Can Help

Edsurge

The only other education technology company present, out of 45 total recipients, is Agile Mind , which develops online math and science curriculum and assessments. 2016 SBIR Awardees. EdSurge (edtech product discovery). What distinguishes SBIR-backed companies is the level of research baked into their product development.

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Silver Lake Acquires Majority Stake in Weld North’s Digital Curriculum Business

Edsurge

For more than two decades, Jonathan Grayer has made a career out of welding educational companies. In 2010, he pooled his own money with KKR, a private equity firm, to launch Weld North , which has since acquired another 16 edtech companies (and invested in 4 others). Yet that’s not all.

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4 Tips for Controlling Shadow IT

EdTech Magazine

In fact, Gartner recently estimated that, on average, 40 percent of IT spending at companies is on shadow IT. It’s likely that in K–12 school districts, where IT is typically more physically and logically distributed than in the average company, shadow IT may be even more widespread.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 12 Edition)

Doug Levin

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 12 Edition). Maybe we're not afraid: on Edtech's inability to imagine the future | Long View on Education → So, what issues should edtech be talking about instead of scared teachers and content creators? This is ALSO true for edtech. Worth the long read.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 12 Edition)

Doug Levin

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 12 Edition). Maybe we're not afraid: on Edtech's inability to imagine the future | Long View on Education → So, what issues should edtech be talking about instead of scared teachers and content creators? This is ALSO true for edtech. Worth the long read.

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