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Why I'm Still Bullish About the State of Edtech

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It’s hard to remember now, but many industry colleagues felt edtech was a frothy market in 2017. Here’s why 2021 was a banner year for U.S. Our own venture capital firm, New Markets Venture Partners, rode these tailwinds ourselves, successfully selling four companies in Q4 2021 and Q1 2022 at generous valuations. LTM revenue.

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The Still-Evolving Future of University Credentials

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The Council of Graduate Schools and the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center have documented significant growth for graduate enrollment— up 5 percent between 2019 and 2021 , compared to a 5 percent decline in undergraduate enrollment. And, the salary premium for advanced degrees remains high, meaning the degrees typically pay off.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via WaPo’s Valerie Strauss : “ Trump ’s rather weird meeting with the 2017 Teachers of the Year.” Purdue University is buying Kaplan University for a dollar. Me, I wrote about how far Kaplan Inc ’s reach is in education politics and products. percent from 2017 to 2021.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

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An op-ed in Inside Higher Ed from EAB’s Melanie Hoe : “What the Purdue-Kaplan Deal Means for You.” ” Via Education Dive : “The Purdue-Kaplan Earthquake.” ” Via Campus Technology : “ IoT to Represent More Than Half of Connected Device Landscape by 2021.” ” Fox.